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The price of Helmerich & Payne, Inc (NYSE: HP) closed at $17.08 in the last session, down -1.10% from day before closing price of $17.27. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.10 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.65 million shares were traded. HP stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.4 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.88.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at HP’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 6.43 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 22.66. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.32 and its Current Ratio is at 1.68. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.76.
On May 09, 2025, TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $28 to $26.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 18 ’25 when Foutch Randy A bought 3,800 shares for $26.25 per share. The transaction valued at 99,750 led to the insider holds 30,624 shares of the business.
Chariag Belgacem bought 37,356 shares of HP for $1,011,600 on Feb 10 ’25. The Director now owns 54,606 shares after completing the transaction at $27.08 per share. On Feb 10 ’25, another insider, LINDSAY JOHN W, who serves as the PRESIDENT AND CEO of the company, bought 20,000 shares for $27.55 each. As a result, the insider paid 551,000 and bolstered with 691,214 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HP now has a Market Capitalization of 1698035584 and an Enterprise Value of 3726120960. As of this moment, Helmerich’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.79, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 19.13. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.208 whereas that against EBITDA is 4.496.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HP is 0.84, which has changed by -0.5407368 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.12153554 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HP has reached a high of $42.39, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.65. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -36.79%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, HP traded on average about 2.23M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2268750 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 99.42M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 95.46M. Insiders hold about 3.98% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 101.48% stake in the company. Shares short for HP as of 1749772800 were 8156265 with a Short Ratio of 3.66, compared to 1747267200 on 8975037. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8156265 and a Short% of Float of 12.109999.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for HP is 0.75, which was 1.0 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.05790388The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.16. The current Payout Ratio is 44.07% for HP, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-05-15 with an ex-dividend date of 1755216000. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2006-07-10 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
