The stock of Helmerich & Payne, Inc (NYSE: HP) has increased by 7.46 when compared to last closing price of 15.69.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 9.48% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-30 that Helmerich & Payne is undervalued due to macro headwinds, integration costs, and Saudi rig suspensions, but maintains industry-leading rigs and strong margins. The company boasts a $7.6bn backlog, high-margin performance contracts, and a 6.9% dividend yield, providing multi-year revenue visibility and shareholder returns. Despite sector-wide rig count declines, temporary cash flow compression, and HP’s cost-saving synergies support long-term growth potential.
Is It Worth Investing in Helmerich & Payne, Inc (NYSE: HP) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Helmerich & Payne, Inc (NYSE: HP) is 7.69x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for HP is 0.81. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for HP is 95.47M and currently, short sellers hold a 9.40% of that float. On June 04, 2025, HP’s average trading volume was 1.92M shares.
HP’s Market Performance
HP’s stock has seen a 9.48% increase for the week, with a -16.66% drop in the past month and a -33.46% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.36%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.29% for Helmerich & Payne, Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.09% for HP’s stock, with a -41.57% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HP
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HP stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for HP by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for HP in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $19 based on the research report published on May 19, 2025 of the current year 2025.
TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HP reach a price target of $26, previously predicting the price at $28. The rating they have provided for HP stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on May 09th, 2025.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Underweight” to HP, setting the target price at $27 in the report published on March 27th of the current year.
HP Trading at -14.50% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HP to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -60.23% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HP starting from Foutch Randy A, who purchase 3,800 shares at the price of $26.25 back on Feb 18 ’25. After this action, Foutch Randy A now owns 30,624 shares of Helmerich & Payne, Inc, valued at $99,750 using the latest closing price.
Chariag Belgacem, the Director of Helmerich & Payne, Inc, purchase 37,356 shares at $27.08 during a trade that took place back on Feb 10 ’25, which means that Chariag Belgacem is holding 54,606 shares at $1,011,600 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HP
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.11 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for Helmerich & Payne, Inc stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 7.57, with 3.72 for asset returns.
Based on Helmerich & Payne, Inc (HP), the company’s capital structure generated 0.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 85.94. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 4.92.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 907.46 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.19. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.49. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.92for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.68.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Helmerich & Payne, Inc (HP) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
