Helmerich & Payne, Inc (NYSE: HP)’s stock price has soared by 2666217 in relation to previous closing price of 16.35. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -11.59% in its stock price over the last five trading days. marketbeat.com reported 2025-06-13 that There comes a time in the economic cycle when investors need to dig deeper into fundamentals and stay true to the market’s nature of reflecting tomorrow’s expectations in today’s prices; some developments are acting as a tailwind behind the energy sector of the United States, tailwinds that may lead more capital to rotate into a few specific stocks with all the right fundamental makeup moving forward.
Is It Worth Investing in Helmerich & Payne, Inc (NYSE: HP) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Helmerich & Payne, Inc (NYSE: HP) is above average at 7.27x. The 36-month beta value for HP is also noteworthy at 0.82. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 11 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for HP is 95.46M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.49% of that float. The average trading volume of HP on June 25, 2025 was 2.11M shares.
HP’s Market Performance
HP’s stock has seen a -11.59% decrease for the week, with a 2.05% rise in the past month and a -37.37% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.36%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.40% for Helmerich & Payne, Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.38% for HP’s stock, with a simple moving average of -42.57% for the last 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 -11.44% 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 -62.40% 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 0.46. 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
In summary, Helmerich & Payne, Inc (HP) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
