Helmerich & Payne, Inc [HP] stock prices are up 7.46% to $16.86 at the moment. It is a good measure of the stock’s recent performance to check whether the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The HP shares have gain 9.48% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -16.66%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Helmerich & Payne, Inc [NYSE: HP] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on May 19, 2025, when Citigroup downgraded its rating to a Neutral but kept the price target unchanged to $19 for it. Previously, TD Cowen reaffirmed its Hold rating on May 09, 2025, and dropped its price target to $26. Evercore ISI downgraded its rating to a In-line and decreased its price target to $39 on January 15, 2025. Citigroup upgraded its rating to a Buy but $40 remained the price target by the analyst firm on January 10, 2025. The Benchmark Company downgraded its rating to Hold for this stock on January 16, 2024. In a note dated January 10, 2024, Barclays downgraded an Equal Weight rating on this stock and revised its target price from $44 to $40.
The stock price of Helmerich & Payne, Inc [HP] has been fluctuating between $14.65 and $42.39 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $49.55 within the next 12 months. Helmerich & Payne, Inc [NYSE: HP] shares were valued at $16.86 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 193.89% based on the average HP price forecast.
Analyzing the HP fundamentals
The Helmerich & Payne, Inc [NYSE:HP] reported sales of 3.08B for trailing twelve months, representing a surge of 47.69%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.22% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.11%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.07%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.03, Equity is 0.07 and Total Capital is 0.06. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.0.
Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 15.78 points at the first support level, and at 14.71 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 17.52, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 18.19.
Ratios To Look Out For
It’s worth pointing out that Helmerich & Payne, Inc [NYSE:HP]’s Current Ratio is 1.68. Further, the Quick Ratio stands at 1.32, while the Cash Ratio is 0.2. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.54, the price to book ratio is 0.57 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 7.69.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Foutch Randy A, Director, that happened on Feb 18 ’25 when 3800.0 shares were purchased. Director, Chariag Belgacem completed a deal on Feb 10 ’25 to buy 37356.0 shares. Meanwhile, PRESIDENT AND CEO LINDSAY JOHN W bought 20000.0 shares on Feb 10 ’25.
