Zacks Research Comments on Helmerich & Payne, Inc.’s FY2025 Earnings (NYSE:HP)

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research increased their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Helmerich & Payne in a report released on Monday, September 30th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury now anticipates that the oil and gas company will earn $2.96 per share for the year, up from their previous forecast of $2.90. The consensus estimate for Helmerich & Payne’s current full-year earnings is $3.48 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Helmerich & Payne’s Q1 2026 earnings at $0.80 EPS.

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The oil and gas company reported $0.92 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.77 by $0.15. Helmerich & Payne had a return on equity of 12.39% and a net margin of 12.72%. The company had revenue of $697.70 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $670.78 million. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.09 EPS. The business’s revenue was down 3.6% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Evercore ISI raised Helmerich & Payne to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Benchmark reissued a “hold” rating on shares of Helmerich & Payne in a report on Monday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group cut their price objective on Helmerich & Payne from $38.00 to $34.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 29th. Piper Sandler cut their price objective on Helmerich & Payne from $39.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 15th. Finally, Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Helmerich & Payne from $41.00 to $33.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have issued a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $40.88.

Helmerich & Payne Stock Performance

Shares of HP stock opened at $34.29 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a current ratio of 2.12 and a quick ratio of 1.87. Helmerich & Payne has a fifty-two week low of $29.46 and a fifty-two week high of $44.80. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $33.23 and its two-hundred day moving average is $36.70. The firm has a market cap of $3.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.80, a PEG ratio of 3.62 and a beta of 1.42.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Helmerich & Payne

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of HP. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in Helmerich & Payne during the 1st quarter valued at $33,000. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC raised its stake in Helmerich & Payne by 514.4% during the 1st quarter. Hexagon Capital Partners LLC now owns 940 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 787 shares during the last quarter. Covestor Ltd raised its stake in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 253.4% in the 1st quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 940 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $40,000 after buying an additional 674 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. raised its stake in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 94.9% in the 1st quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 1,222 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $51,000 after buying an additional 595 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Creekmur Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Helmerich & Payne in the 4th quarter valued at $60,000. 96.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Helmerich & Payne Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, December 2nd. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 18th will be paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.92%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, November 18th. Helmerich & Payne’s payout ratio is 28.57%.

About Helmerich & Payne

Founded in 1920, Helmerich & Payne, Inc (H&P) (NYSE: HP) is committed to delivering industry leading levels of drilling productivity and reliability. H&P operates with the highest level of integrity, safety and innovation to deliver superior results for its customers and returns for shareholders.