Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP) Expected to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $0.75 Per Share

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Helmerich & Payne in a report issued on Tuesday, October 15th. Zacks Research analyst N. Choudhury anticipates that the oil and gas company will earn $0.75 per share for the quarter. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.89 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.21 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $3.59 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.90 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.76 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.95 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.01 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $3.62 EPS.

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

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their target price on shares of Helmerich & Payne from $38.00 to $34.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, August 29th. Piper Sandler dropped their target price on shares of Helmerich & Payne from $39.00 to $36.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 15th. Royal Bank of Canada upped their target price on shares of Helmerich & Payne from $48.00 to $50.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Benchmark restated a “hold” rating on shares of Helmerich & Payne in a research report on Monday, August 5th. Finally, Evercore ISI upgraded shares of Helmerich & Payne to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Friday, July 26th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating, two have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $40.75.

Helmerich & Payne Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HP opened at $34.67 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.19, a quick ratio of 1.87 and a current ratio of 2.12. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $32.81 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.25. Helmerich & Payne has a fifty-two week low of $29.46 and a fifty-two week high of $44.80. The firm has a market cap of $3.42 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.91, a P/E/G ratio of 3.80 and a beta of 1.42.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Helmerich & Payne

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Ridgewood Investments LLC raised its stake in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 2.5% in the first quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 12,852 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $541,000 after acquiring an additional 308 shares during the period. Arizona State Retirement System raised its stake in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 1.3% in the second quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 27,667 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $1,000,000 after acquiring an additional 342 shares during the period. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 2.4% in the second quarter. Vanguard Personalized Indexing Management LLC now owns 22,002 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $795,000 after acquiring an additional 513 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 29.2% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 2,618 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $110,000 after acquiring an additional 592 shares during the period. Finally, Whittier Trust Co. raised its stake in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 94.9% in the first quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 1,222 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $51,000 after acquiring an additional 595 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.05% of the company’s stock.

Helmerich & Payne Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced 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 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.88%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, November 18th. Helmerich & Payne’s dividend payout ratio is currently 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.