Helmerich & Payne, Inc [NYSE: HP] jumped around 0.41 points on Thursday, while shares priced at $15.62 at the close of the session, up 2.70%.
Compared to the average trading volume of 1.87M shares, HP reached a trading volume of 3318716 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Helmerich & Payne, Inc [HP]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for HP shares is $23.60 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on HP stock is a recommendation set at 2.89. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Citigroup have made an estimate for Helmerich & Payne, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on May 19, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, TD Cowen dropped their target price from $28 to $26. The new note on the price target was released on May 09, 2025, representing the official price target for Helmerich & Payne, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $27, while Morgan Stanley analysts kept a Underweight rating on HP stock. On January 15, 2025, analysts decreased their price target for HP shares from 48 to 39.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Helmerich & Payne, Inc is set at 1.05, with the Price to Sales ratio for HP stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.50. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 0.53, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.66. Price to Free Cash Flow for HP in the course of the last twelve months was 20.72 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.32.
How has HP stock performed recently?
Helmerich & Payne, Inc [HP] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -14.03. With this latest performance, HP shares dropped by -21.11% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -53.57% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -59.48% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for HP stock in for the last two-week period is set at 29.19, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 25.23, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 31.79 for Helmerich & Payne, Inc [HP]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 21.07, while it was recorded at 16.31 for the last single week of trading, and 29.51 for the last 200 days.
Helmerich & Payne, Inc [HP]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Helmerich & Payne, Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.32 and a Current Ratio set at 1.68.
Earnings analysis for Helmerich & Payne, Inc [HP]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for HP. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Helmerich & Payne, Inc go to -18.48%.
Insider trade positions for Helmerich & Payne, Inc [HP]
The top three institutional holders of HP stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 15.89 million shares, which is approximately 16.0929%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 11.27 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$407.37 million in HP stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$298.42 million in HP stock with ownership which is approximately 8.3616%.
