Q2 EPS Estimate for Helmerich & Payne Reduced by Analyst

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn decreased their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Helmerich & Payne in a research report issued on Tuesday, February 11th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst T. Curran now anticipates that the oil and gas company will earn $0.59 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.67. The consensus estimate for Helmerich & Payne’s current full-year earnings is $3.11 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for Helmerich & Payne’s Q3 2026 earnings at $0.65 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.78 EPS and Q1 2027 earnings at $0.83 EPS.

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on HP. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “in-line” rating and issued a $39.00 target price (down previously from $48.00) on shares of Helmerich & Payne in a report on Wednesday, January 15th. Citigroup raised Helmerich & Payne from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and raised their target price for the company from $33.00 to $40.00 in a report on Friday, January 10th. Barclays reduced their target price on Helmerich & Payne from $39.00 to $36.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Royal Bank of Canada reduced their target price on Helmerich & Payne from $41.00 to $35.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Argus upgraded Helmerich & Payne to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Helmerich & Payne presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $38.75.

Helmerich & Payne Trading Up 1.2 %

Shares of HP stock opened at $27.28 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $32.49 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $33.40. The company has a market cap of $2.71 billion, a PE ratio of 8.97, a P/E/G ratio of 3.41 and a beta of 1.37. Helmerich & Payne has a fifty-two week low of $26.35 and a fifty-two week high of $44.11. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60, a quick ratio of 2.40 and a current ratio of 2.81.

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, February 5th. The oil and gas company reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.69 by $0.02. Helmerich & Payne had a return on equity of 11.31% and a net margin of 11.02%.

Helmerich & Payne Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Friday, February 14th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.67%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, February 14th. Helmerich & Payne’s dividend payout ratio is currently 32.89%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Belgacem Chariag bought 37,356 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $27.08 per share, with a total value of $1,011,600.48. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 54,606 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,478,730.48. This trade represents a 216.56 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, CEO John W. Lindsay bought 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 10th. The shares were bought at an average cost of $27.55 per share, with a total value of $551,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 691,214 shares in the company, valued at $19,042,945.70. The trade was a 2.98 % increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase can be found here. 4.51% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Helmerich & Payne

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. grew its holdings in Helmerich & Payne by 4.1% during the 4th quarter. Ameritas Investment Partners Inc. now owns 10,113 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock worth $324,000 after acquiring an additional 395 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its stake in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,763 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $697,000 after buying an additional 408 shares during the period. Napatree Capital LLC grew its stake in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 2.5% in the 4th quarter. Napatree Capital LLC now owns 20,847 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $668,000 after buying an additional 511 shares during the period. KBC Group NV grew its stake in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 20.3% in the 3rd quarter. KBC Group NV now owns 3,130 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $95,000 after buying an additional 529 shares during the period. Finally, Covestor Ltd grew its stake in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 76.9% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,479 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 643 shares during the period. 96.05% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.