Helmerich and Payne is an oil & gas drilling business based in the US. Helmerich and Payne shares (HP) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $34.67 – a decrease of 1.31% over the previous week. Helmerich and Payne employs 7,100 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $2.7 billion.
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| Latest market close | $34.67 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | $29.46 - $43.10 |
| 50-day moving average | $32.83 |
| 200-day moving average | $36.79 |
| Wall St. target price | $42.43 |
| PE ratio | 10.5853 |
| Dividend yield | $1 (2.74%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | $3.40 |
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Historical closes compared with the close of $34.06 from 2024-10-15
| 1 week (2024-10-11) | -6.51% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-09-18) | 8.68% |
| 3 months (2024-07-18) | -13.18% |
| 6 months (2024-04-18) | -17.27% |
| 1 year (2023-10-18) | -23.05% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2022-10-18) | -20.85% |
| 3 years (2021-10-14) | N/A |
| 5 years (2019-10-18) | 6.46% |
Valuing Helmerich and Payne stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Helmerich and Payne's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Helmerich and Payne's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 11x. In other words, Helmerich and Payne shares trade at around 11x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Helmerich and Payne's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 6.5317. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Helmerich and Payne's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Helmerich and Payne's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $806.2 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Helmerich and Payne's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
| Revenue TTM | $2.7 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 14.97% |
| Gross profit TTM | $1.2 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 5.94% |
| Return on equity TTM | 12.45% |
| Profit margin | 12.72% |
| Book value | $28.93 |
| Market Capitalization | $3.6 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Helmerich and Payne.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Total ESG risk: 28.88
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Helmerich and Payne's overall score of 28.88 (as at 12/31/2018) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 46th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Helmerich and Payne is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Environmental score: 11.28/100
Helmerich and Payne's environmental score of 11.28 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Helmerich and Payne is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Social score: 12.96/100
Helmerich and Payne's social score of 12.96 puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Helmerich and Payne is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Governance score: 14.13/100
Helmerich and Payne's governance score puts it squarely in the 7th percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Helmerich and Payne is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Controversy score: 1/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Helmerich and Payne scored a 1 out of 5 for controversy – the highest score possible, reflecting that Helmerich and Payne has managed to keep its nose clean.
Helmerich and Payne Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.
| Total ESG score | 28.88 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 46.04 |
| Environmental score | 11.28 |
| Environmental score percentile | 7 |
| Social score | 12.96 |
| Social score percentile | 7 |
| Governance score | 14.13 |
| Governance score percentile | 7 |
| Level of controversy | 1 |
Dividend payout ratio: 48.95% of net profits
Recently Helmerich and Payne has paid out, on average, around 48.95% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.74% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Helmerich and Payne shareholders could enjoy a 2.74% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Helmerich and Payne's case, that would currently equate to about $1 per share.
While Helmerich and Payne's payout ratio might seem fairly standard, it's worth remembering that Helmerich and Payne may be investing much of the rest of its net profits in future growth.
Helmerich and Payne's most recent dividend payout was on 1 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 17 November 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").
Helmerich and Payne's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 9 July 2006. So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Helmerich and Payne shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Helmerich and Payne shares which in turn could have impacted Helmerich and Payne's share price.
Over the last 12 months, Helmerich and Payne's shares have ranged in value from as little as $29.46 up to $43.1002. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Helmerich and Payne's is 1.405. This would suggest that Helmerich and Payne's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. , together with its subsidiaries, provides drilling services and solutions for exploration and production companies. The company operates through North America Solutions, Offshore Gulf of Mexico, and International Solutions segments. The North America Solutions segment drills primarily in Colorado, Louisiana, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Utah, West Virginia, and Wyoming. The Offshore Gulf of Mexico segment has drilling operations in Louisiana and in U. S. federal waters in the Gulf of Mexico.
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