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Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (HP)

Energy | Oil & Gas Drilling | Tulsa, United States | NYSE
33.64 USD -1.30 (-3.721%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 33.89 +0.25 (0.743%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:53 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:31 p.m. EDT

Helmerich & Payne (HP) shows a mixed outlook. Short-term, the stock has been volatile, with a recent dip, but there are signs of potential momentum due to options activity around the current price. Long-term, the company has a decent dividend yield and a track record of consistent payouts, which is a positive for income-focused investors. However, the high debt-to-equity ratio and negative profit margins raise concerns about sustainability. Investors should consider the recent price action and the options data to decide whether to take a short-term or long-term position.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.026853
MSTL0.053900
AutoARIMA0.055492
AutoETS0.058874

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.83
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.929
Excess Kurtosis -0.26
Attribute Value
Sector Energy
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-17
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-12
Debt to Equity Ratio 75.239
Revenue per Share 41.087
Market Cap 3,420,049,664
Forward P/E 31.24
Beta 0.54
Profit Margins -7.71%
Website https://www.hpinc.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:31 p.m. EDT: Options activity indicates a mix of bullish and bearish sentiment. The ATM strikes are showing moderate interest, with higher open interest and implied volatility in calls and puts, suggesting potential for price movement. However, the overall volume and open interest are relatively low, indicating limited participation. The presence of significant OI in both calls and puts around the current price suggests uncertainty about the direction of the stock. The recent price dip and the overall low price-to-book ratio may indicate potential for a rebound, but the high debt-to-equity ratio and negative profit margins suggest caution.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.75% 4.56% 4.76% 4.45%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-13 0.25000 0.753012
2025-11-18 0.25000 0.948479
2025-08-15 0.25000 1.437071
2025-05-15 0.25000 1.418432
2025-02-14 0.25000 0.984206
2024-11-18 0.25000 0.783660
2024-08-16 0.42000 1.308837
2024-05-16 0.42000 1.182031
2024-02-12 0.42000 1.211555
2023-11-17 0.42000 1.213484
2023-08-16 0.48500 1.321184
2023-05-17 0.48500 1.718845
2023-02-13 0.48500 1.206025
2022-11-14 0.48500 1.088064
2022-08-16 0.25000 0.714758
2022-05-12 0.25000 0.664774
2022-02-10 0.25000 0.903646
2021-11-22 0.25000 1.197535
2021-08-16 0.25000 1.143885
2021-05-14 0.25000 1.032427
2021-02-11 0.25000 1.131806
2020-11-12 0.25000 1.864784
2020-08-14 0.25000 1.663813
2020-05-08 0.71000 5.081729
2020-02-07 0.71000 2.208546
2019-11-07 0.71000 2.347304
2019-08-09 0.71000 2.281784
2019-05-10 0.71000 1.723592
2019-02-07 0.71000 1.798620
2018-11-08 0.71000 1.627945
2018-08-16 0.71000 1.676094
2018-05-17 0.70000 1.396428
2018-02-09 0.70000 1.624755
2017-11-10 0.70000 1.796981
2017-08-16 0.70000 2.415760
2017-05-17 0.70000 1.893617
2017-02-09 0.70000 1.586765
2016-11-08 0.70000 1.757359
2016-08-11 0.70000 1.777847
2016-05-11 0.68800 1.855193
2016-02-10 0.68800 2.413578
2015-11-10 0.68800 1.935333
2015-08-12 0.68800 1.840156
2015-05-13 0.68800 1.529020
2015-02-11 0.68800 1.791042
2014-11-12 0.68800 1.381470
2014-08-13 0.68800 1.165184
2014-05-13 0.62500 1.009745
2014-02-12 0.62500 1.251187
2013-11-13 0.50000 1.147607
2013-08-13 0.50000 1.321725
2013-05-13 0.15000 0.433867
2013-02-13 0.15000 0.410080
2012-11-13 0.07000 0.269133
2012-08-13 0.07000 0.261222
2012-05-11 0.07000 0.275027
2012-02-13 0.07000 0.213351
2011-11-10 0.07000 0.236447
2011-08-11 0.07000 0.217448
2011-05-11 0.06000 0.185415
2011-02-11 0.06000 0.183969
2010-11-10 0.06000 0.242430
2010-08-11 0.06000 0.286274
2010-05-12 0.05000 0.241322
2010-02-10 0.05000 0.222673
2009-11-10 0.05000 0.234621
2009-08-12 0.05000 0.272233
2009-05-13 0.05000 0.293509
2009-02-11 0.05000 0.411115
2008-11-12 0.05000 0.375539
2008-08-13 0.05000 0.166778
2008-05-13 0.04500 0.141944
2008-02-13 0.04500 0.193173
2007-11-13 0.04500 0.270016
2007-08-13 0.04500 0.262409
2007-05-11 0.04500 0.259112
2007-02-13 0.04500 0.306055
2006-11-13 0.04500 0.342437
2006-08-11 0.04500 0.332057
2006-05-11 0.04150 0.198366
2006-02-13 0.04150 0.224760
2005-11-10 0.04150 0.291631
2005-08-11 0.04150 0.261297
2005-05-11 0.04150 0.378866
2005-02-11 0.04150 0.390937
2004-11-10 0.04150 0.551116
2004-08-11 0.04150 0.638777
2004-05-12 0.04000 0.602550
2004-02-11 0.04000 0.510216
2003-11-12 0.04000 0.600617
2003-08-13 0.04000 0.528254
2003-05-13 0.04000 0.522151
2003-02-12 0.04000 0.610668
2002-11-13 0.04000 0.617226
2002-10-01 4.59000 68.174750
2002-08-13 0.04000 0.605337
2002-05-13 0.03750 0.468289
2002-02-13 0.03750 0.681061
2001-11-13 0.03750 0.675634
2001-08-13 0.03750 0.686379
2001-05-11 0.01900 0.233445
2001-02-13 0.03750 0.371421
2000-11-13 0.03750 0.694990
2000-08-11 0.03750 0.572972
2000-05-11 0.03500 0.562925
2000-02-11 0.03500 0.793637
1999-11-10 0.03500 0.741461
1999-08-11 0.03500 0.649843
1999-05-12 0.03500 0.789837
1999-02-10 0.03500 1.124100
1998-11-10 0.03500 0.882201
1998-08-12 0.03500 1.006308
1998-05-13 0.03500 0.667594
1998-02-11 0.03500 0.685517
1997-11-12 0.03250 0.448576
1997-08-13 0.03250 0.555036
1997-05-13 0.03250 0.711234
1997-02-12 0.03250 0.810618
1996-11-13 0.03250 0.672202
1996-08-13 0.03250 0.923320
1996-05-13 0.03125 0.935090
1996-02-13 0.03125 1.049899
1995-11-13 0.03125 1.417267
1995-08-11 0.03125 1.244039
1995-05-09 0.03125 1.182375
1995-02-09 0.03125 1.436560
1994-11-08 0.03125 1.178566
1994-08-09 0.03125 1.374085
1994-05-10 0.03000 1.319182
1994-02-09 0.03000 1.221499
1993-11-08 0.03000 1.242875
1993-08-10 0.03000 1.093881
1993-05-10 0.03000 1.085363
1993-02-08 0.03000 1.406107
1992-11-09 0.03000 1.501767
1992-08-10 0.03000 1.501532
1992-05-11 0.02875 1.423950
1992-02-10 0.02875 1.641177
1991-11-08 0.02875 1.550081
1991-08-09 0.02875 1.492137
1991-05-09 0.02875 1.445703
1991-02-11 0.02875 1.288147
1990-11-08 0.02875 1.381151
1990-08-09 0.02750 1.017322
1990-05-09 0.02750 1.064010
1990-02-09 0.02750 0.934207
1989-11-09 0.02750 1.238157
1989-08-09 0.02625 1.116761
1989-05-09 0.02625 1.246333
1989-02-09 0.02625 1.487509
1988-11-01 0.02625 1.640119
1988-08-09 0.02500 1.514507
1988-05-10 0.02500 1.445159
1987-11-09 0.02500 1.755752
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.0
dividendYield 2.97
exDividendDate 2026-05-18
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.028620493
lastDividendValue 0.25
lastDividendDate 2026-02-13
dividendDate 2026-06-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.7007078
Address1 222 North Detroit Avenue
Address2 Suite 1400
All Time High 118.95
All Time Low 3.375
Ask 34.56
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 9
Average Analyst Rating 2.5 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,080,230
Average Daily Volume3 Month 1,634,451
Average Volume 1,634,451
Average Volume10Days 1,080,230
Beta 0.539
Bid 32.69
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 5
Book Value 26.069
City Tulsa
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 1
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 33.64
Current Ratio 2.026
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 33.875
Day Low 32.74
Debt To Equity 75.239
Display Name Helmerich & Payne
Dividend Date 1,780,272,000
Dividend Rate 1.0
Dividend Yield 2.97
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,166,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,166,000
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,097,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,097,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,097,600
Ebitda 890,531,968
Ebitda Margins 0.21796
Enterprise To Ebitda 5.864
Enterprise To Revenue 1.278
Enterprise Value 5,222,405,632
Eps Current Year 0.2264
Eps Forward 1.07676
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -3.19
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,062,400
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 35.0514
Fifty Day Average Change -1.4113998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.040266577
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 70.07078
Fifty Two Week High 37.87
Fifty Two Week High Change -4.2299995
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.111697905
Fifty Two Week Low 14.65
Fifty Two Week Low Change 18.99
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 1.2962457
Fifty Two Week Range 14.65 - 37.87
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 340,464,600,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 4.13
Float Shares 95,812,573
Forward Eps 1.07676
Forward P E 31.24187
Free Cashflow 187,497,376
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 15,700
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.31878
Gross Profits 1,302,465,024
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.03897
Held Percent Institutions 1.01053
Implied Shares Outstanding 101,666,159
Industry Oil & Gas Drilling
Industry Disp Oil & Gas Drilling
Industry Key oil-gas-drilling
Ir Website http://www.hpinc.com/investor1.htm
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,770,940,800
Last Dividend Value 0.25
Last Fiscal Year End 1,759,190,400
Last Split Date 1,152,489,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Helmerich & Payne, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, provides drilling solutions and technologies for oil and gas exploration and production companies. The company operates through North America Solutions, Offshore Solutions, and International Solutions segments. The North America Solutions segment conducts operations primarily in Texas. The Offshore Solutions segment has drilling operations in Louisiana and in U.S. federal waters the North Sea and Norwegian Sea off the coast of Norway, Caspian Sea and other international waters. The International Solutions segment conducts drilling operations in Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Bahrain, Oman, Germany, and Kuwait. The company focuses on developing, promoting, and commercializing technologies designed to enhance the drilling operations, as well as wellbore quality and placement. It also owns and operates commercial real estate properties. In addition, the company's real estate investments include a shopping center. Helmerich & Payne, Inc. was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Long Name Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 3,420,049,664
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_278341
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common -316,265,984
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,726,400
Non Diluted Market Cap 3,420,049,588
Number Of Analyst Opinions 15
Open 33.83
Operating Cashflow 567,020,992
Operating Margins 0.04334
Overall Risk 2
Payout Ratio 0.6091
Peg Ratio 6.81
Phone 918 742 5531
Post Market Change 0.25
Post Market Change Percent 0.74316293
Post Market Price 33.89
Post Market Time 1,776,470,010
Previous Close 34.94
Price Eps Current Year 148.58656
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 1.2904215
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.83707047
Profit Margins -0.07714
Quick Ratio 1.379
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.5
Region US
Regular Market Change -1.3
Regular Market Change Percent -3.72066
Regular Market Day High 33.875
Regular Market Day Low 32.74
Regular Market Day Range 32.74 - 33.875
Regular Market Open 33.83
Regular Market Previous Close 34.94
Regular Market Price 33.64
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 1,142,519
Return On Assets 0.01883
Return On Equity -0.10963
Revenue Growth 0.502
Revenue Per Share 41.087
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Energy
Sector Disp Energy
Sector Key energy
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 101,666,159
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0779
Shares Short 7,919,580
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 7,671,418
Short Name Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1105
Short Ratio 5.22
Source Interval 15
State OK
Symbol HP
Target High Price 44.0
Target Low Price 30.0
Target Mean Price 38.4
Target Median Price 38.0
Total Cash 268,969,984
Total Cash Per Share 2.694
Total Debt 2,033,172,992
Total Revenue 4,085,736,960
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.028620493
Trailing Eps -3.19
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 26.81355
Two Hundred Day Average Change 6.8264484
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.2545895
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,142,519
Website https://www.hpinc.com
Zip 74,120