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Helmerich & Payne, Inc. HP
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (HP) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 2.98% (safety: safe). FY2025 revenue was $3.7B at a -4.4% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-29 | Citigroup | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-06-04 | Goldman Sachs | Neutral (main) |
| 2026-05-18 | Piper Sandler | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-05-14 | Morgan Stanley | Underweight (main) |
| 2026-05-08 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform (main) |
| 2026-05-08 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Mining & Extraction · percentile among 189 companies
Percentile vs other Mining & Extraction companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.097 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.391 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.0 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.73 |
Sector peers · similar-size Mining & Extraction companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HP | Helmerich & Payne, Inc. | 4/9 | 2.68 | — | +35.9% |
| RIG | Transocean Ltd. | 4/9 | -1.12 | — | +12.5% |
| NE | Noble Corp plc | 5/9 | 2.54 | 28.2 | +7.4% |
| NBR | NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD | 6/9 | 0.48 | 4.3 | +8.7% |
| PTEN | PATTERSON UTI ENERGY INC | 5/9 | 1.31 | — | -10.3% |
| VAL | Valaris Ltd | 6/9 | 4.29 | 5.8 | +0.3% |
| BORR | Borr Drilling Ltd | 5/9 | 0.78 | 29.8 | +1% |
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About Helmerich & Payne, Inc.
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.
FAQ
Is HP financially healthy?
Helmerich & Payne, Inc.'s Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does HP pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Helmerich & Payne, Inc. pays a dividend yielding about 2.98% with a -61.5% payout ratio, rated “safe” for safety.
How profitable is HP?
In FY2025, Helmerich & Payne, Inc. had a net margin of -4.4% and a return on equity of -5.8%.
Is HP overvalued or undervalued?
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. trades at about 12.5× trailing earnings — near its 10-year norm (10-year range 9.0×–990.2×, median 13.3×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for HP?
The average Wall-Street price target for Helmerich & Payne, Inc. is $41.20, about 4.1% below the recent price, from 15 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is HP a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Helmerich & Payne, Inc.: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a dividend yield of 2.98%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-09-30. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.