Atb Cap Markets Has Pessimistic Outlook of HP Q3 Earnings

Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE:HP) – Equities researchers at Atb Cap Markets lowered their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Helmerich & Payne in a research report issued on Wednesday, June 11th. Atb Cap Markets analyst W. Syed now forecasts that the oil and gas company will earn $0.19 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $0.20. The consensus estimate for Helmerich & Payne’s current full-year earnings is $2.93 per share. Atb Cap Markets also issued estimates for Helmerich & Payne’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.07 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.17 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.13 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.16 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.19 EPS.

HP has been the topic of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley decreased their price target on Helmerich & Payne from $27.00 to $20.00 and set an “underweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Helmerich & Payne from $32.00 to $25.00 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, April 10th. TD Cowen decreased their price target on Helmerich & Payne from $28.00 to $26.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 9th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Helmerich & Payne from $25.00 to $17.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Helmerich & Payne from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, nine have assigned a hold rating and two have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Helmerich & Payne has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $27.73.

Helmerich & Payne Trading Up 1.7%

Shares of HP stock opened at $18.30 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $18.28 and its two-hundred day moving average is $25.81. Helmerich & Payne has a twelve month low of $14.65 and a twelve month high of $42.60. The company has a market capitalization of $1.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 6.02, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a current ratio of 2.81, a quick ratio of 2.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.60.

Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The oil and gas company reported $0.02 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.65 by ($0.63). The business had revenue of $1.02 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $961.03 million. Helmerich & Payne had a return on equity of 11.31% and a net margin of 11.02%. Helmerich & Payne’s revenue was up 47.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.84 EPS.

Helmerich & Payne Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, August 29th. Stockholders of record on Friday, August 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.25 per share. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, August 15th. Helmerich & Payne’s dividend payout ratio is presently 45.66%.

Institutional Trading of Helmerich & Payne

A number of hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 4.1% in the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 10,113 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $324,000 after purchasing an additional 395 shares in the last quarter. LPL Financial LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,763 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $697,000 after purchasing an additional 408 shares in the last quarter. Napatree Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 2.5% in the fourth quarter. Napatree Capital LLC now owns 20,847 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $668,000 after purchasing an additional 511 shares in the last quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 4.5% in the first quarter. Ellis Investment Partners LLC now owns 12,999 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $340,000 after purchasing an additional 558 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ridgewood Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Helmerich & Payne by 4.4% in the first quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC now owns 13,385 shares of the oil and gas company’s stock valued at $350,000 after purchasing an additional 569 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 96.05% of the company’s stock.

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.