Insider buying last 90 days
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Helmerich & Payne (HP) Stock Analysis & Forecast
Oct 12 close
$38.72−1.16 (−2.9%)
Gekko Brief
AI summaryOct 12 closeHelmerich & Payne's week centers on fiscal Q4 2026 previews and analyst reaction to the prior quarter. HP anticipates strong operational results for Q4 FY2026, with direct margins across North America, International, and Offshore Solutions expected at or near the high end of prior guidance, alongside commentary on a constructive fiscal 2027 backed by steadier activity and wider FlexRobotics adoption. This follows the fiscal Q3 2026 report, which showed adjusted EBITDA of $236 million, revenue above $1 billion, and direct margins that exceeded midpoint guidance, despite a per-share loss of $0.11 against a $0.11 estimate. Wall Street Zen upgraded the stock from Sell to Hold, while the broader analyst consensus is described elsewhere as a Moderate Buy with an average target near $44.18.
Shares closed at $38.72, down 2.9% on the day and off 12.1% over the past month, even as the one-year return stands at 66.7%. The close sits between the 50-day average of $41.19 and the 200-day average of $36.68, reflecting a mixed short-term trend. The GekkoIndex reads 62.4, placing HP in the Accumulation zone, and the price sits 44.9% below the Gekko Fair Value estimate of $70.25.
Earnings are scheduled for 16 November, 34 days out, placing the report outside a typical 20-trading-day holding window. Smart money readings show no insider, Congress, or unusual options activity in their respective windows, with one billionaire holder on record. Seasonality data shows the next 20 trading days have averaged a 10.8% move over five years, higher in 4 of those years, a pattern worth noting alongside the current 11-firm analyst split of 6 buy, 4 hold, and 1 sell.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Helmerich & Payne price vs fair value
Close $38.72200-day averageGekko Fair Value $70.25
Helmerich & Payne quick facts
- Market cap
- $3.87B
- P/E ratio
- —
- Forward P/E
- 35.6
- EPS, TTM
- −$1.39
- Revenue, TTM
- $4.00B
- Profit margin
- -3.4%
- Dividend yield
- 2.52%
- Beta
- 0.69
- Volume
- 961,881 avg 1.08M
- 1-year return
- +66.7%
- Typical daily move
- ±3.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±9%
- 50-day average
- $41.19
- 200-day average
- $36.68
- Next earnings
- Nov 16
- Shares outstanding
- 99.94M
Helmerich & Payne swing-trade checklist
Helmerich & Payne scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 0 headwinds across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive1 mixed0 headwinds
- Trendmixed
Averages disagree
Close $38.72 sits between the 50-day ($41.19) and 200-day ($36.68) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart - GekkoIndexsupportive
62.4, Accumulation
Reading 62.4 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valuesupportive
44.9% below
Price is 44.9% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 35 days
Next report Nov 16, 2026, 35 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+10.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +10.8% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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Helmerich & Payne stock chart and price history
Helmerich & Payne closed at $38.72 on Oct 12, 2026, +66.7% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $21.73 to $48.17.
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- −12.1%
- 3 months
- +14.8%
- 6 months
- +8.3%
- 1 year
- +66.7%
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About Helmerich & Payne
Helmerich & Payne works with oil and gas producers, supplying contract drilling services and related technology to help them locate and extract resources. The company is widely recognized for operating a large fleet of drilling rigs, including land rigs across North America, additional land rigs abroad, and offshore platform rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.
The business is split into three divisions. North America Solutions handles onshore drilling across numerous U.S. states and also develops technology aimed at improving drilling accuracy and well quality. Offshore Gulf of Mexico covers platform drilling in Louisiana and nearby federal waters, while International Solutions runs drilling projects in several foreign countries. Alongside its drilling work, the company holds commercial real estate in Tulsa, including a shopping center and a tract of undeveloped land.
Helmerich & Payne was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker HP.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Industrial services
- Industry
- Contract drilling
- Website
- hpinc.com
Helmerich & Payne GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Helmerich & Payne’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 62.4, in the Accumulation zone, up 1.9 points over five sessions.
62.4Accumulation
Up 1.9 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 41 | +1.9% | +5.8% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 216 | −0.1% | −1.9% | ||
| Neutral | 387 | +0.6% | +2.4% | ||
| Distribution | 31 | −2.1% | −2.8% | ||
| Selling | 7 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average HP share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
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Is Helmerich & Payne stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Helmerich & Payne trades 44.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $70.25, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Helmerich & Payne shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$70.25
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 10, 2026
44.9% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 6.4% above the estimate.
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Helmerich & Payne insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Helmerich & Payne, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in HP were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
Helmerich & Payne has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2025
- $152K
- As a share of market cap
- 0.00%
- Trailing four quarters
- $10.91M
From company filings.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Sep 30
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Helmerich & Payne earnings: next date and track record
Helmerich & Payne reports on Nov 16, 2026 (35 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 16, 2026
35 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.24
- Revenue estimate
- $1.06B
2 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±6.7%average move across the report
2 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 5, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Helmerich & Payne (H&P) reported strong fiscal third quarter results driven by North American Solutions, with adjusted EBITDA of $236 million, revenues above $1 billion (up 11% sequentially), strong free cash flow ($98 million), net profit of $0.74 per diluted share (including gain from Utica Square sale), and direct margins that exceeded midpoint guidance across all segments. The company reactivated rigs in North America and internationally, experienced margin improvement (NAS direct margin $241 million, $18.7k/day), generated growth in Latin America (Argentina/Vaca Muerta), and maintained stable offshore operations. Management emphasized technology investments (FlexRobotics, robotics deployed on rigs), geothermal opportunities (U.S. and Europe), fleet optimization, and enterprise cost and capital allocation initiatives aimed at improving returns and reaching a $45 million quarterly run rate for international solutions. They reaffirmed focus on debt reduction and a disciplined capital framework (~$300M maintenance/sustaining capex target). The company intends to drive EBITDA growth into FY2027 and pursue enterprise optimization to unlock shareholder value.
- Guidance
- Management provided Q4 and full-year guidance verbally: they expect sequential EBITDA growth of ~5% Q/Q from Q3 to Q4, a target international solutions run rate of $45 million quarterly, and a North America profitability benchmark around ~$250 million per quarter; they provided capital framework guidance aiming for ~$300 million maintenance + sustaining program and to reach 1x net debt/EBITDA. CFO will provide more detailed numeric Q4 and full year guidance in slides and later (not all numeric details present in transcript).
- Risks flagged
- Management referenced ongoing disruption in the Middle East and recent market volatility as headwinds impacting operations and reactivation timing. They also noted macro uncertainty, customer budget discipline (public E&Ps churn), logistical costs for international rig moves, and potential lumpiness due to performance-based bonuses and capital reordering/delays.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2026 | −$0.11 est $0.11 | $1.03B est $987.7M | +7.5% |
| May 6, 2026 | −$0.38 est −$0.04 | $932.4M est $945.6M | −11.1% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | −$0.15 est $0.11 | $1.02B est $989.3M | −2.7% |
| Nov 17, 2025 | −$0.01 est $0.26 | $1.01B est $972.9M | −4.6% |
| Aug 6, 2025 | $0.22 est $0.20 | $1.04B est $969.0M | +2.4% |
| May 7, 2025 | $0.02 est $0.65 | $1.02B est $955.4M | −4.5% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | $0.71 est $0.67 | $677.3M est $692.6M | −14.9% |
| Nov 13, 2024 | $0.76 est $0.78 | $693.8M est $696.0M | −6.0% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Helmerich & Payne stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Helmerich & Payne is $45.12, +16.5% from the last close, from 11 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$45.12consensus 12-month target, +16.5% from the last close
Now $38.72Avg $45.12
Low $41High $51
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 11 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12 | Bank of America Securities | $46 | +18.8% |
| Oct 12 | UBS | $50 | +29.1% |
| Oct 11 | RBC Capital | $49 | +26.5% |
| Oct 9 | Barclays | $51 | +31.7% |
| Oct 9 | Goldman Sachs | $41 | +5.9% |
−1.9%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
+10.8%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±3.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Helmerich & Payne seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Helmerich & Payne averaged +10.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +4.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +6.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +7.1% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +10.8% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +2.7% | 2 of 5 |
For scale, HP’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 9%.
Helmerich & Payne market cap and key statistics
Helmerich & Payne’s market cap is $3.87B and revenue of $4.00B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $3.87B
- Forward P/E
- 35.6
- EPS, TTM
- −$1.39
- Gekko Fair Value
- $70.25
Trading
- Volume
- 961,881
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 1.08M
- 52-week high
- $48.17
- 52-week low
- $21.73
- Shares outstanding
- 99.94M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $4.00B
- Profit margin
- -3.4%
- Return on equity
- -4.6%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −98.8%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 0.69
- Typical daily move
- ±3.8%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±9%
- Dividend yield
- 2.52%
Helmerich & Payne stock news this week
Coverage of Helmerich & Payne this week reads positive: 6 positive, 5 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- Form 4 Helmerich and Payne Inc For: 11 October By Investing.comInvesting.com Nigeria, Oct 11
- Enterprise value to EBIT forward of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. – HAN:HPCTradingView, Oct 11
- Form 4 Helmerich and Payne Inc For: 10 October By Investing.comInvesting.com South Africa, Oct 11
- Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) Upgraded to "Hold" at Wall Street ZenMarketBeat, Oct 10
- Form 4 Helmerich and Payne Inc For: 9 October By Investing.comInvesting.com Canada, Oct 9
- Helmerich & Payne Q3 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptBenzinga, Oct 9
Helmerich & Payne peers
Helmerich & Payne’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| SLBSLB | Accumulation | 11.7% below |
| BKRBaker Hughes | Accumulation | 5.4% below |
| NENoble Corporation plc A | Neutral | 39.9% below |
| VALValaris | Neutral | 9.6% above |
| RIGTransocean Ltd (Switzerland) | Neutral | 6.2% below |
| PTENPatterson-UTI Energy | Neutral | 4.8% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Helmerich & Payne stock FAQ
What is Helmerich & Payne’s market cap?
Helmerich & Payne’s market cap is $3.87B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $38.72, with 99.94M shares outstanding.
What is the Helmerich & Payne stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Helmerich & Payne is $45.12, +16.5% from the last close. Of the 11 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 6 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Helmerich & Payne stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Helmerich & Payne is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $38.72 is 44.9% below Gekko Fair Value of $70.25. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Helmerich & Payne report earnings next?
Helmerich & Payne is expected to report on Nov 16, 2026 (35 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.24 per share on revenue of $1.06B. Helmerich & Payne beat the earnings estimate in 2 of its last 8 reports, moving 6.7% on average across the report.
What is Helmerich & Payne’s 52-week high and low?
Helmerich & Payne’s 52-week high is $48.17 and its 52-week low is $21.73; it closed at $38.72 on Oct 12, 2026, +66.7% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $54.59 on Jun 8, 2022.
Is Helmerich & Payne stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
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