Is Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (NYSE: HP) The Best Stock To Invest In?

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Helmerich & Payne, Inc. is listed on the NYSE in the Energy sector while operating in the Oil & Gas Drilling industry. The current market capitalization of Helmerich & Payne, Inc. is $3.41B. A total of 1.36 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.70M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Vann J Kevin bought 3,300 shares of HP for 30.19 per share on Sep 27 ’24. After the transaction, the SENIOR VP AND CFO now owns 3,300 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 29 ’24, Smith Mark W. sold 16,000 shares at 40.49 per share. HP shares that SENIOR VP AND CFO owns now total 144,870.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Hair Cara M. disposed of 9,910 shares on Apr 29 ’24 at a per-share price of $40.22. This resulted in the SVP, CORP. SERVICES & CLO holding 137,764 shares of HP after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Lennox Michael sold 10,176 shares at $38.51 per share on Feb 29 ’24. Company shares held by the SVP, US LAND OPS, DRILLING SUB now total 102,646.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Helmerich & Payne, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.99, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.87%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 10.06. HP’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/18/2024 when it declared a $0.25 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 12/2/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/30/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 8/16/2024. The HP stock dividend was $0.25 per share in cash.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HP has a high of $43.70 and a low of $29.46.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. HP’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.12B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $1.08B in debt and $866.31M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $28.93, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.91B.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for HP is Buy with a score of 3.31.

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