Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (HP) Stock Analysis
Last updated Oct 27, 2026
Health Check
Last analyzed Oct 24, 2026
- Financial Health 50
- Profitability 50
- Business Quality 50
- Balance Sheet 55
- Cash Flow 45
Why this rating?
Health 50/100 — Speculative
Worth tracking, but timing is mixed — not a clear setup yet.
Company overview
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. (HP) is a Oil & Gas Drilling company in the Energy sector. Compound Radar rates Helmerich & Payne, Inc. 50/100 (Speculative) due to solid business quality, manageable leverage, and fair valuation.
Investment profile
- Quality Moderate
- Growth Soft
- Balance Sheet Adequate
- Valuation Fair
Financial highlights
Valuation
- Forward P/E 26.06
- EV/Revenue 1.43
Profitability
- Revenue Growth -0.6%
- Gross Margin 31.8%
- Operating Margin 5.1%
- Net Margin -3.4%
- ROE -4.6%
Financial strength
- Cash $231.39M
- Debt $1.86B
- Net Cash $-1.63B
- Free Cash Flow $116.58M
- Current Ratio 1.96
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- Seadrill Limited Oil & Gas Drilling SDRL$50.96 45 Health 45 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Borr Drilling Limited Oil & Gas Drilling BORR$4.09 45 Health 45 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
- Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. Oil & Gas Drilling PTEN$12.21 44 Health 44 / 100
Weaker fundamentals relative to higher-quality names in the universe.
Wait WaitEntry timing is weak right now. Quality may be fine; the setup is not.
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