Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Helmerich & Payne, Inc shares valued at $99,750 were purchased by Foutch Randy A on Feb 18 ’25. At $26.25 per share, Foutch Randy A acquired 3,800 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 30,624 shares worth approximately $0.55 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Chariag Belgacem purchased 37,356 shares, netting a total of over 1,011,600 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $27.08 each, the insider now holds 54,606 shares.
Before that, LINDSAY JOHN W had added 20,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $551,000, the PRESIDENT AND CEO bought Helmerich & Payne, Inc shares for $27.55 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 20,000 shares, worth approximately $12.41 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Piper Sandler on July 15, 2025, Helmerich & Payne, Inc [HP] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $20. Analysts at Citigroup downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid May. As of May 09, 2025, TD Cowen has reiterated its “Hold” rating for HP.
Analyzing HP Stock Performance
On last trading session, Helmerich & Payne, Inc [NYSE: HP] rose 2.05% to $17.95. The stock’s lowest price that day was $17.4437, but it reached a high of $18.04 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 15.88%. Over the course of the year, Helmerich & Payne, Inc shares have dropped approximately -48.20%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $37.30 on 01/17/25 and a 52-week low of $14.65 on 05/22/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Helmerich & Payne, Inc (HP)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 17.57, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 17.20. In the upper region, resistance lies at 18.18. The next price resistance is at 18.42. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 61.95 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Helmerich & Payne, Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Helmerich & Payne, Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 1.04 million shares to 8.74 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 7.7 million shares. A jump of 11.86% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.55 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.55.
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In terms of Helmerich & Payne, Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 50 in the next 12 months, up nearly 184.25% from the previous closing price of $17.59. Analysts anticipate Helmerich & Payne, Inc stock to reach 72 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 29. In spite of this, 15 analysts ranked Helmerich & Payne, Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On January 15, 2025, Evercore ISI assigned a price target of “an In-line” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $39.
