Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. 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 $0.5 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 $11.38 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] plunged -4.47% to $16.46. The stock’s lowest price that day was $16.28, but it reached a high of $17.17 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.52%. Over the course of the year, Helmerich & Payne, Inc shares have dropped approximately -58.74%.
Support And Resistance Levels for Helmerich & Payne, Inc (HP)
RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.88 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 2025-07-15 jumping by 0.72 million shares to 8.87 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 8.16 million shares. A jump of 8.08% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.07 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.07.
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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 190.19% from the previous closing price of $17.23. 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.
