Helmerich & Payne, Inc.

HP stock score: 53/100

$38.18 · -0.05% · Scored Oct 20, 2026

Technical
54
Fundamental
52
News
53

The reading

Helmerich & Payne (HP) scores 53 out of 100, which reads neutral, higher than 22% of Energy stocks and 52% of the 4,166 US stocks we score.

The composite is technicals and fundamentals weighted equally: technicals read 54, fundamentals 52.

Among the fundamentals, Fund Ownership at 100 and Current Ratio at 96 score highest, while Earnings Quality (Quarterly) at 0 weighs the most against it.

On the daily chart, trend-following indicators average 41 and contrarian oscillators 63.

News sentiment is neutral at 53; it is shown, not counted in the composite.

Since Jul 25, 2026 the composite has ranged from 32 to 60, and it is up 18 points over the period.

What’s driving the score

The strongest and weakest of the scorers that count toward HP’s composite. Each returns 0–100, higher is more bullish — including metrics where low is good, like P/E.

Fundamental

52

Pulling it up

  • Fund Ownership100

    Fund ownership tracks institutional investor holdings and changes.

  • Current Ratio96

    Current ratio measures ability to pay short-term liabilities with current assets.

  • Fair Value95

    Fair value score synthesizes multiple valuation methods (DCF, P/E, P/B, P/S) to estimate intrinsic worth.

Holding it back

  • Earnings Quality (Quarterly)0

    Quarterly earnings quality assesses the sustainability and reliability of reported profits.

  • PEG Ratio0

    PEG ratio divides the P/E ratio by earnings growth rate.

  • Earnings Growth (Annual)4

    Annual earnings growth tracks year-over-year profit expansion.

40 weighted scorers; 1 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

Technical · daily

45

Pulling it up

  • 52-Week Change100

    The price change over the last 52 weeks.

  • S&P 500 52W Comparison95

    S&P 500 52-week comparison evaluates the stock's annual performance relative to the broader market.

  • Bollinger Bands (50)80

    Bollinger Bands (50-period) measure where price sits between bands two standard deviations around its 50-period average.

Holding it back

  • Candlestick Patterns0

    Candlestick patterns recognize specific price formations that historically suggest continuation or reversal.

  • Parabolic SAR (PSAR)0

    Parabolic SAR (Stop and Reverse) provides trailing stop levels that follow price trends.

  • SMA 50 Cross Up4

    SMA 50 Cross Up detects when faster averages cross above the 50-period SMA.

62 weighted scorers; 3 had no data today and are left out rather than counted as zero.

News · shown, not counted

Global News
53

Technical score by timeframe

ChartScoreWeight
Hourly521
Daily453
Weekly592
Monthly602
Quarterly562

Composite score, last 90 days

05010053Jul 25, 2026Oct 20, 2026Jul 25, 2026: 35Jul 26, 2026: 35Jul 27, 2026: 32Jul 28, 2026: 32Jul 29, 2026: 33Jul 30, 2026: 33Jul 31, 2026: 34Aug 2, 2026: 45Aug 3, 2026: 51Aug 5, 2026: 50Aug 6, 2026: 56Aug 7, 2026: 56Aug 8, 2026: 56Aug 9, 2026: 56Aug 10, 2026: 59Aug 11, 2026: 60Aug 12, 2026: 60Aug 13, 2026: 59Aug 14, 2026: 60Aug 15, 2026: 60Aug 16, 2026: 60Aug 17, 2026: 60Aug 18, 2026: 59Aug 19, 2026: 58Aug 20, 2026: 60Aug 22, 2026: 59Aug 23, 2026: 59Aug 24, 2026: 57Aug 25, 2026: 57Aug 26, 2026: 57Aug 27, 2026: 59Aug 28, 2026: 59Aug 29, 2026: 58Aug 30, 2026: 58Aug 31, 2026: 60Sep 1, 2026: 60Sep 2, 2026: 60Sep 3, 2026: 58Sep 4, 2026: 58Sep 5, 2026: 58Sep 6, 2026: 58Sep 7, 2026: 58Sep 8, 2026: 59Sep 9, 2026: 58Sep 10, 2026: 58Sep 11, 2026: 57Sep 12, 2026: 58Sep 13, 2026: 58Sep 14, 2026: 56Sep 15, 2026: 57Sep 16, 2026: 55Sep 17, 2026: 56Sep 18, 2026: 54Sep 19, 2026: 55Sep 20, 2026: 55Sep 21, 2026: 55Sep 22, 2026: 55Sep 23, 2026: 56Sep 24, 2026: 56Sep 25, 2026: 53Sep 26, 2026: 53Sep 27, 2026: 53Sep 28, 2026: 51Sep 29, 2026: 50Sep 30, 2026: 51Oct 1, 2026: 52Oct 2, 2026: 54Oct 3, 2026: 54Oct 4, 2026: 53Oct 5, 2026: 56Oct 6, 2026: 56Oct 7, 2026: 56Oct 8, 2026: 57Oct 9, 2026: 56Oct 10, 2026: 56Oct 11, 2026: 56Oct 12, 2026: 55Oct 13, 2026: 52Oct 14, 2026: 53Oct 15, 2026: 51Oct 16, 2026: 51Oct 17, 2026: 51Oct 18, 2026: 51Oct 19, 2026: 53Oct 20, 2026: 53
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Key facts

Market cap
$3.8B
Sector
Energy
Industry
Oil & Gas Drilling
Beta
0.69
Risk grade (1–10)
2
Next earnings
Nov 18, 2026

Oil & Gas Drilling peers

CompanyMarket capScore
NE Noble Corporation$6.8B58
RIG Transocean$6.5B57
VAL Valaris$6.1B68
PTEN Patterson-UTI Energy$4.4B59
SDRL Seadrill$3.0B59

Questions

What is HP's stock score today?

HP scores 53/100 (Neutral) as of Oct 20, 2026: technical 54, fundamental 52, and news sentiment 53, which is shown but not counted. Scores are recomputed every night.

Is HP a buy?

The score is not a buy or sell recommendation. A 53 says the technical and fundamental signals we measure lean neutral today, relative to every other stock scored the same way. Use the breakdown above to see why, and treat it as a starting point for your own research.

How is the HP score calculated?

102 weighted scorers feed it today: 40 fundamental, scored against Energy ranges, and 62 technical on the daily chart, with 5 timeframes blended into the technical total. Every scorer returns 0–100; missing data is left out, never counted as zero.

Scores are information, not investment advice. Computed from Yahoo Finance, Finnhub and Alpha Vantage data; technical indicators via TA-Lib. Past scores do not predict future returns.