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| Traded as | NYSE: HP S&P 500 Company |
| Industry | Oilfield Services & Equipment |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Headquarters | Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Products | Oilfield Products & Services |
| Revenue |  US$ 3.720 Billion (2014) |
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Operating income
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US$ 1.054Billion (2014) |
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Net income
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US$ 708.7 Million (2014) |
| Total assets | US$ 6.722 Billion |
| Total equity | US$ 4.891 Billion |
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Number of employees
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11,914 (2014) |
| Website | www |
Helmerich & Payne, Inc. is a petroleum contract drilling company engaged in oil and gas well drilling for exploration and production companies headquartered in Tulsa, Oklahoma, with operations throughout the world. Their FlexRigs, introduced in 1998, have been used extensively in drilling unconventional shale formations, such as the Permian Basin in Texas, Bakken formation in North Dakota and the Eagle Ford formation in Texas. The company is part of the S&P 500 stock market index.
The company was founded in 1920 as a joint venture between Walt Helmerich II and Bill Payne, who met on an oil rig in South Bend, Texas. The company moved to Tulsa six years later.
After benefiting and growing as a result of shale drilling, as of 2015, the company was contracting as lower prices in crude oil led to cuts in use of their oil rigs.
| Period | Date | Adjusted Actuals EPS | GAAP EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2023 | 2023-04-26 | Future report Set alerts | |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-01-30 | 1.11 | 1.11 |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-11-16 | 0.45 | 0.45 |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-07-27 | 0.27 | 0.27 |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-04-27 | -0.17 | -0.17 |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-01-31 | -0.45 | -0.45 |
| Q4 2021 | 2021-11-17 | -0.62 | -0.62 |
| Q3 2021 | 2021-07-28 | -0.57 | -0.57 |
| Q2 2021 | 2021-04-29 | -0.60 | -0.60 |
| Q1 2021 | 2021-02-09 | -0.82 | -0.82 |
| 2016-07-11 | Reiterated Rating | Jefferies Group | Sell | $42.00 to $43.00 |
| 2016-07-06 | Reiterated Rating | BMO Capital Markets | Sell | |
| 2016-06-21 | Upgrade | KeyBanc | Sector Weight to Overweight | $80.00 |
| 2016-06-21 | Upgrade | Goldman Sachs | Hold | |
| 2016-06-21 | Upgrade | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | Hold | |
| 2016-06-21 | Upgrade | KeyCorp | Sector Weight to Overweight | $80.00 |
| 2016-06-13 | Initiated Coverage | Bank of America | Buy | |
| 2016-06-13 | Initiated Coverage | Bank of America Corp. | Buy | |
| 2016-06-01 | Downgrade | Credit Suisse | Neutral to Underperform | $46.00 to $48.00 |
| 2016-06-01 | Downgrade | Credit Suisse Group AG | Neutral to Underperform | $46.00 to $48.00 |
| 2016-05-12 | Lower Price Target | Citigroup Inc. | Neutral | $62.00 to $61.00 |
| 2016-05-03 | Boost Price Target | Nomura | Buy | $63.00 to $72.00 |
| 2016-05-03 | Downgrade | Scotiabank | Outperform to Sector Perform | |
| 2016-05-03 | Downgrade | Howard Weil | Sector Outperform to Sector Perform | |
| 2016-05-03 | Boost Price Target | Cowen and Company | Market Perform | $54.00 to $58.00 |
| 2016-05-03 | Boost Price Target | Nomura Holdings Inc. | Buy | $63.00 to $72.00 |
| 2016-05-02 | Reiterated Rating | BMO Capital Markets | Sell | |
| 2016-05-02 | Reiterated Rating | Morgan Stanley | Sell | |
| 2016-04-29 | Downgrade | FBR & Co. | Outperform to Market Perform | $66.00 |
| 2016-04-29 | Downgrade | FBR & Co | Outperform to Market Perform | $66.00 |
| 2016-04-15 | Downgrade | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Neutral to Underweight | $43.00 to $39.00 |
| 2016-04-08 | Initiated Coverage | Nomura | Buy | $66.00 |
| 2016-04-04 | Boost Price Target | Iberia Capital | Sector Perform | $53.00 to $61.00 |
| 2016-03-28 | Boost Price Target | Howard Weil | $65.00 | |
| 2016-03-19 | Reiterated Rating | Citigroup Inc. | Hold | |
| 2016-03-18 | Boost Price Target | Citigroup Inc. | Neutral | $50.00 to $62.00 |
| 2016-03-17 | Downgrade | Morgan Stanley | Equal Weight to Underweight | $50.00 to $55.00 |
| 2016-03-11 | Downgrade | Goldman Sachs | Buy to Neutral | $55.00 to $60.50 |
| 2016-03-09 | Boost Price Target | Susquehanna | Neutral | $53.00 to $63.00 |
| 2016-03-07 | Downgrade | Stephens | Overweight to Equal Weight | |
| 2016-03-01 | Upgrade | RBC Capital | Sector Perform to Outperform | $49.00 to $65.00 |
| 2016-03-01 | Upgrade | Royal Bank Of Canada | Sector Perform to Outperform | $49.00 to $65.00 |
| 2016-02-10 | Lower Price Target | Citigroup Inc. | $53.00 to $50.00 | |
| 2016-02-02 | Lower Price Target | Jefferies Group | Underweight | $41.00 to $40.00 |
| 2016-01-30 | Reiterated Rating | Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | $65.00 to $60.00 |
| 2016-01-29 | Lower Price Target | Susquehanna | Neutral | $56.00 to $53.00 |
| 2016-01-29 | Lower Price Target | SunTrust | Neutral | $49.00 to $48.00 |
| 2016-01-29 | Lower Price Target | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $45.00 to $43.00 | |
| 2016-01-29 | Lower Price Target | Howard Weil | Sector Outperform | $65.00 to $60.00 |
| 2016-01-29 | Lower Price Target | FBR & Co. | Outperform | $69.00 to $66.00 |
| 2016-01-29 | Lower Price Target | SunTrust Banks Inc. | Neutral | $49.00 to $48.00 |
| 2016-01-21 | Lower Price Target | Stephens | $64.00 to $51.00 | |
| 2016-01-13 | Lower Price Target | SunTrust | $50.00 to $49.00 | |
| 2016-01-08 | Downgrade | Macquarie | Neutral to Underperform | |
| 2016-01-07 | Lower Price Target | Iberia Capital | Sector Perform | $54.00 to $53.00 |
| 2015-12-18 | Boost Price Target | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | $49.00 to $54.00 |
| 2015-12-15 | Lower Price Target | Iberia Capital | Sector Perform | $59.00 to $54.00 |
| 2015-12-14 | Initiated Coverage | KLR Group | Buy | $78.00 |
| 2015-12-11 | Upgrade | Citigroup Inc. | Sell to Neutral | $44.00 to $54.00 |
| 2015-12-03 | Reiterated Rating | Jefferies Group | Buy | $86.00 to $69.00 |
| 2015-12-03 | Reiterated Rating | Credit Suisse | Neutral | $65.00 to $47.00 |
| 2015-11-30 | Upgrade | Guggenheim | Neutral to Buy | $70.00 |
| 2015-11-16 | Downgrade | Evercore ISI | Buy to Hold | $58.00 to $49.00 |
| 2015-11-16 | Lower Price Target | Cowen and Company | Market Perform | $60.00 to $54.00 |
| 2015-11-13 | Boost Price Target | SunTrust | Neutral | $42.00 to $50.00 |
| 2015-11-13 | Lower Price Target | BMO Capital Markets | Underperform | $47.00 to $45.00 |
| 2015-11-13 | Lower Price Target | Susquehanna | Neutral | $60.00 to $56.00 |
| 2015-11-03 | Downgrade | Stephens | Outperform to Equal Weight | $79.00 to $74.00 |
| 2015-11-02 | Lower Price Target | Stephens | Outperform to Outperform | $90.00 to $79.00 |
| 2015-10-09 | Upgrade | Scotiabank | Sector Perform to Sector Outperform | |
| 2015-10-08 | Upgrade | Scotia Howard Weill | Sector Outperform | |
| 2015-10-08 | Upgrade | Howard Weil | Sector Perform to Sector Outperform | |
| 2015-10-07 | Lower Price Target | SunTrust | $49.00 to $42.00 | |
| 2015-10-07 | Lower Price Target | Cowen and Company | $67.00 to $60.00 | |
| 2015-09-21 | Reiterated Rating | FBR & Co. | Outperform | $77.00 to $69.00 |
| 2015-09-21 | Downgrade | Iberia Capital | Outperform to Sector Perform | $79.00 to $60.00 |
| 2015-09-18 | Downgrade | RBC Capital | Outperform to Sector Perform | $83.00 to $55.00 |
| 2015-09-11 | Reiterated Rating | Citigroup Inc. | Sell | $45.00 to $43.00 |
| 2015-09-11 | Downgrade | Jefferies Group | Hold to Underperform | $40.00 |
| 2015-09-09 | Downgrade | Tudor Pickering | Accumulate to Hold | |
| 2015-09-09 | Reiterated Rating | Macquarie | Hold | $56.00 to $52.00 |
| 2015-09-08 | Lower Price Target | Argus | Buy | $85.00 to $72.00 |
| 2015-09-05 | Reiterated Rating | Credit Suisse | Hold | |
| 2015-09-04 | Reiterated Rating | Credit Suisse | Neutral | $56.00 to $45.00 |
| 2015-09-02 | Downgrade | BMO Capital Markets | Market Perform to Underperform | $65.00 to $48.00 |
| 2015-09-01 | Lower Price Target | Susquehanna | $66.00 to $55.00 | |
| 2015-08-28 | Upgrade | Stephens | Equal Weight to Overweight | $66.00 |
| 2015-08-26 | Upgrade | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Underweight to Neutral | $60.00 to $52.00 |
| 2015-08-24 | Lower Price Target | SunTrust | Neutral | $56.00 to $49.00 |
| 2015-08-14 | Reiterated Rating | Citigroup Inc. | Sell | $61.00 to $56.00 |
| 2015-08-03 | Reiterated Rating | Cowen and Company | Hold | $70.00 to $67.00 |
| 2015-08-03 | Upgrade | Global Hunter Securities | Neutral to Accumulate | $72.00 to $65.00 |
| 2015-08-03 | Upgrade | Seaport Global Securities | Neutral to Accumulate | $72.00 to $65.00 |
| 2015-07-31 | Reiterated Rating | Credit Suisse | Hold | $61.00 to $56.00 |
| 2015-07-31 | Reiterated Rating | Scotiabank | Sector Perform | $77.00 to $70.00 |
| 2015-07-31 | Lower Price Target | Howard Weil | Sector Perform | $77.00 to $70.00 |
| 2015-07-08 | Lower Price Target | Citigroup Inc. | Sell | $70.00 to $61.00 |
| 2015-06-30 | Lower Price Target | Jefferies Group | Hold | $71.00 to $68.00 |
| 2015-06-29 | Lower Price Target | Global Hunter Securities | Neutral | $77.00 to $72.00 |
| 2015-06-29 | Lower Price Target | BMO Capital Markets | Market Perform | $76.00 to $73.00 |
| 2015-06-29 | Lower Price Target | Seaport Global Securities | Neutral | $77.00 to $72.00 |
| 2015-06-25 | Downgrade | Simmons | Overweight to Neutral | |
| 2015-06-24 | Lower Price Target | Evercore ISI | Buy | $80.00 to $76.00 |
| 2015-05-29 | Initiated Coverage | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | Underweight | $63.00 |
| 2015-05-14 | Downgrade | Stephens | Overweight to Equal Weight | $79.00 to $74.00 |
| 2015-05-11 | Boost Price Target | Citigroup Inc. | Sell | $61.00 to $70.00 |
| 2015-05-07 | Reiterated Rating | Global Hunter Securities | Neutral | $73.00 to $77.00 |
| 2015-05-07 | Reiterated Rating | Seaport Global Securities | Neutral | $73.00 to $77.00 |
| 2015-05-01 | Initiated Coverage | Iberia Capital | Outperform | $89.00 |
| 2015-04-27 | Boost Price Target | Macquarie | Neutral | $54.00 to $56.00 |
| 2015-04-27 | Reiterated Rating | Howard Weil | Sector Perform | $70.00 to $77.00 |
| 2015-04-27 | Upgrade | Goldman Sachs | Neutral to Buy | $51.00 to $85.00 |
| 2015-04-24 | Reiterated Rating | Jefferies Group | Hold | $75.00 to $71.00 |
| 2015-04-22 | Downgrade | Edward Jones | Hold to Sell | |
| 2015-04-20 | Boost Price Target | RBC Capital | Outperform | $80.00 to $88.00 |
| 2015-04-13 | Downgrade | Jefferies Group | Buy to Hold | $69.00 to $75.00 |
| 2015-03-31 | Boost Price Target | Citigroup Inc. | Sell | $51.00 to $61.00 |
| 2015-03-31 | Reiterated Rating | Susquehanna | Hold | $59.00 |
| 2015-03-31 | Downgrade | Scotiabank | Sector Perform | |
| 2015-03-30 | Downgrade | Howard Weil | Sector Outperform to Sector Perform | |
| 2015-02-27 | Lower Price Target | Argus | Buy | $108.00 to $85.00 |
| 2015-02-18 | Initiated Coverage | BMO Capital Markets | Market Perform | $76.00 |
| 2015-02-02 | Reiterated Rating | Jefferies Group | Buy | $86.00 to $69.00 |
| 2015-01-28 | Downgrade | Citigroup Inc. | Neutral to Sell | $71.00 to $55.00 |
| 2015-01-08 | Downgrade | KeyBanc | Buy to Hold | |
| 2015-01-07 | Lower Price Target | Howard Weil | Sector Outperform | $90.00 to $70.00 |
| 2015-01-05 | Downgrade | Global Hunter Securities | Hold | $70.00 |
| 2015-01-05 | Downgrade | Seaport Global Securities | Hold | $70.00 |
| 2014-12-23 | Downgrade | Global Hunter Securities | Accumulate to Neutral | $89.00 to $70.00 |
| 2014-12-23 | Downgrade | Seaport Global Securities | Accumulate to Neutral | $89.00 to $70.00 |
| 2014-12-19 | Reiterated Rating | Citigroup Inc. | Hold | $76.00 to $71.00 |
| 2014-12-17 | Upgrade | Howard Weil | Sector Perform to Sector Outperform | $90.00 |
| 2014-12-16 | Lower Price Target | FBR & Co. | Outperform | $108.00 to $77.00 |
| 2014-11-26 | Upgrade | Morgan Stanley | Underweight to Equal Weight | $101.00 to $94.00 |
| 2014-11-25 | Downgrade | OTR Global | Positive | |
| 2014-11-18 | Lower Price Target | Jefferies Group | Buy | $115.00 to $98.00 |
| 2014-11-18 | Initiated Coverage | SunTrust | Neutral | $85.00 |
| 2014-11-17 | Reiterated Rating | Citigroup Inc. | Hold | $81.00 to $76.00 |
| 2014-11-14 | Lower Price Target | Argus | Buy | $124.00 to $108.00 |
| 2014-10-28 | Downgrade | Wells Fargo & Co. | Outperform to Market Perform | |
| 2014-10-28 | Downgrade | Wells Fargo | Outperform to Market Perform | |
| 2014-10-15 | Initiated Coverage | Evercore ISI | Buy | |
| 2014-10-15 | Initiated Coverage | Citigroup Inc. | Neutral | $81.00 |
| 2014-10-09 | Upgrade | Jefferies Group | Hold to Buy | $15.00 |
| 2014-09-23 | Initiated Coverage | Wells Fargo & Co. | Outperform | |
| 2014-09-23 | Initiated Coverage | Wells Fargo | Outperform | |
| 2014-09-18 | Initiated Coverage | GMP Securities | Hold | $113.00 |
| 2014-09-16 | Initiated Coverage | KeyBanc | Buy | $120.00 |
| 2014-09-11 | Upgrade | Argus | Hold to Buy | $124.00 |
| 2014-08-14 | Upgrade | Credit Suisse | Underperform to Neutral | |
| 2014-08-12 | Upgrade | Global Hunter Securities | Neutral to Accumulate | $129.00 to $115.00 |
| 2014-08-12 | Upgrade | Seaport Global Securities | Neutral to Accumulate | $129.00 to $115.00 |
| 2014-08-01 | Boost Price Target | Cowen and Company | $112.00 to $115.00 | |
| 2014-08-01 | Reiterated Rating | Jefferies Group | Hold | $105.00 to $115.00 |
| 2014-08-01 | Downgrade | BMO Capital Markets | Outperform to Market Perform | |
| 2014-07-23 | Downgrade | Tudor Pickering | Buy to Accumulate | |
| 2014-07-16 | Boost Price Target | Global Hunter Securities | $90.00 to $129.00 | |
| 2014-07-16 | Boost Price Target | Seaport Global Securities | $90.00 to $129.00 | |
| 2014-07-10 | Boost Price Target | Goldman Sachs | Neutral | $109.00 to $114.00 |
| 2014-07-02 | Upgrade | Guggenheim | Sell to Neutral | |
| 2014-06-23 | Downgrade | FBR Capital | Outperform to Mkt Perform | $120 |
| 2014-06-23 | Downgrade | FBR & Co. | Outperform to Market Perform | $110.00 to $120.00 |
| 2014-06-05 | Boost Price Target | Howard Weil | Sector Perform | $112.00 to $118.00 |
| 2014-06-04 | Initiated Coverage | Macquarie | Neutral | $106.00 |
| 2014-05-05 | Downgrade | Guggenheim | Neutral to Sell | $90.00 to $80.00 |
| 2014-05-01 | Downgrade | Howard Weil | Sector Outperform to Sector Perform | $112.00 |
| 2014-04-28 | Boost Price Target | Cowen and Company | Market Perform | $90.00 to $110.00 |
| 2014-04-25 | Reiterated Rating | Jefferies Group | Hold | $105.00 |
| 2014-04-11 | Reiterated Rating | Barclays | Equal Weight | $88.00 to $96.00 |
| 2014-03-06 | Boost Price Target | Howard Weil | Sector Outperform | $100.00 to $110.00 |
| 2014-03-06 | Boost Price Target | RBC Capital | Outperform | $100.00 to $115.00 |
| 2014-02-25 | Boost Price Target | FBR & Co. | Outperform | $98.00 to $107.00 |
| 2014-02-04 | Downgrade | Credit Suisse | Neutral to Underperform | $75.00 |
| 2014-02-03 | Boost Price Target | Jefferies Group | $80.00 to $98.00 | |
| 2014-01-31 | Boost Price Target | Cowen and Company | Market Perform | $86.00 to $90.00 |
| 2014-01-31 | Boost Price Target | FBR & Co. | $90.00 to $98.00 | |
| 2014-01-31 | Boost Price Target | Howard Weil | $100.00 | |
| 2014-01-31 | Boost Price Target | Susquehanna | $83.00 to $89.00 | |
| 2014-01-31 | Boost Price Target | Evercore ISI | $93.00 to $102.00 | |
| 2014-01-31 | Boost Price Target | Barclays | $76.00 to $86.00 | |
| 2014-01-31 | Boost Price Target | RBC Capital | Outperform | $96.00 to $100.00 |
| 2014-01-28 | Reiterated Rating | Guggenheim | Neutral | $83.00 to $76.00 |
| 2014-01-24 | Initiated Coverage | Stephens | Overweight | |
| 2014-01-08 | Upgrade | RBC Capital | Sector Perform to Outperform | $84.00 to $96.00 |
| 2014-01-07 | Downgrade | Cowen and Company | Outperform to Market Perform | |
| 2014-01-06 | Downgrade | Guggenheim | Buy to Neutral | |
| 2013-12-06 | Initiated Coverage | FBR & Co. | Outperform | |
| 2013-11-18 | Reiterated Rating | Citigroup Inc. | Positive | |
| 2013-11-15 | Reiterated | Cowen | Outperform | $76 to $89 |
| 2013-11-15 | Boost Price Target | Susquehanna | Neutral | $77.00 to $82.00 |
| 2013-11-15 | Boost Price Target | RBC Capital | $80.00 to $84.00 | |
| 2013-11-15 | Boost Price Target | Global Hunter Securities | Neutral | $66.00 to $78.00 |
| 2013-11-15 | Boost Price Target | Barclays | Equal Weight | $72.00 to $76.00 |
| 2013-11-15 | Boost Price Target | Cowen and Company | Outperform | $76.00 to $89.00 |
| 2013-11-08 | Upgrade | Evercore ISI | Neutral to Buy | |
| 2013-11-04 | Boost Price Target | Howard Weil | Sector Outperform | $74.00 to $86.00 |
| 2013-11-01 | Boost Price Target | Sanford C. Bernstein | Market Perform | $70.00 to $79.00 |
| 2013-10-16 | Boost Price Target | Susquehanna | Neutral | $67.00 to $77.00 |
| 2013-10-09 | Boost Price Target | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | $72.00 to $80.00 |
| 2013-09-26 | Initiated Coverage | Bank of America | Buy | $82.00 |
| 2013-02-06 | Reiterated | Argus | Buy | $60 to $75 |
| 2016-07-11 | Reiterated Rating | Jefferies Group | Sell | $42.00 to $43.00 |
| 2016-07-06 | Reiterated Rating | BMO Capital Markets | Sell | |
| 2016-06-21 | Upgrade | KeyBanc | Sector Weight to Overweight | $80.00 |
| 2016-06-21 | Upgrade | Goldman Sachs | Hold | |
| 2016-06-21 | Upgrade | Goldman Sachs Group Inc. | Hold |
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| Name Relationship | Total Shares | Holding stocks |
|---|---|---|
| HELMERICH & PAYNE INC | 3.70% (4000000) | ATW / HP / |
| HELMERICH HANS CEO | 0.81% (880203) | ATW / HP / XEC / |
| LINDSAY JOHN W President & COO | 0.17% (182951) | HP / |
| Bell John R. Vice Pres., Human Resources | 0.05% (50375) | HP / |
| HELM GORDON K Vice President & Controller | 0.04% (45988) | HP / |
| RUST EDWARD B JR | 0.03% (35644) | CAT / HP / MHFI / |
| ZEGLIS JOHN D | 0.03% (32766) | HP / |
| MACKEY STEVEN R Exec. Vice Pres., Gen. Counsel | 0.03% (27345) | HP / |
| ARMSTRONG WILLIAM L | 0.03% (27147) | HP / |
| Stauder Robert L. Sr. VP, drilling subsidiary | 0.02% (24836) | HP / |
| Flaherty Jeffrey L Sr. VP, drilling subsidiary | 0.02% (22347) | HP / |
| Clark Wade VP, drilling subsidiary | 0.02% (18637) | HP / |
| Hair Cara M. Vice Pres., General Counsel | 0.02% (17649) | HP / |
| Lennox Michael VP, drilling subsidiary | 0.02% (17446) | HP / |
| MARSHALL CHAPMAN PAULA | 0.02% (16647) | HP / |
| Tardio Juan Pablo VP & CFO | 0.02% (16628) | HP / |
| Foutch Randy A | 0.01% (12650) | HP / LNG / LPI / |
| Petrie Thomas A. | 0.01% (11334) | HP / |
| Robillard Donald F JR | 0.01% (8034) | HP / LNG / |
| Smith Mark W. CFO Designate | 0.01% (6185) | ATW / HP / |
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