HP vs. PTEN, NBR, VAL, RIG, HPK, PDS, BORR, ICD, AMNI, and MUSA
Should you be buying Helmerich & Payne stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Helmerich & Payne include Patterson-UTI Energy (PTEN), Nabors Industries (NBR), Valaris (VAL), Transocean (RIG), HighPeak Energy (HPK), Precision Drilling (PDS), Borr Drilling (BORR), Independence Contract Drilling (ICD), American Noble Gas (AMNI), and Murphy USA (MUSA). These companies are all part of the "oils/energy" sector.
Helmerich & Payne vs.
Helmerich & Payne (NYSE:HP) and Patterson-UTI Energy (NASDAQ:PTEN) are both mid-cap oils/energy companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking and valuation.
Helmerich & Payne has a net margin of 12.72% compared to Patterson-UTI Energy's net margin of 2.28%. Helmerich & Payne's return on equity of 12.39% beat Patterson-UTI Energy's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Helmerich & Payne 12.72% 12.39% 7.83% Patterson-UTI Energy 2.28% 4.49% 2.94% Patterson-UTI Energy received 110 more outperform votes than Helmerich & Payne when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.26% of users gave Patterson-UTI Energy an outperform vote while only 54.34% of users gave Helmerich & Payne an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform Helmerich & Payne Outperform Votes 695
54.34%
Underperform Votes 584
45.66%
Patterson-UTI Energy Outperform Votes 805
62.26%
Underperform Votes 488
37.74%
96.1% of Helmerich & Payne shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.9% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.4% of Helmerich & Payne shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.3% of Patterson-UTI Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Helmerich & Payne has a beta of 1.42, meaning that its share price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Patterson-UTI Energy has a beta of 2.13, meaning that its share price is 113% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Helmerich & Payne currently has a consensus price target of $40.88, indicating a potential upside of 36.93%. Patterson-UTI Energy has a consensus price target of $13.71, indicating a potential upside of 73.30%. Given Patterson-UTI Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Patterson-UTI Energy is more favorable than Helmerich & Payne.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score 2 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.18 Patterson-UTI Energy 0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.85 Helmerich & Payne has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Patterson-UTI Energy. Helmerich & Payne is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Patterson-UTI Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio $2.87B 1.03 $434.10M $3.50 8.53 Patterson-UTI Energy $4.15B 0.75 $246.29M $0.68 11.63 Helmerich & Payne pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Patterson-UTI Energy pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Helmerich & Payne pays out 28.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Patterson-UTI Energy pays out 47.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
In the previous week, Helmerich & Payne had 2 more articles in the media than Patterson-UTI Energy. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Helmerich & Payne and 10 mentions for Patterson-UTI Energy. Helmerich & Payne's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Patterson-UTI Energy's score of 0.35 indicating that Helmerich & Payne is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment 1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral Patterson-UTI Energy 3 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Summary
Helmerich & Payne and Patterson-UTI Energy tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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HP vs. The Competition
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| Metric | Helmerich & Payne | Drilling oil & gas wells Industry | Energy Sector | NYSE Exchange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $2.95B | $1.04B | $8.13B | $19.02B |
| Dividend Yield | 3.25% | 3.89% | 12.22% | 3.56% |
| P/E Ratio | 8.53 | 4.39 | 13.73 | 25.73 |
| Price / Sales | 1.03 | 2.51 | 48.23 | 15.67 |
| Price / Cash | 3.74 | 7.12 | 8.90 | 19.82 |
| Price / Book | 1.07 | 0.68 | 3.62 | 5.06 |
| Net Income | $434.10M | -$220.57M | $959.34M | $983.77M |
| 7 Day Performance | -1.62% | -1.01% | 1.87% | 3.31% |
| 1 Month Performance | -12.44% | -7.82% | -1.40% | 3.96% |
| 1 Year Performance | -35.05% | -22.18% | 303.27% | 15.51% |
Helmerich & Payne Competitors List
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| Company | MarketRank | Share Price | Analysts' Price Target | 1Y Price Performance | Market Cap | Revenue | P/E Ratio | Employee Count | Indicator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTENPatterson-UTI Energy | 4.9851 of 5 stars4.99 / 5 stars | $7.91 flat | $13.71 +73.3% | -49.7% | $3.11B | $4.15B | 11.63 | 10,600 | Analyst Forecast |
| NBRNabors Industries | 1.0674 of 5 stars1.07 / 5 stars | $62.61 -3.8% | $104.50 +66.9% | -52.2% | $696.59M | $2.93B | -4.53 | 12,000 | Analyst Downgrade News Coverage |
| VALValaris | 3.2818 of 5 stars3.28 / 5 stars | $54.39 -0.1% | $91.40 +68.1% | -26.4% | $3.96B | $1.78B | 4.76 | 5,985 | Analyst Forecast Insider Selling News Coverage |
| RIGTransocean | 3.4088 of 5 stars3.41 / 5 stars | $4.13 -0.5% | $7.25 +75.5% | -50.1% | $3.62B | $2.83B | -7.94 | 5,800 | Analyst Downgrade Insider Buying Analyst Revision News Coverage |
| HPKHighPeak Energy | 3.8718 of 5 stars3.87 / 5 stars | $13.83 -0.5% | $24.10 +74.3% | -9.0% | $1.77B | $1.11B | 11.15 | 30 | Positive News |
| PDSPrecision Drilling | 3.673 of 5 stars3.67 / 5 stars | $63.46 +0.1% | $112.00 +76.5% | -11.9% | $899.23M | $1.44B | 5.58 | 5,560 | News Coverage Gap Up |
| BORRBorr Drilling | 2.7774 of 5 stars2.78 / 5 stars | $5.48 +3.8% | $9.00 +64.2% | -21.0% | $835.70M | $918M | 32.24 | 2,869 | Analyst Upgrade Gap Up |
| ICDIndependence Contract Drilling | 0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars | N/A | N/A | N/A | $8.91M | $179.96M | -0.18 | 600 | Analyst Forecast News Coverage High Trading Volume |
| AMNIAmerican Noble Gas | 0 of 5 stars0.00 / 5 stars | N/A | N/A | N/A | $30,000.00 | $120,000.00 | 0.00 | 3 | Gap Up |
| MUSAMurphy USA | 2.4265 of 5 stars2.43 / 5 stars | $533.25 -0.4% | $469.50 -12.0% | +59.6% | $10.93B | $21.53B | 22.38 | 15,600 | Positive News |
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