Helmerich & Payne (HP) Receives a Hold from J.P. Morgan

J.P. Morgan analyst Arun Jayaram maintained a Hold rating on Helmerich & Payne on October 7 and set a price target of $24.00. The company’s shares closed yesterday at $23.79.

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According to TipRanks, Jayaram is a 4-star analyst with an average return of 8.3% and a 53.07% success rate. Jayaram covers the Energy sector, focusing on stocks such as Exxon Mobil, Diamondback, and APA.

Currently, the analyst consensus on Helmerich & Payne is a Hold with an average price target of $23.56, implying a -0.97% downside from current levels. In a report released today, Citi also maintained a Hold rating on the stock with a $26.00 price target.

The company has a one-year high of $37.46 and a one-year low of $14.65. Currently, Helmerich & Payne has an average volume of 1.98M.

Based on the recent corporate insider activity of 45 insiders, corporate insider sentiment is negative on the stock. This means that over the past quarter there has been an increase of insiders selling their shares of HP in relation to earlier this year. Most recently, in August 2025, Sara Marie Momper, the VP, CAO of HP sold 6,700.00 shares for a total of $119,461.00.