Helmerich & Payne Stock Forecast

Buy or Hold candidate since Jul 22, 2026 Gain 0.28%

The Helmerich & Payne Inc stock price gained 0.770% on the last trading day (Friday, 24th Jul 2026), rising from $35.07 to $35.34. During the last trading day the stock fluctuated 2.61% from a day low at $35.01 to a day high of $35.93. The price has risen in 6 of the last 10 days and is up by 6.03% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -33 thousand shares and in total, 710 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $25.10 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.

Given the current short-term trend, the stock is expected to fall -19.54% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $22.98 and $28.44 at the end of this 3-month period. Do note, that if the stock price manages to stay at current levels or higher, our prediction target will start to change positively over the next few days as the conditions for the current predictions will be broken.

HP Signals & Forecast

Mostly positive signals in the chart today. The Helmerich & Payne Inc stock holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the stock, but the stock has a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $34.50 and $34.86. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Monday, July 06, 2026, and so far it has risen 15.75%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume fell during the last trading day despite gaining prices. This causes a divergence between volume and price and it may be an early warning. The stock should be watched closely.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Helmerich & Payne Inc stock

Helmerich & Payne Inc finds support from accumulated volume at $34.97 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.

This stock has average movements during the day and with good trading volume, the risk is considered to be medium. During the last day, the stock moved $0.91 between high and low, or 2.61%. For the last week, the stock has had daily average volatility of 2.49%.

The Helmerich & Payne Inc stock is overbought on RSI14 and lies in the upper part of the trend. Normally this may pose a good selling opportunity for the short-term trader, but some stocks may go long and hard while being overbought. Regardless, the high RSI together with the trend position increases the risk and higher daily movements (volatility) should be expected. A correction down in the nearby future seems very likely and it is of great importance that the stock manages to break the trend before that occurs.

Our recommended stop-loss: $34.28 (-2.99%) (This stock has medium daily movements and this gives medium risk. The RSI14 is 81 and this increases the risk substantially. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 14 days ago.)

Trading Expectations (HP) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Monday 27th

For the upcoming trading day on Monday, 27th we expect Helmerich & Payne Inc to open at $35.43, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $34.74 and $35.94, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$1.21 (+/-3.47%) up or down from last closing price. If Helmerich & Payne Inc takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 3.47% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at $34.97 (1.05%) than the resistance at $36.90 (4.41%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..

Dividend Warning For HP

Dividend coming up for HP: Ex-dividend date (Tuesday 18th August, 2026) is 23 days away. The dividend is $0.250.

Is Helmerich & Payne Inc stock A Buy?

Several short-term signals are positive, despite the stock being in a falling trend, we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for stock to perform well in the short-term. We have upgraded our analysis conclusion for this stock since the last evaluation from a Hold to a Buy candidate.

Current score: 3.157 Buy Candidate Upgraded

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on July 27, 2026 - $35.43 ( 0.241%).

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