Helmerich & Payne vs Precision Drilling
HP and PDS side by side, both in oil and gas field services. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HP and PDS compare
Helmerich & Payne grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (16.6% versus −3.1% for Precision Drilling).
Precision Drilling keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 0.10% compared with −3.4% at Helmerich & Payne.
Helmerich & Payne pays a dividend yielding 2.6%; Precision Drilling does not pay one.
Helmerich & Payne scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 3 for Precision Drilling), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | HP | PDS |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $3.8B | – |
| Share price | $38.06 | $95.83 |
| Change, 1 year | 43.0% | 62.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 54.2% | 173% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.10 | 0.74 |
| Employees | 6,200 | 7,200 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 0 | 0 |
| Health score | 2 | 3 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 1.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 6.7× | – |
| P/FCF | 12.1× | – |
| FCF yield | 8.3% | – |
| Fair value | $36.51 | – |
| Margin of safety | −4.3% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 16.6% (better) | −3.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 16.1% (better) | 14.5% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | −98.3% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −642% | −98.2% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 31.8% | 32.8% (better) |
| Operating margin | 2.3% | – |
| Net margin | −3.4% | 0.10% (better) |
| FCF margin | 7.9% | 8.1% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 0.11% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.43 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.98 | 1.38 (better) |
| Interest coverage | 0.9× | – |
| Current ratio | 1.96 (better) | 1.62 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.01 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.6% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | −33.5% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.6% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 102% | 66.3% |
| Held by insiders | 3.8% | 0.00% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$11.5M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 6.8% | – |
Go deeper
- HP stock overview
- HP income statement
- HP valuation and score
- PDS stock overview
- PDS income statement
- PDS valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.