Helmerich & Payne Inc vs Noble Corp Plc

We do not publish a verdict for Helmerich & Payne Inc (HP) and Noble Corp Plc (NE) is overvalued.

We publish an intrinsic value for NE but not for HP, so the two cannot be ranked on price.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Helmerich & Payne Inc (HP)

We do not publish a value for this company: its projected cash flows are negative in every year, including the terminal one.

Leak Score 0/100 on 1 of 12 signals

Noble Corp Plc (NE)

Discounting its cash flows at 9.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $31.29; the price of $45.04 is 44% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.

Leak Score 0/100 on 2 of 12 signals

MetricHPNE
VerdictNot valuedOvervalued
Price$39.79$45.04
Intrinsic value$31.29
Margin of safety-44%
Leak Score0/100 (1/12)0/100 (2/12)
Market cap$4.0B$7.2B
Revenue growth, 5 years16.1%27.8%
Operating margin2.7%12.6%
Net margin-3.5%4.9%
Return on equity-5.2%3.3%
Debt to equity0.720.42
P/E48.7x
Forward P/E27.7x20.7x
P/B1.5x1.6x
Dividend yield2.6%4.4%

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