Helmerich and Payne Inc (HP)

[GreedyAgorist]

No need to figure out any icing problem for me as I am out. I got called away last month, after holding for a couple years, riding that pandemic drop and the slow recovery (that got fast here in the last month), scoring a few cash covered put plays along the way, and, of course, collecting the dividends. Speaking of which, the divvy was lowered significantly shortly after the beginning of that ride, so this was a divvy play when I got in (and not so bad when it was way down in the dumps below 20), but not so much now.

Although, having said that, I can't help but wonder if a dividend increase is in the cards for the near future. But then I look at the negative EPS and I am not tempted. Similar thing with Ford, down with everything two years ago. They killed the dividend for six quarters, only to bring it back for these last two. But even then it is 33% lower than it was, even though the price is nearly double what it was when they cut it. Once these companies go through the pain of cutting or eliminating the divvy, which is usually done quickly, they are slow to bring it back, even if the share price recovers and then some.