Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE – Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-one analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Nine equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eleven have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $64.6471.
A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 10th. Susquehanna lifted their price target on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $21.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. UBS Group lifted their price target on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $25.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price target on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $32.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Finally, Sanford C. Bernstein lifted their price target on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $35.00 to $62.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd.
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Key Hewlett Packard Enterprise News
- Positive Sentiment: HPE announced expanded industry collaborations to advance quantum computing at scale, pairing its high-performance computing and networking expertise with partners to develop future hybrid classical-quantum applications. HPE Advances Quantum Computing at Scale With Expanded Industry Collaborations
- Positive Sentiment: CloudCasa expanded its HPE partnership with a new disaster recovery solution for Kubernetes powered by HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000, highlighting continued ecosystem traction around HPE storage and hybrid cloud offerings. CloudCasa Expands HPE Partnership with Disaster Recovery for Kubernetes Powered by HPE Alletra Storage MP B10000
- Positive Sentiment: WEI was named 2026 HPE North America Partner of the Year, underscoring strength in HPE GreenLake, private cloud, and hybrid cloud transformation, which may signal healthy partner momentum. WEI Named 2026 HPE North America Partner of the Year
- Positive Sentiment: HPE was highlighted in a bullish “Bull of the Day” article and saw unusually large call-option buying, suggesting traders are positioning for further upside. Bull of the Day: Hewlett Packard (HPE)
- Neutral Sentiment: Additional market commentary questioned whether HPE is outperforming the technology sector and whether its next major inflection point may not arrive until 2027, which keeps some longer-term uncertainty in view. Hewlett Packard Enterprise: The Inflection Opportunity Is Clear… But Only For 2027
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Trading Down 1.2%
Shares of HPE stock opened at $48.41 on Friday. The business’s 50 day moving average is $34.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $27.01. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a twelve month low of $17.49 and a twelve month high of $64.25. The company has a market capitalization of $64.11 billion, a P/E ratio of 45.25, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.53 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE – Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, June 1st. The technology company reported $0.79 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.25. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a return on equity of 11.91% and a net margin of 3.94%.The company had revenue of $10.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.78 billion. During the same period last year, the business posted ($0.82) EPS. The company’s revenue was up 40.0% on a year-over-year basis. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.450 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.930 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Hewlett Packard Enterprise will post 2.88 EPS for the current year.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Announces Dividend
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be paid a $0.1425 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 16th. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s payout ratio is 53.27%.
Insider Transactions at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
In related news, Director Bethany Mayer sold 6,482 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $29.10, for a total value of $188,626.20. Following the sale, the director directly owned 8,018 shares in the company, valued at $233,323.80. The trade was a 44.70% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Neil B. Macdonald sold 24,251 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 20th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.01, for a total value of $655,019.51. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 32,243 shares in the company, valued at approximately $870,883.43. This trade represents a 42.93% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 702,402 shares of company stock valued at $18,440,171. 0.44% of the stock is owned by company insiders.
Institutional Trading of Hewlett Packard Enterprise
A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Investment Research Partners LLC boosted its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 2.0% during the fourth quarter. Investment Research Partners LLC now owns 21,925 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $527,000 after purchasing an additional 423 shares in the last quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. boosted its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 4.5% during the first quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 9,998 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $238,000 after purchasing an additional 429 shares in the last quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC boosted its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 1.0% during the third quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 42,532 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,045,000 after purchasing an additional 439 shares in the last quarter. Compound Planning Inc. boosted its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 2.4% during the first quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 18,951 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $451,000 after purchasing an additional 446 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Essential Partners LLC boosted its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 1.6% during the first quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 28,100 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $669,000 after purchasing an additional 447 shares in the last quarter. 80.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
About Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is an enterprise technology company that designs, develops and sells IT infrastructure, software and services for business and government customers. Its core offerings span servers, storage, networking, and related software, together with consulting, integration and support services aimed at modernizing and managing enterprise IT environments. HPE’s product portfolio includes systems for traditional data centers as well as solutions for high-performance computing, edge computing and telecommunications infrastructure.
A major focus for HPE is hybrid cloud and consumption-based IT.
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