What is KeyCorp’s Forecast for HPE Q3 Earnings?

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) – Investment analysts at KeyCorp issued their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a report released on Wednesday, June 25th. KeyCorp analyst B. Nispel forecasts that the technology company will earn $0.38 per share for the quarter. KeyCorp has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s current full-year earnings is $1.85 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s Q4 2025 earnings at $0.49 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.39 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.47 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS.

Several other equities analysts have also recently issued reports on the company. Loop Capital lifted their price objective on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, June 9th. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $14.00 to $22.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 20th. Raymond James Financial lifted their price objective on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $23.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 4th. Daiwa Capital Markets cut Hewlett Packard Enterprise from an “outperform” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $16.00 price target for the company. in a report on Wednesday, March 12th. Finally, Susquehanna lowered their price target on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $20.00 to $15.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 7th. Nine investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $21.31.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Stock Performance

Shares of HPE stock opened at $18.44 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $24.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 18.62, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.68 and a beta of 1.31. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $17.37 and a 200-day simple moving average of $18.63. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a 12-month low of $11.97 and a 12-month high of $24.66. The company has a current ratio of 1.29, a quick ratio of 0.96 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.52.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, June 3rd. The technology company reported $0.38 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.05. The business had revenue of $7.63 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.51 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a return on equity of 9.59% and a net margin of 4.60%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.42 EPS.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in HPE. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 1.7% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 167,199,996 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,579,896,000 after acquiring an additional 2,779,446 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 2.2% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 32,173,982 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $686,011,000 after acquiring an additional 681,242 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 15.6% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 17,584,742 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $271,333,000 after acquiring an additional 2,373,850 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp grew its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 3.4% during the first quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 16,730,015 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $258,144,000 after acquiring an additional 545,775 shares during the last quarter. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI grew its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 1,369.1% during the first quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 16,279,442 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $251,192,000 after acquiring an additional 15,171,314 shares during the last quarter. 80.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, Director Bethany Mayer sold 6,409 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, April 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $13.19, for a total transaction of $84,534.71. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, EVP Phil Mottram sold 30,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.50, for a total value of $555,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 72,427 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,339,899.50. This represents a 29.29% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, July 17th. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 18th will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.82%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 18th. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 52.53%.

About Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company provides solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze, and act upon data seamlessly in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan. It operates in six segments: Compute, HPC & AI, Storage, Intelligent Edge, Financial Services, and Corporate Investments and Other.