Investors Buy Large Volume of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Call Options (NYSE:HPE)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) saw unusually large options trading on Thursday. Traders acquired 102,139 call options on the company. This represents an increase of approximately 100% compared to the average daily volume of 51,002 call options.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Trading Up 2.3%

Shares of NYSE:HPE opened at $24.46 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a 52-week low of $11.97 and a 52-week high of $26.44. The stock has a market cap of $32.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -407.60, a PEG ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 1.34. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $23.16 and a 200-day moving average price of $22.09.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The technology company reported $0.62 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.03. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a net margin of 0.17% and a return on equity of 9.15%. The company had revenue of $9.68 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.91 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $0.58 EPS. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s quarterly revenue was up 14.7% on a year-over-year basis. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.450 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.570-0.610 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Hewlett Packard Enterprise will post 1.85 EPS for the current year.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Increases Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Investors of record on Friday, December 19th will be given a dividend of $0.1425 per share. This is a boost from Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.3%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 19th. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s payout ratio is presently -866.67%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $25.00 price target (down from $28.00) on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a report on Monday, November 17th. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. UBS Group upped their price target on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $27.00 to $31.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. Finally, Argus upped their price objective on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and fourteen have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $25.53.

Insider Activity at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

In other Hewlett Packard Enterprise news, SVP Jeremy Cox sold 13,463 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.68, for a total transaction of $332,266.84. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP John F. Schultz sold 148,501 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.99, for a total value of $3,711,039.99. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 248,091 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,199,794.09. The trade was a 37.44% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 526,358 shares of company stock valued at $12,804,550 over the last 90 days. Insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Mcintyre Freedman & Flynn Investment Advisers Inc. increased its holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 743.7% during the 2nd quarter. Mcintyre Freedman & Flynn Investment Advisers Inc. now owns 153,975 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,149,000 after purchasing an additional 135,725 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP grew its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 106.8% during the second quarter. Caxton Associates LLP now owns 179,024 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,661,000 after buying an additional 92,438 shares in the last quarter. Shell Asset Management Co. grew its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 42.4% during the second quarter. Shell Asset Management Co. now owns 116,797 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,388,000 after buying an additional 34,801 shares in the last quarter. Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the first quarter valued at approximately $15,663,000. Finally, Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the second quarter worth approximately $2,522,000. 80.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Stores Impacting Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Here are the key news stories impacting Hewlett Packard Enterprise this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HPE agreed to sell its Telco Solutions business to HCLTech for $160 million — a small but strategic divestiture that trims HPE’s telco exposure, delivers cash, and lets management reallocate resources to higher‑growth areas. This supports the company’s ongoing portfolio simplification narrative. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Unusually large call‑option activity: investors bought ~102,139 HPE calls (roughly double average daily call volume), signaling bullish bets on near‑term upside or volatility. Large call flow can amplify intraday moves and is often read as a vote of confidence by traders. (No link)
• Positive Sentiment: HPE rolled out expanded cloud‑security and Zero Trust solutions intended to strengthen its enterprise software and private‑cloud offerings — a product push that supports recurring revenue and higher‑margin services over time. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: HPE issued a patch for a critical OneView flaw — the fast response reduces long‑term reputational and legal risk, but customers will incur patching/operational costs in the near term. Monitor any customer impact or contract claims. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts are watching HPE’s international revenue mix and trends; deeper-than-expected geographic shifts could change Street estimates but current analyst notes focus on guidance execution rather than a directional surprise. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Market commentary questions whether HPE’s multi‑year rally still has room to run after a recent pullback — useful for positioning but not news that directly changes fundamentals. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: HPE OneView contains an unauthenticated remote‑code‑execution vulnerability rated CVSS 10.0, which is a severe security issue for customers running that management platform; the discovery triggered urgent patching advisories and could pressure customer confidence, support costs, and short‑term sales cycles for affected buyers. Read More.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Profile

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.