Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) Given Consensus Rating of “Hold” by Brokerages

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) has been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the twenty-two brokerages that are covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, seven have given a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $25.5294.

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Raymond James Financial upped their target price on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, September 4th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, October 6th. Barclays boosted their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, October 16th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a report on Tuesday, September 16th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $24.00 price target for the company. Finally, Bank of America boosted their price objective on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $24.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Price Performance

HPE stock opened at $24.46 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The company has a market capitalization of $32.27 billion, a P/E ratio of -407.60, a PEG ratio of 0.67 and a beta of 1.34. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $23.16 and a 200-day simple moving average of $22.12. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a twelve month low of $11.97 and a twelve month high of $26.44.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The technology company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $9.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.91 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a net margin of 0.17% and a return on equity of 9.15%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.58 EPS. 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Hewlett Packard Enterprise will post 1.85 EPS for the current year.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.1425 per share. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.3%. This is a positive change from Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 19th. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -866.67%.

Trending Headlines about 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.

Insider Transactions at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

In other news, EVP Maeve C. Culloty sold 35,958 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.66, for a total transaction of $886,724.28. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Jean M. Hobby sold 29,000 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $23.79, for a total value of $689,910.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 32,279 shares in the company, valued at approximately $767,917.41. This trade represents a 47.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 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.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hewlett Packard Enterprise

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in HPE. TFC Financial Management Inc. grew its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 2,694.4% during the third quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 1,006 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 970 shares during the period. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC increased its stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 176.7% in the 3rd quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,043 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 666 shares in the last quarter. Headlands Technologies LLC acquired a new position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the second quarter worth $26,000. CVA Family Office LLC boosted its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 126.7% during the second quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 1,437 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 803 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chilton Capital Management LLC purchased a new stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the third quarter worth $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.78% of the company’s stock.

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.