BNP Paribas Acquires 157,877 Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company $HPE

BNP Paribas increased its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) by 20,371.2% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 158,652 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 157,877 shares during the period. BNP Paribas’ holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise were worth $3,811,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of HPE. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the 2nd quarter worth $26,000. Clearstead Trust LLC increased its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 93.8% during the 3rd quarter. Clearstead Trust LLC now owns 1,291 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 625 shares during the last quarter. Thompson Investment Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 40.5% during the 4th quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,565 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 451 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WealthCollab LLC increased its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 121.8% during the 4th quarter. WealthCollab LLC now owns 1,657 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $40,000 after purchasing an additional 910 shares during the last quarter. 80.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Price Performance

Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock opened at $47.37 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a current ratio of 1.03 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $29.23 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $24.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $62.85 billion, a P/E ratio of -249.32, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.10 and a beta of 1.28. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company has a one year low of $17.02 and a one year high of $47.97.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, June 1st. The technology company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $10.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.78 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a positive return on equity of 9.93% and a negative net margin of 0.41%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 40.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.82) EPS. 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. Analysts forecast that Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company will post 1.97 EPS for the current year.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 23rd. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th were given a $0.1425 dividend. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.2%. The ex-dividend date was Tuesday, March 24th. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -300.00%.

Key Headlines Impacting Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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

• Positive Sentiment: HPE reported adjusted EPS of $0.79, well above Wall Street’s $0.54 estimate, showing stronger-than-expected profitability. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Revenue came in at $10.68 billion versus $9.78 billion expected, with year-over-year sales growth of 40%, reinforcing that demand remains strong. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: The company said networking revenue surged 148%, highlighting robust AI infrastructure and networking demand as customers build out AI data centers. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Management raised guidance sharply, with Q3 EPS and revenue outlooks both above consensus, and also increased full-year FY2026 targets. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: HPE said it now expects to reach its 2028 financial targets two years early, reflecting confidence in AI-driven demand and execution. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: HPE also announced a new NVIDIA Vera CPU-based server designed for agentic AI workloads, which supports the company’s push deeper into AI infrastructure. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: HPE named Elliott partner Chris Hsu to its board, a governance update that is not likely to drive near-term results by itself. Article Title

Insider Transactions at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

In related news, CFO Marie Myers sold 93,583 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, May 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $30.01, for a total transaction of $2,808,425.83. Following the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 204,754 shares in the company, valued at $6,144,667.54. The trade was a 31.37% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 32,243 shares in the company, valued at $870,883.43. This 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. In the last quarter, insiders sold 702,402 shares of company stock worth $18,440,171. Corporate insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts have recently issued reports on HPE shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. Truist Financial began coverage on Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “buy” rating and a $31.00 price target for the company. Raymond James Financial restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $29.00 target price (down from $30.00) on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Bank of America raised their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 10th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Hewlett Packard Enterprise presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $27.88.

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.