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

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) has been assigned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the twenty-one analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, eight have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $25.8235.

A number of research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a research report on Friday, December 26th. Argus boosted their price target on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Tuesday. Bank of America increased their price objective on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th.

Key Headlines Impacting Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 beat and upgraded guidance — HPE topped non‑GAAP EPS estimates and raised FY‑2026 and Q2 guidance, citing strong networking demand and record profitability for the quarter. HPE Reports Fiscal 2026 First Quarter Results
• Positive Sentiment: AI/server and networking momentum — Management flagged sizable orders for AI‑optimized servers (NVIDIA‑based) and continued Juniper integration that is driving networking revenue and higher‑margin sales. This underpins the company’s above‑consensus Q2 revenue outlook. Hewlett Packard Enterprise forecasts revenue will surpass estimates
• Positive Sentiment: Short interest fell materially in February — Short interest declined about 12%, lowering potential downside pressure from short sellers and reducing a near‑term days‑to‑cover metric to ~5 days.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst price‑target moves — Banks raised price targets (Bank of America to $32 and Morgan Stanley raised its target to $25), reflecting growing conviction in HPE’s AI/networking opportunity and providing upside case support. Tickerreport.com
• Neutral Sentiment: Dividend declared — HPE set a quarterly dividend (record date March 24), which supports income investors but is unlikely to change near‑term growth expectations.
• Neutral Sentiment: Mixed underlying performance — While networking surged, Cloud & AI revenue showed softness and GAAP results differ from non‑GAAP figures, prompting some caution about sustainability of margin gains. HPE reports mixed first quarter results, raises 2026 profit outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Memory shortages and price actions — Management warns memory tightness will persist; HPE is passing on price increases to customers, which may protect revenue but complicate margin and demand visibility. HPE Stays Ahead of Memory Shortage With Price Hikes — Market Talk
• Negative Sentiment: Security vulnerability disclosed — A critical AOS‑CX flaw that can allow admin password resets was reported; remediation and customer impact will be monitored and could create short‑term reputational or support costs. HPE warns of critical AOS-CX flaw allowing admin password resets

Insider Activity at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

In other Hewlett Packard Enterprise news, CEO Antonio F. Neri sold 26,457 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.49, for a total transaction of $647,931.93. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 2,101,761 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $51,472,126.89. This represents a 1.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, EVP Fidelma Russo sold 126,512 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.61, for a total value of $3,113,460.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 51,002 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,255,159.22. This trade represents a 71.27% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold 238,850 shares of company stock worth $5,877,664 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HPE. Investment Research Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Investment Research Partners LLC now owns 21,925 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $527,000 after buying an additional 423 shares during 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 acquiring an additional 439 shares during the last quarter. Spire Wealth Management boosted its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 7.1% during the third quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 6,694 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $164,000 after acquiring an additional 445 shares during the last quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC grew its stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 80,769 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,940,000 after acquiring an additional 448 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JFS Wealth Advisors LLC grew its stake in 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 acquiring an additional 451 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.78% of the company’s stock.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Price Performance

NYSE:HPE opened at $21.09 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’s 50-day moving average price is $22.05 and its 200-day moving average price is $23.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.03 billion, a PE ratio of -111.01, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.31.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 9th. The technology company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $9.30 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.31 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a positive return on equity of 9.97% and a negative net margin of 0.41%.Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s quarterly revenue was up 18.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.49 EPS. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.300-2.500 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.510-0.550 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Hewlett Packard Enterprise will post 1.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th will be issued a $0.1425 dividend. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, March 24th. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s payout ratio is presently -950.00%.

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.