Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE – Get Free Report) has been given an average recommendation of “Hold” by the thirteen brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and five have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $21.31.
HPE has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 5th. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $18.00 to $22.00 and gave the company an “in-line” rating in a research note on Wednesday, June 5th. Argus upgraded Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $26.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, June 7th. StockNews.com raised Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, June 5th. Finally, Susquehanna restated a “neutral” rating and set a $20.00 target price on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a report on Friday, September 6th.
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Insider Transactions at Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Hewlett Packard Enterprise
A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Capital Investment Counsel Inc increased its stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 1.2% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Investment Counsel Inc now owns 41,269 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $874,000 after acquiring an additional 500 shares during the period. First Horizon Advisors Inc. increased its stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 10,933 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $231,000 after acquiring an additional 501 shares during the period. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund increased its stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund now owns 111,617 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,363,000 after acquiring an additional 536 shares during the period. Bailard Inc. increased its stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 1.7% during the 2nd quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 35,349 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $748,000 after acquiring an additional 580 shares during the period. Finally, Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co increased its stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 0.5% during the 2nd quarter. Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co now owns 119,347 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,527,000 after acquiring an additional 598 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 80.78% of the company’s stock.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Stock Performance
HPE opened at $19.95 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $25.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.56, a P/E/G ratio of 3.05 and a beta of 1.19. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $18.54 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $18.72. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a 1 year low of $14.47 and a 1 year high of $22.82. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36, a current ratio of 0.94 and a quick ratio of 0.62.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 4th. The technology company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.03. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a net margin of 6.39% and a return on equity of 8.94%. The company had revenue of $7.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.67 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.35 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 10.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Hewlett Packard Enterprise will post 1.66 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Announces Dividend
The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 18th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 19th will be paid a dividend of $0.13 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 19th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.61%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 37.96%.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Profile
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.
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