Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Has $67.94 Million Stock Holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company $HPE

Key Points

• Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management increased its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise to 2,811,044 shares (about 0.21% of the company), valued at approximately $67.94 million after buying an additional 95,565 shares in Q4.
• CEO Antonio F. Neri sold 264,432 shares for roughly $6.66 million, and company insiders sold a total of 702,402 shares valued at $18.44 million in the last quarter, leaving insiders with about 0.44% ownership.
• Analysts hold a consensus "Moderate Buy" on HPE with a $26.71 target; HPE also topped quarterly EPS estimates, reported revenue up 18.4% year-over-year, and issued FY2026 EPS guidance of 2.30–2.50.

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. grew its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE - Free Report) by 3.5% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 2,811,044 shares of the technology company's stock after purchasing an additional 95,565 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. owned about 0.21% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise worth $67,943,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Bleakley Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 1.0% in the third quarter. Bleakley Financial Group LLC now owns 42,532 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,045,000 after purchasing an additional 439 shares during the period. Spire Wealth Management raised its holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 7.1% in the third quarter. Spire Wealth Management now owns 6,694 shares of the technology company's stock worth $164,000 after purchasing an additional 445 shares during the period. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 40.5% in the fourth quarter. JFS Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,565 shares of the technology company's stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 451 shares during the period. Western Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 3.3% in the third quarter. Western Wealth Management LLC now owns 15,253 shares of the technology company's stock worth $375,000 after purchasing an additional 489 shares during the period. Finally, Metis Global Partners LLC raised its holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 0.8% in the third quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 71,051 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,745,000 after purchasing an additional 570 shares during the period. 80.78% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, April 25th. Morgan Stanley raised 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 report on Tuesday, March 10th. Weiss Ratings restated a "hold (c-)" rating on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. Bank of America raised their price objective on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and set a $29.00 price objective (down from $30.00) on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a report on Monday, April 13th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $26.71.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Antonio F. Neri sold 264,432 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $25.18, for a total value of $6,658,397.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,837,329 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $46,263,944.22. This trade represents a 12.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, Director Bethany Mayer sold 6,482 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.10, for a total transaction of $188,626.20. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 8,018 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $233,323.80. This trade represents a 44.70% decrease in their position. 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. Insiders have sold 702,402 shares of company stock valued at $18,440,171 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.44% of the company's stock.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Trading Down 2.3%

Shares of NYSE:HPE opened at $29.67 on Friday. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company has a 12 month low of $16.69 and a 12 month high of $30.42. The company has a quick ratio of 0.75, a current ratio of 1.03 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $24.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $23.38. The firm has a market cap of $39.37 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -156.17, a PEG ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.28.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 9th. The technology company reported $0.65 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $9.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.31 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a negative net margin of 0.41% and a positive return on equity of 9.93%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.49 earnings per share. 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, research analysts forecast that Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company will post 1.96 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th were given a $0.1425 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.9%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -300.00%.

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.

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