Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) Releases Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

Key Points

• Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has updated its Q4 2025 earnings guidance, projecting EPS between $0.560 and $0.600 compared to the consensus estimate of $0.550, with revenue guidance of $9.7 billion to $10.1 billion.
• Several analysts have upgraded HPE's stock rating, with Morgan Stanley increasing their price target from $22.00 to $28.00 and maintaining an "overweight" rating.
• The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.13 per share, which will be paid on October 17th, representing an annualized yield of 2.3%.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE - Get Free Report) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.560-0.600 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.550. The company issued revenue guidance of $9.7 billion-$10.1 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $10.1 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 1.880-1.920 EPS.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Stock Performance

Shares of HPE stock traded up $0.37 on Friday, hitting $23.53. 24,229,009 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 20,148,998. The company has a current ratio of 0.95, a quick ratio of 0.69 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.05 billion, a PE ratio of 28.70, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.43. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a one year low of $11.97 and a one year high of $24.66. The firm's 50 day moving average is $21.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $18.36.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 17th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 18th will be paid a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 18th. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.2%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 63.41%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HPE has been the subject of several analyst reports. Loop Capital raised their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, June 9th. Barclays raised their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 3rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, July 13th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $22.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Raymond James Financial raised their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $29.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and nine have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $24.87.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Phil Mottram sold 30,000 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $20.54, for a total transaction of $616,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 42,427 shares in the company, valued at approximately $871,450.58. This trade represents a 41.42% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, SVP Jeremy Cox sold 68,590 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $18.44, for a total value of $1,264,799.60. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 461,924 shares of company stock worth $10,110,183. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Hewlett Packard Enterprise

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 54.7% during the 2nd quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 17,063 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $349,000 after buying an additional 6,035 shares in the last quarter. B. Riley Wealth Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the 2nd quarter valued at about $266,000. Advisory Services Network LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 89.9% during the 2nd quarter. Advisory Services Network LLC now owns 54,228 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,122,000 after buying an additional 25,678 shares in the last quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 991.2% during the 2nd quarter. Kestra Investment Management LLC now owns 13,073 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $267,000 after buying an additional 11,875 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Evergreen Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 7.5% during the 2nd quarter. Evergreen Capital Management LLC now owns 23,072 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $475,000 after buying an additional 1,619 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 80.78% of the company's stock.

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.