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HP (HPQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$21.43 +0.28 (+1.33%)
Closing price 03:59 PM Eastern
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$21.45 +0.02 (+0.09%)
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About HP Stock (NYSE:HPQ)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$20.87
$21.70
50-Day Range
$18.15
$21.15
52-Week Range
$17.56
$29.55
Volume
20.30 million shs
Average Volume
18.89 million shs
Market Capitalization
$19.60 billion
P/E Ratio
8.12
Dividend Yield
5.60%
Price Target
$21.58
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

HP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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63rd Percentile Overall Score

HPQ MarketRank™: 

HP scored higher than 63% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 255th out of 624 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    HP has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.94, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for HP is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    HP has been the subject of 7 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about HP's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for HP are expected to grow by 2.11% in the coming year, from $2.84 to $2.90 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of HP is 8.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.46.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of HP is 8.12, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 73.37.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    HP has a PEG Ratio of 5.78. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Read more about HP's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    13.01% of the float of HP has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    HP has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 6.81.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in HP has recently increased by 9.64%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    HP is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.77%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    HP has been increasing its dividend for 15 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of HP is 45.45%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, HP will have a dividend payout ratio of 41.38% next year. This indicates that HP will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about HP's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    HP has a news sentiment score of 0.73. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.60 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for HP this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    53 people have searched for HPQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 66% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 16 people have added HP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -20% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, HP insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.18% of the stock of HP is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    77.53% of the stock of HP is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about HP's insider trading history.
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HPQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

HP's stock was trading at $22.27 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, HPQ stock has decreased by 3.8% and is now trading at $21.4310.

HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February, 24th. The computer maker reported $0.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.77 by $0.04. HP's revenue for the quarter was up 6.9% on a year-over-year basis.
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HP's Board of Directors initiated a share buyback program on Wednesday, August 28th 2024, which permits the company to buy back $10,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 28.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

HP subsidiaries include these companies: Poly, Choose Packaging, Teradici Corporation, HyperX, Bromium, Apogee, Apogee Corp, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of HP include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (0.56%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.51%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. (0.23%) and Applied Finance Capital Management LLC (0.15%). Insiders that own company stock include Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Enrique Lores, Alex Cho, Robert R Bennett, Subra Suresh, Kristen M Ludgate, Ketan M Patel, Marie Myers, Anneliese Olson and Stephanie Liebman.
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Shares of HPQ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that HP investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN) and Meta Platforms (META).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
2/24/2026
Record date for 4/1 Dividend
3/11/2026
Ex-Dividend for 4/1 Dividend
3/11/2026
Dividend Payable
4/01/2026
Today
5/06/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
5/27/2026
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
COMP - MICRO
Sub-Industry
Computer Hardware
Current Symbol
NYSE:HPQ
CIK
47217
Employees
55,000
Year Founded
1939

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$30.00
Low Price Target
$16.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+0.7%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.94
Research Coverage
17 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.64
Trailing P/E Ratio
8.12
Forward P/E Ratio
7.55
P/E Growth
5.78
Net Income
$2.53 billion
Net Margins
4.46%
Pretax Margin
4.69%
Return on Equity
-367.41%
Return on Assets
7.46%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.76
Quick Ratio
0.46

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$55.30 billion
Price / Sales
0.35
Cash Flow
$4.29 per share
Price / Cash Flow
5.00
Book Value
($0.37) per share
Price / Book
-57.92

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
914,550,000
Free Float
912,904,000
Market Cap
$19.60 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.09

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This page (NYSE:HPQ) was last updated on 5/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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