HP (HPQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) is a global technology company that develops and sells personal computing and printing products, services, and solutions. Its portfolio includes laptops, desktop computers, workstations, monitors, accessories, and other peripherals for consumers and businesses.

The company’s printing business provides printers, multifunction devices, digital presses, supplies such as ink and toner, and related services and solutions. HP also offers managed print services, device and lifecycle management, and other technology services designed to support workplace productivity and hybrid work environments.

HP traces its origins to Hewlett-Packard, founded in 1939 by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard. Hewlett-Packard separated its enterprise technology operations from its personal systems and printing businesses in 2015, with the latter becoming HP Inc. The company serves customers through operations and sales channels across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and other international markets. Enrique Lores serves as HP Inc.’s president and chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $32.07 to $32.85
• 50-Day Range: $26.54 to $35.42
• 52-Week Range: $17.56 to $36.22
• Volume: 10.30 million shs
• Average Volume: 15.36 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $28.98 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.26
• Dividend Yield: 3.73%
• Price Target: $25.77
• Consensus Rating: Hold

HP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

HP scored higher than 68% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 227th out of 593 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

HP has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.06, and is based on 3 strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

Downside Risk

HP has a consensus price target of $25.77, representing about 19.8% downside from its current price of $32.13.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

HP has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -4.95%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for HP are expected to decrease by -4.95% in the coming year, from $3.23 to $3.07 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of HP is 12.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of HP is 12.26, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 81.31.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

HP has a PEG Ratio of 1.67. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

8.06% 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 4.46.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in HP has recently decreased by 6.03%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

HP is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.73%, 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 45.80%. 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 39.09% next year. This indicates that HP will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.38

News Sentiment

HP has a news sentiment score of 0.38. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for HP this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 60 people have searched for HPQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -9% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

12 people have added HP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, HP insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,218,890.00 in 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.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/26/2026
• Record date for 10/7 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/7 Dividend: 9/09/2026
• Today: 10/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/07/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/24/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
• Sub-Industry: Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:HPQ
• CIK: 47217
• Web: www.hp.com
• Phone: 650-857-1501
• Fax: 650-857-5518
• Employees: 55,000
• Year Founded: 1939

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for HP: $25.77
• High Price Target: $33.00
• Low Price Target: $17.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -19.8%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.06
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.62
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.26
• Forward P/E Ratio: 9.95
• P/E Growth: 1.67
• Net Income: $2.53 billion
• Net Margins: 4.14%
• Pretax Margin: 4.73%
• Return on Equity: -947.78%
• Return on Assets: 7.43%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.79
• Quick Ratio: 0.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $55.30 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.52
• Cash Flow: $4.16 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 7.73
• Book Value: ($0.10) per share
• Price / Book: -321.34

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 901,790,000
• Free Float: 900,168,000
• Market Cap: $28.98 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.17