NYSE:HPE - Hewlett Packard Enterprise Stock Price, Forecast & News

Hewlett Packard Enterprise trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HPE."

Hewlett Packard Enterprise declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 23rd. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, December 11th will be given a dividend of $0.12 per share on Thursday, January 2nd. This represents a $0.48 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.19%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, December 10th. This is a boost from Hewlett Packard Enterprise's previous quarterly dividend of $0.11. View Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Dividend History.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase plan on Friday, February 23rd 2018, which authorizes the company to repurchase $5,500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually a sign that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE:HPE) issued its earnings results on Monday, November, 25th. The technology company reported $0.49 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.03. The technology company had revenue of $7.22 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $7.41 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a return on equity of 13.55% and a net margin of 3.60%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise's revenue was down 9.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.45 earnings per share. View Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Earnings History.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 20th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Monday, November, 25th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.78-1.94 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.87.

19 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for Hewlett Packard Enterprise's shares. Their forecasts range from $13.00 to $19.00. On average, they anticipate Hewlett Packard Enterprise's stock price to reach $16.79 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 11 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Press coverage about HPE stock has trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Hewlett Packard Enterprise earned a coverage optimism score of 1.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media coverage about the technology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise saw a increase in short interest during the month of December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 38,960,000 shares, an increase of 15.7% from the December 15th total of 33,670,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 8,510,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 4.6 days. Approximately 3.0% of the company's stock are short sold. View Hewlett Packard Enterprise's Current Options Chain.

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include DNB Asset Management AS (0.30%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.11%), Arvest Bank Trust Division (0.06%), Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.05%), Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI (0.04%) and Artemis Investment Management LLP (0.04%). Company insiders that own Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock include Antonio F Neri, Henry Gomez, Irv Rothman, Jeff T Ricci, John F Schultz, Keerti Melkote, Kirt P Karros, Margaret C Whitman, Philip Davis and Timothy C Stonesifer. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

HPE stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Artemis Investment Management LLP, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, Bowling Portfolio Management LLC, Zeke Capital Advisors LLC, Convergence Investment Partners LLC, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Heritage Investors Management Corp. Company insiders that have sold Hewlett Packard Enterprise company stock in the last year include Antonio F Neri, Irv Rothman, Jeff T Ricci, John F Schultz, Keerti Melkote, Kirt P Karros and Philip Davis. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

HPE stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Sciencast Management LP, Johanson Financial Advisors Inc., Cerebellum GP LLC, Wedbush Securities Inc., Diversified Trust Co and FormulaFolio Investments LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Shares of HPE can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of HPE stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.03.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a market capitalization of $19.43 billion and generates $29.14 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $1.05 billion in net income (profit) each year or $1.77 on an earnings per share basis. Hewlett Packard Enterprise employs 61,600 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

The official website for Hewlett Packard Enterprise is http://www.hpe.com/.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise's mailing address is 6280 America Center Drive, San Jose CA, 95002. The technology company can be reached via phone at 650-687-5817 or via email at [email protected]