HP (HPQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

HP Inc. is an American multinational information technology company that designs, manufactures and sells personal computing devices, printers and related supplies and services. Its product portfolio spans consumer and commercial notebooks and desktops, workstations, displays and accessories, as well as an extensive line of printing hardware that includes home, office and production printers. HP also provides consumables such as ink and toner, managed print services, device deployment and lifecycle support, and software for device and print management.

Founded from the original Hewlett‑Packard Company, HP Inc. became a separately traded public company in 2015 following a corporate split that created Hewlett Packard Enterprise to focus on enterprise hardware and services. The company traces its roots back to 1939 when Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard started the business in Palo Alto, California. Today HP operates globally, selling products and services to consumers, small and medium businesses, and large enterprises across the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Africa, and the Asia‑Pacific region through a combination of direct sales, channel partners and retail distribution.

Headquartered in Palo Alto, California, HP Inc. is led by a senior management team responsible for product development, supply chain and go‑to‑market strategy; Enrique Lores serves as chief executive officer. The company emphasizes product innovation—ranging from thin-and-light laptops to high-speed printers and growing initiatives in 3D printing and digital manufacturing—and positions itself as a provider of end‑to‑end device and print solutions for a broad set of customer segments worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $22.58 to $25.57
• 50-Day Range: $18.23 to $25.24
• 52-Week Range: $17.56 to $29.55
• Volume: 48.63 million shs
• Average Volume: 15.33 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $23.08 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.56
• Dividend Yield: 4.75%
• Price Target: $21.67
• Consensus Rating: Reduce

HP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

HP scored higher than 70% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 277th out of 626 stocks in the computer and 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: Reduce

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.

Downside Risk

HP has a consensus price target of $21.67, representing about 14.2% downside from its current price of $25.24.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

HP has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.75%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for HP are expected to grow by 1.75% in the coming year, from $2.85 to $2.90 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of HP is 9.56, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.78.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of HP is 9.56, 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 170.15.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

HP has a PEG Ratio of 7.01. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

12.60% 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 7.46.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in HP has recently decreased by 3.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Strong

Dividend Leadership

HP is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.75%, 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.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.76

News Sentiment

HP has a news sentiment score of 0.76. 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 0.52 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for HP this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

46 people have searched for HPQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 31% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 11 people have added HP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -45% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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.

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: 5/24/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/27/2026
• 2026 Evercore Global TMT Conference: 6/02/2026
• Record date for 7/1 Dividend: 6/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend: 6/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 7/01/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 10/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: COMP - MICRO
• Sub-Industry: Computer Hardware
• 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: $21.67
• High Price Target: $30.00
• Low Price Target: $16.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -14.2%
• Consensus Rating: Reduce
• Rating Score (0-4): 1.94
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.64
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.56
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.86
• P/E Growth: 7.01
• 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: 0.42
• Cash Flow: $4.16 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 6.07
• Book Value: ($0.37) per share
• Price / Book: -68.21

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 914,550,000
• Free Float: 912,904,000
• Market Cap: $23.08 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.09