NYSE:HPQHP Stock Price, Forecast & News

HP's stock was trading at $19.36 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, HPQ stock has decreased by 13.5% and is now trading at $16.75. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for HP in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 12 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for HP.

HP is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 27th 2020. View our earnings forecast for HP.

HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 27th. The computer maker reported $0.51 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.44 by $0.07. The computer maker had revenue of $12.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $12.78 billion. HP had a net margin of 5.27% and a negative return on equity of 295.77%. The firm's revenue was down 11.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.53 earnings per share. View HP's earnings history.

HP declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, June 24th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.1762 per share on Wednesday, October 7th. This represents a $0.70 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.21%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 8th. View HP's dividend history.

HP issued an update on its third quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 27th. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.39-0.45 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.45.

17 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for HP's stock. Their forecasts range from $11.00 to $21.00. On average, they expect HP's share price to reach $18.13 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.2% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for HP.

News stories about HPQ stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. HP earned a daily sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the computer maker 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 immediate future. View the latest news about HP.

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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other HP investors own include Visa (V), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Intel (INTC), AT&T (T), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Bank of America (BAC), Pfizer (PFE), NVIDIA (NVDA), Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Alibaba Group (BABA).

HP trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "HPQ."

HP's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include DNB Asset Management AS (0.22%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.07%), Foundation Resource Management Inc. (0.02%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Farmers Trust Co. (0.02%) and OmniStar Financial Group Inc. (0.01%). Company insiders that own HP stock include Alex Cho, Catherine A Lesjak, Christoph Schell, Claire Bramley, Dion J Weisler, Enrique Lores, Kim M Rivera, Robert R Bennett, Shumeet Banerji and Tracy S Keogh. View institutional ownership trends for HP.

HPQ stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Foundation Resource Management Inc., Diversified Trust Co, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Clarius Group LLC, and IBM Retirement Fund. Company insiders that have sold HP company stock in the last year include Christoph Schell, Dion J Weisler, and Tracy S Keogh. View insider buying and selling activity for HP.

HPQ stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including DNB Asset Management AS, OmniStar Financial Group Inc., Fulton Bank N. A., Robecosam AG, Farmers Trust Co., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., and American National Bank. Company insiders that have bought HP stock in the last two years include Enrique Lores, and Robert R Bennett. View insider buying and selling activity for HP.

Shares of HPQ 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 HPQ stock can currently be purchased for approximately $16.75.

HP has a market capitalization of $23.95 billion and generates $58.76 billion in revenue each year. The computer maker earns $3.15 billion in net income (profit) each year or $2.24 on an earnings per share basis. HP employs 56,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for HP is www.hp.com.

HP's mailing address is 1501 PAGE MILL ROAD, PALO ALTO CA, 94304. The computer maker can be reached via phone at 650-857-1501 or via email at [email protected]