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HP (HPQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$25.80 +0.46 (+1.82%)
Closing price 07/8/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$25.84 +0.04 (+0.15%)
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About HP Stock (NYSE:HPQ)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$25.26
$26.02
50-Day Range
$23.85
$29.34
52-Week Range
$21.21
$39.80
Volume
7.99 million shs
Average Volume
7.94 million shs
Market Capitalization
$24.23 billion
P/E Ratio
9.96
Dividend Yield
4.50%
Price Target
$29.54
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

HP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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99th Percentile Overall Score

HPQ MarketRank™: 

HP scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 10th out of 655 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 Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.07, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    HP has been the subject of 11 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 6.18% in the coming year, from $3.56 to $3.78 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of HP is 9.96, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.93.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of HP is 9.96, 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 37.14.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    HP has a PEG Ratio of 2.05. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

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

    3.15% 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 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in HP has recently decreased by 19.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    HP is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.57%, 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 44.79%. 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 30.69% next year. This indicates that HP will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about HP's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.15% 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 3.1, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in HP has recently decreased by 19.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    HP has a news sentiment score of 0.90. 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 0.65 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 25 news articles for HP this week, compared to 19 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 15 people have searched for HPQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -12% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 9 people have added HP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -10% 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

    Only 0.38% 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 News Headlines

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HPQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

HP's stock was trading at $32.63 at the start of the year. Since then, HPQ stock has decreased by 20.9% and is now trading at $25.80.

HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 28th. The computer maker reported $0.71 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.80 by $0.09. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 3.3% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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HP's board authorized a share buyback plan on Wednesday, August 28th 2024, which permits the company to repurchase $10,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 28.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are usually a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

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

HP's top institutional shareholders include Adams Asset Advisors LLC (0.03%), E. Ohman J or Asset Management AB, Range Financial Group LLC and Central Pacific Bank Trust Division. Insiders that own company stock include Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Enrique Lores, Alex Cho, Tuan Tran, Robert R Bennett, Subra Suresh, Kristen M Ludgate, Shumeet Banerji, Marie Myers, David P Mcquarrie, 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
5/28/2025
Record date for 7/2 Dividend
6/11/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/2 Dividend
6/11/2025
Dividend Payable
7/02/2025
Today
7/08/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/27/2025
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
COMP - MICRO
Sub-Industry
Computer Hardware
Current Symbol
NYSE:HPQ
CIK
47217
Employees
58,000
Year Founded
1939

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$38.00
Low Price Target
$25.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+14.5%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.07
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
9.96
Forward P/E Ratio
7.24
P/E Growth
2.11
Net Income
$2.78 billion
Pretax Margin
5.34%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$54.30 billion
Cash Flow
$4.29 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.01
Book Value
($1.37) per share
Price / Book
-18.82

Miscellaneous

Free Float
935,704,000
Market Cap
$24.22 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.27

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This page (NYSE:HPQ) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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