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HP (HPQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$25.82 +1.31 (+5.33%)
Closing price 07/24/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$25.79 -0.03 (-0.10%)
As of 07/24/2026 07:34 PM Eastern
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About HP Stock (NYSE:HPQ)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$24.76
$26.00
50-Day Range
$20.96
$29.36
52-Week Range
$17.56
$29.65
Volume
11.63 million shs
Average Volume
13.54 million shs
Market Capitalization
$23.61 billion
P/E Ratio
9.53
Dividend Yield
4.65%
Price Target
$23.33
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

HP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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62nd Percentile Overall Score

HPQ MarketRank™: 

HP scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 360th out of 629 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 Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.93, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, no buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 5 sell ratings.

  • Downside Risk

    HP has a consensus price target of $23.33, representing about 9.6% downside from its current price of $25.82.

  • 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.

  • Read more about HP's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for HP are expected to decrease by -1.68% in the coming year, from $2.98 to $2.93 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of HP is 9.53, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.81.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of HP is 9.53, 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 168.05.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    HP has a PEG Ratio of 4.34. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

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

    9.86% 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 6.46.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in HP has recently increased by 2.42%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    HP is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.66%, 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 44.28%. 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 40.96% next year. This indicates that HP will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about HP's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    HP has a news sentiment score of 1.34. 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 0.83 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 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    68 people have searched for HPQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 48% 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 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $259,732.00 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.

  • 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 $22.27 at the beginning of the year. Since then, HPQ stock has increased by 15.9% and is now trading at $25.8160.

HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May, 27th. The computer maker reported $0.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.14. The company's quarterly revenue was up 9.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
Read the conference call transcript
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HP's Board of Directors approved a stock buyback program 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 purchase up to 28.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of HP: Poly, Choose Packaging, Teradici Corporation, HyperX, Bromium, Apogee, Apogee Corp, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of HP include Maj Invest Holding A S (0.82%), North Growth Management Ltd. (0.09%), CX Institutional (0.04%) and Vest Financial LLC (0.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Enrique Lores, David P Mcquarrie, Alex Cho, Robert R Bennett, Kristen M Ludgate, Ketan M Patel, Marie Myers, 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
5/27/2026
Record date for 7/1 Dividend
6/10/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/1 Dividend
6/10/2026
Dividend Payable
7/01/2026
Today
7/26/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/26/2026
Fiscal Year End
10/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
COMP - MICRO
Sub-Industry
Computer Hardware
Current Symbol
NYSE:HPQ
CIK
47217
Employees
55,000
Year Founded
1939

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$30.00
Low Price Target
$18.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-9.6%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.93
Research Coverage
15 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$2.71
Trailing P/E Ratio
9.53
Forward P/E Ratio
8.66
P/E Growth
4.34
Net Income
$2.53 billion
Net Margins
4.45%
Pretax Margin
4.57%
Return on Equity
-581.36%
Return on Assets
7.55%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.79
Quick Ratio
0.49

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$55.30 billion
Price / Sales
0.43
Cash Flow
$4.17 per share
Price / Cash Flow
6.19
Book Value
($0.37) per share
Price / Book
-69.77

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
914,520,000
Free Float
912,877,000
Market Cap
$23.61 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.19

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This page (NYSE:HPQ) was last updated on 7/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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