Citigroup slashes price target on HP Inc [HPQ] – find out why.

HP Inc [NYSE: HPQ] surged by $0.71 during the normal trading session on while it closed the day at $37.43.

HP Inc stock has also loss -0.64% of its value over the past 7 days. However, HPQ stock has inclined by 7.53% in the 3 months of the year. Over the past six months meanwhile, it has gained 17.63% and gained 24.39% year-on date.

The market cap for HPQ stock reached $36.30 billion, with 989.00 million shares outstanding and 961.43 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 7.52M shares, HPQ reached a trading volume of 7392041 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about HP Inc [HPQ]:

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for HPQ shares is $35.69 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on HPQ stock is a recommendation set at 2.58. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Citigroup have made an estimate for HP Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on October 01, 2024. The new note on the price target was released on September 27, 2024, representing the official price target for HP Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $38 to $42, while JP Morgan kept a Overweight rating on HPQ stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for HP Inc is set at 0.85, with the Price to Sales ratio for HPQ stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.69. Price to Free Cash Flow for HPQ in the course of the last twelve months was 10.34 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.43.

HPQ stock trade performance evaluation

HP Inc [HPQ] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -0.64. With this latest performance, HPQ shares gained by 0.40% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 17.63% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 32.68% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for HPQ stock in for the last two-week period is set at 56.22, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 57.88, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 55.40 for HP Inc [HPQ]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 36.03, while it was recorded at 36.91 for the last single week of trading, and 33.26 for the last 200 days.

HP Inc [HPQ]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals

HP Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.43 and a Current Ratio set at 0.71.

Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for HP Inc [HPQ] stock

With the latest financial reports released by the company, HP Inc posted 0.9/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.9/share. The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for HPQ. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for HP Inc go to -2.00%.

HP Inc [HPQ]: Institutional Ownership

There are presently around $82.66%, or 82.83%% of HPQ stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of HPQ stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 120.62 million shares, which is approximately 12.2582%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 104.65 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$3.66 billion in HPQ stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.69 billion in HPQ stock with ownership which is approximately 4.8657%.