Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co [NYSE: HPE] loss -2.68% or -0.57 points to close at $20.72 with a heavy trading volume of 20877122 shares.
It opened the trading session at $21.05, the shares rose to $21.05 and dropped to $20.68, the range by which the price of stock traded the whole day. The daily chart for HPE points out that the company has recorded -7.00% loss over the past six months.
If we look at the average trading volume of 19.28M shares, HPE reached to a volume of 20877122 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here is what top equities market gurus are saying about Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co [HPE]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for HPE shares is $21.83 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on HPE stock is a recommendation set at 2.10. 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.
Wolfe Research have made an estimate for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Peer Perform, with their previous recommendation back on July 08, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, KeyBanc Capital Markets raised their target price to Sector Weight. The new note on the price target was released on June 26, 2025, representing the official price target for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $16 to $18, while Loop Capital kept a Hold rating on HPE stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.14, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 8.98. Price to Free Cash Flow for HPE in the course of the last twelve months was 254.10 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.95.
Trading performance analysis for HPE stock
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co [HPE] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -2.91. With this latest performance, HPE shares gained by 12.98% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -7.00% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -2.95% in the past year of trading.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co [HPE]: A deeper dive into fundamental analysis
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co [HPE] shares currently have an operating margin of 6.70% and a Gross Margin at 29.19%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 4.35%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 2.28%, with Return on Assets sitting at 2.28%.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co [HPE]: An earnings per share (EPS) analysis
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 HPE. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co go to 6.11%.
An analysis of Institutional ownership at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co [HPE]
There are presently around $91.20%, or 91.60% of HPE stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of HPE stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 163.62 million shares, which is approximately 12.4714%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 125.55 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$2.66 billion in HPE stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$1.47 billion in HPE stock with ownership which is approximately 5.2453%.
