The stock of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) has seen a -1.81% decrease in the past week, with a -6.02% drop in the past month, and a 9.41% flourish in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.53%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.33% for HPE. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -2.16% for HPE stock, with a simple moving average of 1.26% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) Right Now?
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 11.61x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.20. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 3 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
The public float for HPE is 1.29B, and at present, short sellers hold a 2.30% of that float. On May 06, 2024, the average trading volume of HPE was 15.30M shares.
HPE) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) has surged by 2.00 when compared to previous closing price of 16.53, but the company has seen a -1.81% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-04-24 that Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) introduces its latest Wi-Fi 7 access points called Aruba Networking 730 Series Campus APs.
Analysts’ Opinion of HPE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HPE stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for HPE by listing it as a “Equal Weight.” The predicted price for HPE in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $17 based on the research report published on March 01, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Bernstein, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HPE reach a price target of $17, previously predicting the price at $20. The rating they have provided for HPE stocks is “Mkt Perform” according to the report published on January 16th, 2024.
Morgan Stanley gave a rating of “Equal-Weight” to HPE, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on November 30th of the previous year.
HPE Trading at -1.56% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HPE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -15.99% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.33%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.53%, as shares sank -6.33% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +11.88% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HPE fell by -1.81%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -2.37% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $17.18. In addition, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co saw -0.71% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HPE starting from Cox Jeremy, who sale 18,323 shares at the price of $16.96 back on Apr 24 ’24. After this action, Cox Jeremy now owns 15,541 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, valued at $310,850 using the latest closing price.
Major Kristin K, the EVP, Chief People Officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, sale 24,722 shares at $19.01 during a trade that took place back on Mar 06 ’24, which means that Major Kristin K is holding 0 shares at $469,965 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HPE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co stands at 0.07. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 9.23, with 3.35 for asset returns.
Based on Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.37 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.42. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.6. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 12.65.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.36 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.88. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.13. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.79for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.48. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.89.
Conclusion
To sum up, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
