In the past week, HPE stock has gone up by 4.89%, with a monthly gain of 13.92% and a quarterly surge of 15.22%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.75%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.72% for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 5.18% for HPE’s stock, with a simple moving average of 17.76% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) is 15.75x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for HPE is 1.23. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 16 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
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The public float for HPE is 1.29B and currently, short sellers hold a 2.56% of that float. On November 25, 2024, HPE’s average trading volume was 15.31M shares.
HPE) stock’s latest price update
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 1.66 compared to its previous closing price of 21.74. However, the company has seen a gain of 4.89% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-11-22 that Here, we have picked three tech stocks, RBRK, PSTG and HPE, that are likely to pull off earnings surprises this time.
Analysts’ Opinion of HPE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HPE stocks, with Raymond James repeating the rating for HPE by listing it as a “Strong Buy.” The predicted price for HPE in the upcoming period, according to Raymond James is $29 based on the research report published on November 18, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HPE reach a price target of $22. The rating they have provided for HPE stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on October 09th, 2024.
Barclays gave a rating of “Overweight” to HPE, setting the target price at $24 in the report published on September 25th of the current year.
HPE Trading at 8.60% 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 -3.16% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.72%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.75%, as shares surge +13.57% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +28.86% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HPE rose by +4.89%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +42.58% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $21.01. In addition, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co saw 30.15% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HPE starting from Neri Antonio F, who sale 250,000 shares at the price of $20.73 back on Oct 14 ’24. After this action, Neri Antonio F now owns 1,508,641 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, valued at $5,181,625 using the latest closing price.
Cox Jeremy, the SVP, Controller & CTO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, sale 7,770 shares at $21.00 during a trade that took place back on Oct 08 ’24, which means that Cox Jeremy is holding 7,771 shares at $163,170 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
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co stands at 0.06. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 8.69, with 3.16 for asset returns.
Based on Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.35 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.44. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.53. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 15.33.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.12 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.87. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.3. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.83for 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 0.94.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
