Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 7.73x compared to its average ratio. HPE has 36-month beta value of 1.24. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HPE is 1.31B, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.30% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of HPE on March 17, 2025 was 16.50M shares.
HPE) stock’s latest price update
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE)’s stock price has increased by 5.75 compared to its previous closing price of 14.77. However, the company has seen a -1.20% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. marketbeat.com reported 2025-03-14 that It is absolutely no secret that the technology sector has been crushed recently. As of the Mar. 12 close, the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund NYSEARCA: XLK is down nearly 13% from its Feb. 19 close.
HPE’s Market Performance
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) has experienced a -1.20% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -25.94% drop in the past month, and a -28.74% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.60%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.84% for HPE. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -16.85% for HPE stock, with a simple moving average of -22.97% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HPE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HPE stocks, with Daiwa Securities repeating the rating for HPE by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for HPE in the upcoming period, according to Daiwa Securities is $16 based on the research report published on March 12, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HPE reach a price target of $25. The rating they have provided for HPE stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on December 19th, 2024.
Citigroup gave a rating of “Buy” to HPE, setting the target price at $26 in the report published on December 06th of the previous year.
HPE Trading at -24.87% 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 -36.66% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.84%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.60%, as shares sank -26.60% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -27.01% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HPE fell by -1.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -15.15% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $18.79. In addition, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co saw -26.84% 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 11,577 shares at the price of $23.00 back on Jan 06 ’25. After this action, Cox Jeremy now owns 48,615 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, valued at $266,271 using the latest closing price.
Cox Jeremy, the Officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, proposed sale 11,577 shares at $23.00 during a trade that took place back on Jan 06 ’25, which means that Cox Jeremy is holding shares at $266,271 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
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 12.09, with 4.37 for asset returns.
Based on Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.41 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.71. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 97.95.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.02 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.04for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.44. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.32.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating 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.
