HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ) has seen a rise in its stock price by 0.86 in relation to its previous close of 25.63. However, the company has experienced a 1.10% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-05-07 that ALGT, DELL and HPQ have been added to the Zacks Rank #5 (Strong Sell) List on May 7, 2025.
Is It Worth Investing in HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ) Right Now?
HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 9.29x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for HPQ is at 1.36. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 11 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for HPQ is 940.26M, and currently, shorts hold a 3.86% of that float. The average trading volume for HPQ on May 08, 2025 was 8.67M shares.
HPQ’s Market Performance
HPQ’s stock has seen a 1.10% increase for the week, with a 10.56% rise in the past month and a -20.63% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.70%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.86% for HP Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 4.65% for HPQ stock, with a simple moving average of -21.53% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HPQ
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HPQ stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for HPQ by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for HPQ in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $38 based on the research report published on February 28, 2025 of the current year 2025.
HSBC Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HPQ reach a price target of $38, previously predicting the price at $39. The rating they have provided for HPQ stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on November 29th, 2024.
TD Cowen gave a rating of “Hold” to HPQ, setting the target price at $39 in the report published on November 27th of the previous year.
HPQ Trading at -3.99% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HPQ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -35.04% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.86%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.70%, as shares surge +18.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -24.19% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HPQ rose by +1.10%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -30.42% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $24.70. In addition, HP Inc saw -20.78% 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 HPQ starting from Olson Anneliese, who sale 21,545 shares at the price of $28.49 back on Mar 27 ’25. After this action, Olson Anneliese now owns 169 shares of HP Inc, valued at $613,817 using the latest closing price.
Olson Anneliese, the Officer of HP Inc, proposed sale 21,545 shares at $28.49 during a trade that took place back on Mar 27 ’25, which means that Olson Anneliese is holding shares at $613,817 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HPQ
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.22 for the gross margin
The net margin for HP Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.33.
Based on HP Inc (HPQ), the company’s capital structure generated 1.11 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.37. The debt to equity ratio resting at -10.17. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.81.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.71 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.67. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.6. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.8for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.38. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.72.
Conclusion
In conclusion, HP Inc (HPQ) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
