Lowest-Rated StocksLowest-RatedNYSE:HPQ HP (HPQ) Stock Price, News & Analysis $35.43 +0.77 (+2.22%) (As of 11/29/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends About HP Stock (NYSE:HPQ) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get HP alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$34.25▼$35.8850-Day Range$34.66▼$39.3052-Week Range$27.42▼$39.79Volume8.30 million shsAverage Volume8.06 million shsMarket Capitalization$34.14 billionP/E Ratio12.61Dividend Yield3.10%Price Target$36.77Consensus RatingHold Company OverviewHP Inc. provides products, technologies, software, solutions, and services to individual consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses, and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health, and education sectors worldwide. It operates through Personal Systems and Printing segments. The Personal Systems segment offers commercial personal computers (PCs), consumer PCs, workstations, thin clients, commercial tablets and mobility devices, retail point-of-sale systems, displays and other related accessories, software, support, and services for the commercial and consumer markets. The Printing segment provides consumer and commercial printer hardware, supplies, media, solutions, and services, as well as scanning devices; and laserJet and enterprise, inkjet and printing, graphics, and 3D printing solutions. The company was formerly known as Hewlett-Packard Company and changed its name to HP Inc. in October 2015. HP Inc. was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.Read More… ***TODAY ONLY*** Nvidia’s Next AI Play (Ad)Thanks to a specific AI Blueprint … A small handful of companies have already soared as much as 562%, 3,247% and even 6,583%. Now, with a massive recent $1 trillion pivot to data centers, six NEW stocks could be next in line to follow this pattern.Today only, the 2025 AI Blueprint has been revealed … HP Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top Rated MarketRank™ Stocks97th Percentile Overall ScoreHPQ MarketRank™: HP scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 34th out of 665 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion2.0 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingHP has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.08, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 9 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.Amount of Analyst CoverageHP has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.Read more about HP's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation2.5 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth8.71% Earnings GrowthEarnings for HP are expected to grow by 8.71% in the coming year, from $3.56 to $3.87 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of HP is 12.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 120.81.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of HP is 12.61, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 233.10.Price to Earnings Growth RatioHP has a PEG Ratio of 2.40. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued. Short Interest4.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted3.96% of the float of HP has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverHP has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.Change versus previous monthShort interest in HP has recently decreased by 14.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend4.2 / 5Dividend StrengthStrong Dividend YieldHP pays a meaningful dividend of 3.18%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthHP has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of HP is 40.93%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, HP will have a dividend payout ratio of 29.72% next year. This indicates that HP will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about HP's dividend. Sustainability and ESG3.0 / 5Environmental Score-1.55 Percentage of Shares Shorted3.96% of the float of HP has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverHP has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.Change versus previous monthShort interest in HP has recently decreased by 14.78%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media3.0 / 5News Sentiment0.39 News SentimentHP has a news sentiment score of 0.39. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.77 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 79 news articles for HP this week, compared to 15 articles on an average week.Search Interest25 people have searched for HPQ on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 39% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows16 people have added HP to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days. Company Ownership2.5 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, HP insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,013,373.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.41% of the stock of HP is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions77.53% of the stock of HP is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.Read more about HP's insider trading history. Receive HPQ Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for HP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address HPQ Stock News HeadlinesTD Cowen Forecasts Strong Price Appreciation for HP (NYSE:HPQ) StockDecember 1 at 3:25 AM | americanbankingnews.comHP (NYSE:HPQ) Downgraded by HSBC to "Hold"December 1 at 2:07 AM | americanbankingnews.com***TODAY ONLY*** Nvidia’s Next AI PlayThanks to a specific AI Blueprint … A small handful of companies have already soared as much as 562%, 3,247% and even 6,583%. Now, with a massive recent $1 trillion pivot to data centers, six NEW stocks could be next in line to follow this pattern.December 1, 2024 | Weiss Ratings (Ad)HP Inc. (HPQ): Goldman Sachs Raises Price Target on Strong Print Performance and AI PC Growth ProspectsNovember 30 at 6:39 PM | msn.comHP Inc. (HPQ): TD Securities Raises Price Target to $39 Amid Mixed PC Demand and AI Product ExpansionNovember 30 at 1:00 PM | insidermonkey.comCitigroup Lowers HP (NYSE:HPQ) Price Target to $36.50November 30 at 3:49 AM | americanbankingnews.comJP Morgan Reiterates Overweight on HP Inc. (HPQ), Citing AI PC Adoption and Print Segment StrengthNovember 29 at 10:13 PM | msn.comJP Morgan Reiterates Overweight on HP Inc. (HPQ), Citing AI PC Adoption and Print Segment StrengthNovember 29 at 10:19 AM | insidermonkey.comSee More Headlines HPQ Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have HPQ shares performed this year? HP's stock was trading at $30.09 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, HPQ stock has increased by 17.7% and is now trading at $35.43. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. How were HP's earnings last quarter? HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November, 26th. The computer maker reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.93. HP's revenue for the quarter was up 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Read the conference call transcript. How will HP's stock buyback program work? HP's board authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, August 28th 2024, which authorizes the company to buy back $10,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could purchase up to 28.9% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued. Does HP have any subsidiaries? The following companies are subsidiaries of HP: Poly, Choose Packaging, Teradici Corporation, HyperX, Bromium, Apogee, Apogee Corp, and others. Who are HP's major shareholders? HP's top institutional investors include State Street Corp (5.38%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.57%), Primecap Management Co. CA (2.32%) and Pacer Advisors Inc. (1.47%). Insiders that own company stock include Berkshire Hathaway Inc, Alex Cho, Tuan Tran, Robert R Bennett, Subra Suresh, Kristen M Ludgate, Shumeet Banerji, Marie Myers, David P Mcquarrie, Enrique Lores, Stephanie Liebman, Bruce D Broussard and Harvey Anderson. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of HP? Shares of HPQ stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. What other stocks do shareholders of HP own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that HP investors own include Verizon Communications (VZ), NVIDIA (NVDA), Humana (HUM), American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN) and Meta Platforms (META). Company Calendar Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend9/11/2024Dividend Payable10/02/2024Last Earnings11/26/2024Today11/30/2024Ex-Dividend for 1/2 Dividend12/11/2024Dividend Payable1/02/2025Fiscal Year End10/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorComputer and Technology Industry Computer & office equipment Sub-IndustryComputer Hardware Current SymbolNYSE:HPQ CUSIP42823610 CIK47217 Webwww.hp.com Phone650-857-1501Fax650-857-5518Employees58,000Year Founded1939Price Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$36.77 High Stock Price Target$41.00 Low Stock Price Target$30.00 Potential Upside/Downside+3.8%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.08 Research Coverage12 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.81 Trailing P/E Ratio12.61 Forward P/E Ratio9.95 P/E Growth2.4Net Income$3.26 billion Net Margins5.18% Pretax Margin6.12% Return on Equity-253.39% Return on Assets8.83% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio0.72 Quick Ratio0.43 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$53.56 billion Price / Sales0.64 Cash Flow$4.42 per share Price / Cash Flow8.01 Book Value($1.37) per share Price / Book-25.86Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares963,718,000Free Float959,767,000Market Cap$34.14 billion OptionableOptionable Beta1.07 Social Links A Beginner's Guide to Investing in CannabisUnlock your free copy of MarketBeat's comprehensive guide to pot stock investing and discover which cannabis companies are poised for growth. 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