Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE) recently:

• 10/2/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise was upgraded by Daiwa Securities Group Inc. from “neutral” to “outperform”. They now have a $75.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $76.00 to $92.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $67.00 to $72.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its price target raised by UBS Group AG from $59.00 to $66.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Truist Financial Corporation. They now have a $75.00 price target on the stock, up from $70.00.
• 10/1/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $79.00 to $83.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/1/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its price target raised by Wells Fargo & Company from $54.00 to $63.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 9/14/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise was downgraded by Evercore Inc from “outperform” to “in-line”. They now have a $65.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/4/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “buy (b-)” to “buy (b)”.
• 9/4/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise was upgraded by Zacks Research from “hold” to “strong-buy”.
• 9/4/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Argus. They now have a $70.00 price target on the stock.
• 9/3/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its price target raised by Raymond James Financial, Inc. from $74.00 to $86.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 9/3/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Piper Sandler. They now have a $57.00 price target on the stock, down from $63.00.
• 9/3/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $74.00 to $76.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/3/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $65.00 to $59.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 9/3/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its price target raised by Truist Financial Corporation from $69.00 to $70.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 9/3/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its price target lowered by Morgan Stanley from $69.00 to $67.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/3/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its price target lowered by Wells Fargo & Company from $67.00 to $54.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 9/3/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $67.00 to $79.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 9/1/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise is now covered by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft. They set a “buy” rating and a $62.00 price target on the stock.
• 8/31/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $80.00 to $82.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 8/30/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “strong-buy”.
• 8/22/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “strong-buy” to “buy”.
• 8/10/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise was upgraded by Morgan Stanley from “equal weight” to “overweight”. They now have a $69.00 price target on the stock, down from $71.00.
• 8/3/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 17th will be given a $0.1425 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 17th. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.8%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.69%.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Rami Rahim sold 34,456 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $61.42, for a total value of $2,116,287.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 875,133 shares in the company, valued at $53,750,668.86. This trade represents a 3.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Antonio F. Neri sold 250,000 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.44, for a total transaction of $15,110,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,432,393 shares in the company, valued at approximately $86,573,832.92. This represents a 14.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 301,456 shares of company stock valued at $18,193,758. 0.44% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) is a global technology company that provides information technology products, services and solutions for businesses, governments and other organizations. Its offerings are designed to help customers build, manage and secure data center, cloud and edge-computing environments.

HPE’s portfolio includes enterprise servers, high-performance computing systems, data storage, networking equipment, software and technology consulting services. The company also provides hybrid cloud and as-a-service solutions through HPE GreenLake, allowing customers to access and manage computing, storage, data protection and other IT capabilities through a flexible consumption model.