Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company $HPE Shares Sold by Atlatl Advisers LLC

Atlatl Advisers LLC cut its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) by 15.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 102,854 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 19,154 shares during the quarter. Hewlett Packard Enterprise accounts for about 1.6% of Atlatl Advisers LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 16th largest holding. Atlatl Advisers LLC’s holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise were worth $6,571,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC bought a new position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the 2nd quarter worth $1,027,139,000. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new stake in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the second quarter valued at approximately $773,225,000. Elliott Investment Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 47.2% during the first quarter. Elliott Investment Management L.P. now owns 27,421,735 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $652,912,000 after buying an additional 8,790,757 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 6.1% during the second quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 13,088,774 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $590,435,000 after buying an additional 756,972 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc acquired a new position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the second quarter worth approximately $512,721,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.78% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

HPE has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays lowered shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price objective for the company from $83.00 to $77.00 in a research note on Wednesday, October 14th. Morgan Stanley raised their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $67.00 to $72.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 1st. Loop Capital dropped their price objective on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, September 8th. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft initiated coverage on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. They issued a “buy” rating and a $62.00 target price for the company. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $65.44.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Price Performance

NYSE HPE opened at $56.73 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $75.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.54, a P/E/G ratio of 0.49 and a beta of 1.39. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $59.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $47.46. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company has a 1 year low of $19.84 and a 1 year high of $73.56. The company has a current ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 2nd. The technology company reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.18. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a return on equity of 15.50% and a net margin of 6.60%. The company had revenue of $12.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $11.97 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.44 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 33.7% on a year-over-year basis. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has set its Q4 2026 guidance at 1.200-1.300 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.750-3.850 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company will post 3.34 EPS for the current year.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 16th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 17th were paid a dividend of $0.1425 per share. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 17th. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s dividend payout ratio is currently 29.69%.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Hewlett Packard Enterprise this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Expanded NVIDIA AI relationship supports growth narrative. HPE updated its AI Factory offerings with NVIDIA to provide more secure deployment, governance and operational controls for regulated industries. The companies also announced collaboration with Schneider Electric on industrial AI agents, potentially broadening HPE’s private-cloud AI opportunity. HPE teams with Nvidia to enhance secure AI deployment Schneider Electric, NVIDIA and HPE strategic collaboration
• Positive Sentiment: HPE outperformed other AI-server stocks. HPE rose more than several peers as investors responded to its AI infrastructure announcements and an upbeat outlook from Super Micro, reinforcing expectations for robust server demand. HPE climbs while AI server peers lag
• Positive Sentiment: Value-oriented support remains. Zacks characterized HPE as a strong value stock, which may attract investors seeking exposure to AI infrastructure at a valuation viewed as more reasonable than some higher-growth technology names. Why HPE is a strong value stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Insider selling was disclosed. EVP Rami Rahim sold approximately $2.0 million of HPE shares, reducing his direct holdings by 3.94%. Because the transaction occurred under a Rule 10b5-1 plan, it may carry less negative signaling value than discretionary selling. SEC insider transaction filing
• Neutral Sentiment: Security remediation highlights product risk and responsiveness. HPE patched eight critical AOS vulnerabilities involving remote code execution and authentication bypass. The fixes reduce customer exposure, although the severity of the flaws could increase scrutiny of HPE security products. HPE patches critical AOS vulnerabilities
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays lowered its HPE price target from $83 to $77. Although the revised target remains above the current trading level, the reduction signals more cautious expectations for valuation or near-term upside. Barclays cuts HPE price target

Insider Transactions at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

In related news, CEO Antonio F. Neri sold 250,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, October 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $68.31, for a total value of $17,077,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 1,182,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $80,769,265.83. This trade represents a 17.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Gary Reiner sold 17,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, September 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $56.91, for a total transaction of $967,470.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 65,072 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,703,247.52. The trade was a 20.71% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 585,899 shares of company stock valued at $37,270,329. Corporate insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

About Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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

HPE’s portfolio includes enterprise servers and compute systems, data storage, networking products, high-performance computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure.