Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company $HPE Shares Bought by Lido Advisors LLC

Lido Advisors LLC raised its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) by 36.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 114,683 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 30,451 shares during the period. Lido Advisors LLC’s holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise were worth $7,327,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC acquired a new position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the 2nd quarter worth $1,027,139,000. Primecap Management Co. CA acquired a new stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the 2nd quarter valued at about $773,225,000. Elliott Investment Management L.P. grew its stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 47.2% in the 1st quarter. Elliott Investment Management L.P. now owns 27,421,735 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $652,912,000 after acquiring an additional 8,790,757 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC increased its holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 6.1% during the 2nd 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 acquiring an additional 756,972 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Legal & General Group Plc purchased a new position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the 2nd quarter valued at about $512,721,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.78% of the company’s stock.

Latest Hewlett Packard Enterprise News

These are some of the HPE news items that stood out recently:

• Positive Sentiment: HPE’s AI, networking and hybrid-cloud businesses provide multiple potential growth engines as AI spending patterns evolve, though sustained growth will depend on converting demand into earnings. Article: Can HPE sustain growth amid evolving AI market dynamics?
• Neutral Sentiment: A retrospective notes HPE’s substantial year-over-year share appreciation, alongside investor concerns including legal challenges, tariffs and activist pressure. Those competing narratives leave attention on execution in AI servers, Juniper networking and GreenLake. Article: What comes next for HPE after a 118% gain
• Negative Sentiment: Technical coverage describes bearish pressure, soft momentum and a test of support. The supplied trading data also places HPE below its 50-day moving average, suggesting near-term price weakness despite remaining above its 200-day average. Article: Bearish pressure tests support as momentum stays soft

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NYSE:HPE opened at $50.15 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The company has a market capitalization of $66.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.12, a P/E/G ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 1.46. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company has a 52-week low of $19.84 and a 52-week high of $73.56. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $58.97 and its 200-day simple moving average is $41.94.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, September 2nd. The technology company reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $12.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.97 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a return on equity of 15.50% and a net margin of 6.60%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 33.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.44 EPS. 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company will post 3.35 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared 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 dividend yield of 1.1%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, September 17th. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 29.69%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on HPE shares. Deutsche Bank started coverage on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. They set a “buy” rating and a $62.00 target price for the company. Barclays lowered shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $83.00 to $77.00 in a research report on Wednesday, October 14th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $76.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a “buy (b)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective 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. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating and eight have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $65.44.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Rami Rahim sold 34,443 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $58.04, for a total transaction of $1,999,071.72. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 840,690 shares in the company, valued at $48,793,647.60. The trade was a 3.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Gary M. Reiner sold 17,000 shares of the business’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 transaction, the director directly owned 65,072 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,703,247.52. This represents a 20.71% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold 585,899 shares of company stock valued at $37,270,329 in the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company Profile

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is a global information technology company that provides products and services for businesses, governments and other organizations. Its offerings span servers and computing systems, data storage, networking, hybrid cloud, artificial intelligence and edge computing. HPE sells systems such as HPE ProLiant servers and HPE Alletra storage, along with networking products through HPE Aruba Networking. Its HPE GreenLake platform provides cloud and IT services through a flexible, consumption-based model.