Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company $HPE Stock: Kendall Capital Management Trims Position

Kendall Capital Management lowered its holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) by 4.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 224,570 shares of the technology company’s stock after selling 9,855 shares during the period. Hewlett Packard Enterprise makes up about 2.4% of Kendall Capital Management’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. Kendall Capital Management’s holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise were worth $14,348,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. Capital Investment Advisors LLC raised its holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 10.4% during the 3rd quarter. Capital Investment Advisors LLC now owns 7,927 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $506,000 after acquiring an additional 748 shares during the period. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 6.0% during the third quarter. Fifth Third Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 15,060 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $962,000 after acquiring an additional 859 shares in the last quarter. BRIA Capital Group LLC bought a new position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the third quarter worth $203,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 142.8% in the third quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 173,261 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $11,070,000 after acquiring an additional 101,909 shares during the period. Finally, Ramsey Quantitative Systems purchased a new position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the third quarter valued at $31,000. 80.78% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director Gary Reiner sold 17,000 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock in a transaction dated Monday, September 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.91, for a total transaction of $967,470.00. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 65,072 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,703,247.52. This trade represents a 20.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Antonio F. Neri sold 250,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $60.44, for a total value of $15,110,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 1,432,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $86,573,832.92. The trade was a 14.86% decrease in their position. 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. Insiders sold a total of 585,899 shares of company stock worth $37,270,329 over the last ninety days. 0.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HPE has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research note on Friday, September 4th. Loop Capital dropped their price objective on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $75.00 to $65.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, September 8th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $54.00 to $63.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 1st. Daiwa Securities Group raised Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $65.00 to $75.00 in a report on Friday, October 2nd. Finally, Susquehanna decreased their price target on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $65.00 to $62.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, September 4th. Two research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $65.44.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Stock Up 2.3%

Shares of NYSE:HPE opened at $56.73 on Friday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $59.26 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $47.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.11 and a quick ratio of 0.72. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company has a one year low of $19.84 and a one year high of $73.56. The company has a market cap of $75.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 29.54, a PEG ratio of 0.51 and a beta of 1.39.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, September 2nd. The technology company reported $1.11 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.93 by $0.18. The firm had revenue of $12.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.97 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a net margin of 6.60% and a return on equity of 15.50%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 33.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $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. Analysts anticipate that Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company will post 3.34 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Announces Dividend

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

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.