HP (NYSE:HPQ) Releases Q4 2025 Earnings Guidance

HP (NYSE:HPQ) issued an update on its fourth quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 0.870-0.97 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 0.918. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research firms recently commented on HPQ. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of HP from $30.00 to $27.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. TD Cowen lowered their price objective on shares of HP from $38.00 to $28.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. Bank of America lowered their price objective on shares of HP from $35.00 to $33.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 28th. Zacks Research upgraded shares of HP from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 19th. Finally, UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of HP from $37.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 29th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, thirteen have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $29.54.

HP Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:HPQ opened at $27.20 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $25.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.50, a PEG ratio of 2.19 and a beta of 1.29. HP has a 1-year low of $21.21 and a 1-year high of $39.79. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $25.59 and a 200 day moving average price of $26.88.

HP (NYSE:HPQ) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August 27th. The computer maker reported $0.75 earnings per share for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.75. HP had a net margin of 4.64% and a negative return on equity of 244.99%. The firm had revenue of $13.93 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $13.69 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.83 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. HP has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 0.870-0.97 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that HP will post 3.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

HP Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 10th will be given a dividend of $0.2894 per share. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 4.3%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 10th. HP’s payout ratio is presently 44.79%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On HP

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in HPQ. MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new position in HP during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $68,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of HP by 28.1% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 6,493 shares of the computer maker’s stock valued at $159,000 after buying an additional 1,426 shares during the period. HUB Investment Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of HP during the 2nd quarter valued at $233,000. ICONIQ Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of HP during the 2nd quarter valued at $233,000. Finally, Curi Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of HP during the 2nd quarter valued at $276,000. 77.53% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About HP

HP 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.