HP Inc (HPQ) Stock: A SWOT Analysis

The price-to-earnings ratio for HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ) is above average at 9.45x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.31.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 12 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”

The public float for HPQ is 936.82M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.92% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of HPQ on June 17, 2025 was 9.39M shares.

HPQ) stock’s latest price update

HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ)’s stock price has gone rise by 2.85 in comparison to its previous close of 23.84, however, the company has experienced a -2.39% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2025-06-10 that PALO ALTO, Calif., June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — HP Inc. (NYSE: HPQ) has declared a cash dividend of $0.2894 per share on the company’s common stock.

HPQ’s Market Performance

HPQ’s stock has fallen by -2.39% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -14.80% and a quarterly drop of -15.19%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.95% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.60% for HP Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.15% for HPQ’s stock, with a -22.89% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of HPQ

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HPQ stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for HPQ by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for HPQ in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $28 based on the research report published on May 29, 2025 of the current year 2025.

TD Cowen, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HPQ reach a price target of $38, previously predicting the price at $39. The rating they have provided for HPQ stocks is “Hold” according to the report published on February 28th, 2025.

HSBC Securities gave a rating of “Hold” to HPQ, setting the target price at $38 in the report published on November 29th of the previous year.

HPQ Trading at -4.29% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought HPQ to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -38.38% of loss for the given period.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HPQ starting from ALVAREZ AIDA, who proposed sale 10,200 shares at the price of $25.36 back on Jun 09 ’25. After this action, ALVAREZ AIDA now owns shares of HP Inc, valued at $258,682 using the latest closing price.

Olson Anneliese, the Pres Imaging Prtng & Solutions of HP Inc, sale 21,545 shares at $28.49 during a trade that took place back on Mar 27 ’25, which means that Olson Anneliese is holding 169 shares at $613,817 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for HPQ

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.06 for the present operating margin
  • 0.21 for the gross margin

The net margin for HP Inc stands at 0.05. The total capital return value is set at 0.28.

Based on HP Inc (HPQ), the company’s capital structure generated 0.78 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.32. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.64. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 8.6.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.71 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 1.95. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.57. The receivables turnover for the company is 12.52for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.4. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.73.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, HP Inc (HPQ) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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