Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE)’s stock price has decreased by -2.10 compared to its previous closing price of 17.65. However, the company has seen a -1.54% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. benzinga.com reported 2025-05-29 that JPMorgan analyst Samik Chatterjee on Thursday noted that Nvidia Corp’s NVDA first-quarter reported revenue tracked modestly ahead of consensus. In contrast, the fiscal second-quarter of 2025 revenue outlook tracked largely in line with consensus.
Is It Worth Investing in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) Right Now?
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 8.55x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for HPE is at 1.34. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 8 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 rating it as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for HPE is 1.31B, and currently, shorts hold a 5.31% of that float. The average trading volume for HPE on June 02, 2025 was 22.27M shares.
HPE’s Market Performance
HPE stock saw an increase of -1.54% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 6.54% and a quarterly increase of -12.77%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.24%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.80% for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.54% for HPE stock, with a simple moving average of -10.28% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of HPE
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for HPE stocks, with Evercore ISI repeating the rating for HPE by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for HPE in the upcoming period, according to Evercore ISI is $22 based on the research report published on May 20, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see HPE reach a price target of $14. The rating they have provided for HPE stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on April 08th, 2025.
Daiwa Securities gave a rating of “Neutral” to HPE, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on March 12th of the current year.
HPE Trading at 7.34% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought HPE to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -29.93% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.80%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.24%, as shares surge +5.30% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +5.75% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, HPE fell by -1.54%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +0.52% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $17.37. In addition, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co saw -19.06% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at HPE starting from MacDonald Neil B, who sale 29,000 shares at the price of $17.01 back on May 08 ’25. After this action, MacDonald Neil B now owns 28,197 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, valued at $493,365 using the latest closing price.
MacDonald Neil B, the Officer of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co, proposed sale 29,000 shares at $17.01 during a trade that took place back on May 08 ’25, which means that MacDonald Neil B is holding shares at $493,366 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for HPE
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.07 for the present operating margin
- 0.31 for the gross margin
The net margin for Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 12.09, with 4.37 for asset returns.
Based on Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE), the company’s capital structure generated 0.41 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.71. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 97.95.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 5.02 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.87. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.32for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.44. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.32.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) has had a bad performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. 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.
