Moors & Cabot Inc. Takes $246,000 Position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company $HPE

Moors & Cabot Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 10,240 shares of the technology company’s stock, valued at approximately $246,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in HPE. Empowered Funds LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 317.3% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 149,810 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,312,000 after acquiring an additional 113,906 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 44.7% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,456 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $69,000 after acquiring an additional 1,377 shares during the last quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Brown Advisory Inc. now owns 23,593 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $482,000 after acquiring an additional 996 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 25.8% during the 2nd quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 15,662 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $320,000 after acquiring an additional 3,215 shares during the last quarter. Finally, WINTON GROUP Ltd bought a new stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $207,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.78% of the company’s stock.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:HPE opened at $56.05 on Wednesday. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company has a 1-year low of $17.16 and a 1-year high of $64.25. The firm has a market capitalization of $74.37 billion, a PE ratio of 52.39, a PEG ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.42. The business’s 50 day moving average is $29.23 and its 200-day moving average is $24.80. The company has a current ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last posted its earnings results on Monday, June 1st. The technology company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.25. The business had revenue of $10.68 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $9.78 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a return on equity of 11.99% and a net margin of 3.94%.Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s revenue was up 40.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.82) EPS. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has set its FY 2026 guidance at 3.350-3.450 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.930 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company will post 1.97 earnings per share for the current year.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, June 16th will be given a dividend of $0.1425 per share. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.0%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, June 16th. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -300.00%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several brokerages recently weighed in on HPE. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and set a $63.00 target price (up from $23.00) on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a research note on Tuesday. UBS Group increased their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $25.00 to $65.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Raymond James Financial increased their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $29.00 to $74.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Citigroup increased their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $39.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday. Finally, Barclays lifted their price objective on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $28.00 to $67.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $59.47.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

In related news, EVP Neil B. Macdonald sold 112,652 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.09, for a total transaction of $2,826,438.68. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 56,494 shares in the company, valued at $1,417,434.46. This trade represents a 66.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Fidelma Russo sold 34,001 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.08, for a total value of $852,745.08. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 17,001 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $426,385.08. This trade represents a 66.67% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold 702,402 shares of company stock worth $18,440,171 over the last three months. 0.44% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Hewlett Packard Enterprise this week:

• Positive Sentiment: HPE reported Q2 earnings of $0.79 per share on revenue of $10.68 billion, beating Wall Street estimates and marking 40% year-over-year revenue growth as networking demand jumped. HPE Reports Fiscal 2026 Second Quarter Results
• Positive Sentiment: The company lifted full-year fiscal 2026 guidance well above analyst expectations and said it is now on track to hit 2028 financial targets two years early, reinforcing the view that AI demand is accelerating growth. HPE expects to achieve 2028 financial targets this year after record quarter on AI boom
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts turned more constructive after the report, with multiple firms raising price targets and several reiterating buy/overweight views, suggesting expectations are being reset higher. Analyst target updates via Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: HPE also introduced a new NVIDIA Vera CPU-based server for agentic AI workloads, adding another catalyst tied to its AI server strategy. HPE Introduces CPU Server with NVIDIA Vera CPU, Purpose-built for Agentic AI

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Profile

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) is an enterprise technology company that designs, develops and sells IT infrastructure, software and services for business and government customers. Its core offerings span servers, storage, networking, and related software, together with consulting, integration and support services aimed at modernizing and managing enterprise IT environments. HPE’s product portfolio includes systems for traditional data centers as well as solutions for high-performance computing, edge computing and telecommunications infrastructure.

A major focus for HPE is hybrid cloud and consumption-based IT.