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HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ) closed the day trading at $21.88 down -6.42% from the previous closing price of $23.38. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.42 from its previous closing price. On the day, 17.1 million shares were traded. HPQ stock price reached its highest trading level at $23.81 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $21.51.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of HPQ, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 7.13 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.32. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.42 and its Current Ratio is at 0.72.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, TD Cowen on February 28, 2025, Reiterated its Hold rating but revised its target price to $38 from $39 previously.
On November 29, 2024, HSBC Securities Downgraded its rating to Hold which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $39 to $38.
TD Cowen reiterated its Hold rating for the stock on November 27, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $32 to $39.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 27 ’25 when Olson Anneliese sold 21,545 shares for $28.49 per share. The transaction valued at 613,817 led to the insider holds 169 shares of the business.
Olson Anneliese bought 21,545 shares of HPQ for $613,817 on Mar 27 ’25. On Mar 24 ’25, another insider, Liebman Stephanie, who serves as the Global Controller of the company, sold 15,646 shares for $29.00 each. As a result, the insider received 453,734 and left with 0 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, HPQ now has a Market Capitalization of 20626339840 and an Enterprise Value of 29323515904. As of this moment, HP’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 5.92. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 1.61. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.38. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.544 whereas that against EBITDA is 5.943.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for HPQ is 1.35, which has changed by -0.24421418 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of -0.034466684 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, HPQ has reached a high of $39.79, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $21.59. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -27.90%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -35.79%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, HPQ traded about 7.98M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, HPQ traded about 12522170 shares per day. A total of 944.66M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 940.36M. Insiders hold about 0.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 81.62% stake in the company. Shares short for HPQ as of 1741910400 were 30670990 with a Short Ratio of 3.84, compared to 1739491200 on 28409637. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 30670990 and a Short% of Float of 4.42.
Dividends & Splits
HPQ’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.13, up from 1.116 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.04773311The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.21. The current Payout Ratio is 39.29% for HPQ, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-03-12 with an ex-dividend date of 1741737600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2015-11-02 when the company split stock in a 2202:1000 ratio.
