Ratio Analysis: Unpacking Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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After finishing at $16.86 in the prior trading day, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (NYSE: HPE) closed at $17.15, up 1.72%. In other words, the price has increased by $1.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 19.8 million shares were traded. HPE stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.2 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.84.

Ratios:

Our goal is to gain a better understanding of HPE by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.70 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 8.19. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.61 and its Current Ratio is at 0.94. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.53 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.36.

On March 01, 2024, Wells Fargo Downgraded its rating to Equal Weight which previously was Overweight and also lowered its target price recommendation from $21 to $17.

Bernstein Downgraded its Outperform to Mkt Perform on January 16, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $20 to $17.

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 Sep 13 ’24 when MacDonald Neil B bought 29,000 shares for $17.00 per share.

Gold Gerri sold 22,784 shares of HPE for $493,816 on Jun 14 ’24. The EVP, Pres & CEO Financial Serv now owns 57,081 shares after completing the transaction at $21.67 per share. On Jun 11 ’24, another insider, MacDonald Neil B, who serves as the EVP, GM of Compute HPC AI of the company, sold 36,671 shares for $20.51 each. As a result, the insider received 752,011 and left with 111,054 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, HPE now has a Market Capitalization of 22272188416 and an Enterprise Value of 31106166784. As of this moment, Hewlett’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 12.22, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 8.19. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.21. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.77 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.072 whereas that against EBITDA is 6.337.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, HPE has reached a high of $22.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $14.47. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -10.09%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -3.28%.

Shares Statistics:

The stock has traded on average 16.38M shares per day over the past 3-months and 31776270 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 1.30B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 1.29B. Insiders hold about 0.48% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 84.51% stake in the company. Shares short for HPE as of 1724976000 were 20756217 with a Short Ratio of 1.27, compared to 1722384000 on 24797996. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 20756217 and a Short% of Float of 1.82.

Dividends & Splits

In the trailing 12 months, HPE’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.51, compared to 0.51 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.03024911The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 3.37.

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