Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company $HPE Shares Bought by Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC

Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC increased its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) by 118.8% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 145,232 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 78,859 shares during the quarter. Knights of Columbus Asset Advisors LLC’s holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise were worth $3,567,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 317.3% in 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. lifted its stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 44.7% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 4,456 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $69,000 after purchasing an additional 1,377 shares during the last quarter. GC Wealth Management RIA LLC bought a new stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the second quarter worth approximately $345,000. PFG Investments LLC acquired a new position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the second quarter worth approximately $244,000. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 0.4% in the second quarter. Cantor Fitzgerald Investment Advisors L.P. now owns 726,345 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $14,854,000 after buying an additional 3,009 shares in the last quarter. 80.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Stock Performance

Shares of HPE opened at $21.99 on Friday. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company has a 52 week low of $11.97 and a 52 week high of $26.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.01. The company has a market capitalization of $29.34 billion, a PE ratio of -366.36, a PEG ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.32. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $22.83 and its 200 day moving average price is $22.83.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The technology company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.03. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a net margin of 0.17% and a return on equity of 9.15%. The business had revenue of $9.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.91 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.58 EPS. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s revenue was up 14.7% on a year-over-year basis. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.450 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.570-0.610 EPS. Research analysts expect that Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company will post 1.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 19th were paid a dividend of $0.1425 per share. This is a boost from Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 19th. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is -950.00%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Morgan Stanley restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $25.00 target price (down from $28.00) on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a report on Monday, November 17th. Zacks Research raised Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Citigroup upped their price objective on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a report on Friday, December 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $31.00 price objective for the company. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and twelve have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $25.53.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

In related news, SVP Jeremy Cox sold 13,463 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.68, for a total value of $332,266.84. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, SVP Kirt P. Karros sold 36,460 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.61, for a total transaction of $897,280.60. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 18,785 shares in the company, valued at approximately $462,298.85. The trade was a 66.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 585,537 shares of company stock worth $14,255,864 over the last quarter. Insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

About Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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.