National Pension Service Buys 334,424 Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company $HPE

National Pension Service lifted its stake in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) by 9.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,787,479 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 334,424 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned 0.29% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise worth $93,020,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. TFC Financial Management Inc. grew its holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 2,694.4% during the 3rd quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 1,006 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 970 shares in the last quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 176.7% in the third quarter. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC now owns 1,043 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 666 shares during the period. Chilton Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Headlands Technologies LLC bought a new stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, CVA Family Office LLC lifted its stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 126.7% in the 2nd quarter. CVA Family Office LLC now owns 1,437 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 803 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.78% of the company’s stock.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Trading Down 2.2%

Shares of HPE stock opened at $21.53 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $22.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.85. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company has a 12-month low of $11.97 and a 12-month high of $26.44. The company has a quick ratio of 0.76, a current ratio of 1.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The firm has a market cap of $28.73 billion, a P/E ratio of -358.77, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.60 and a beta of 1.32.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, December 4th. The technology company reported $0.62 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.03. The firm had revenue of $9.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.91 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a return on equity of 9.15% and a net margin of 0.17%.The company’s revenue was up 14.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.58 EPS. 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company will post 1.85 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 19th were paid a $0.1425 dividend. This is a positive change 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 is currently -950.00%.

Insider Activity at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

In related news, EVP Fidelma Russo sold 126,512 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.61, for a total value of $3,113,460.32. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 51,002 shares in the company, valued at $1,255,159.22. This trade represents a 71.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, SVP Kirt P. Karros sold 36,460 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.61, for a total transaction of $897,280.60. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 18,785 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $462,298.85. This represents a 66.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 585,537 shares of company stock worth $14,255,864 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.36% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently commented on HPE shares. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $31.00 price target for the company. Argus boosted their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Citigroup upped their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $26.00 to $28.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 6th. Zacks Research raised Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $25.00 price objective (down previously from $28.00) on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a report on Monday, November 17th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and twelve have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $25.53.

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.