Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) Short Interest Update

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) saw a large decline in short interest in the month of February. As of February 27th, there was short interest totaling 78,939,403 shares, a decline of 12.0% from the February 12th total of 89,720,693 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 15,933,817 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.0 days. Approximately 6.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Approximately 6.0% of the company’s stock are sold short. Based on an average trading volume of 15,933,817 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 5.0 days.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently commented on HPE. Bank of America boosted their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $29.00 to $32.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 10th. Zacks Research upgraded Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Argus raised their price objective on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 10th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday. Finally, Morgan Stanley increased their target price on Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $23.00 to $25.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have issued a Buy rating and eleven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $26.50.

Trending Headlines about Hewlett Packard Enterprise

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

• Positive Sentiment: Morgan Stanley raised its price target on HPE to $25, signaling analyst conviction that HPE’s outlook and AI exposure justify higher valuation. Morgan Stanley bullish on Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) with increased price target of $25
• Positive Sentiment: HPE expanded its NVIDIA AI Computing by HPE portfolio — delivering integrated, validated systems aimed at speeding AI time-to-value while addressing scale, security and governance (a direct revenue play into AI infrastructure demand). HPE Accelerates Secure, Scalable Production-ready AI Through New Innovations With NVIDIA
• Positive Sentiment: HPE won/announced sovereign AI systems deals and will supply liquid-cooled AI infrastructure for national research centers (Argonne, HLRS), strengthening longer-term, high-value public-sector and research bookings. HPE Drives Sovereign AI Leadership With Advanced Systems at National Research Centers: HLRS and Argonne National Laboratory
• Positive Sentiment: HPE unveiled next‑generation AI factory and supercomputing solutions with NVIDIA (full-stack compute, GPUs, networking, cooling, software, services), reinforcing its addressable market in at‑scale AI deployments. HPE Unveils Next-Generation-AI-Factory-and-Supercomputing-Advancements-with-NVIDIA
• Positive Sentiment: Q1 FY2026 results beat on EPS, delivered high‑end revenue growth (+18% YoY) and management raised full‑year guidance — concrete fundamentals that underpin the bullish trading. HPE (HPE) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Retail/idea coverage highlights HPE as an inexpensive name favored by some money managers/billionaire-watch lists, which can attract bargain-hunting flows. 5 Best Very Cheap Stocks to Buy According to Billionaires
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst pieces and comparisons (e.g., versus other enterprise storage and hybrid-cloud peers) outline competitive dynamics — useful context but not immediate stock-moving news. Everpure vs. HPE: Which Enterprise Storage Stock is the Better Buy?
• Neutral Sentiment: Deep-dive pieces on international revenue trends and market exposures provide analyst-level nuance on where HPE might accelerate or lag globally — watch for region-specific booking trends. Deciphering Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) International Revenue Trends
• Neutral Sentiment: Coverage noting HPE’s improved earnings story also flags memory supply constraints that could cap server growth — a risk to monitor but currently outweighed by AI demand and guidance. How HPE’s Earnings Hike Amid AI Demand And Supply Constraints Has Changed Its Investment Story (HPE)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Stock Performance

Shares of HPE opened at $21.86 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $29.00 billion, a P/E ratio of -115.04, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.31. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a 52 week low of $11.97 and a 52 week high of $26.44. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $21.86 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $23.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.71, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a current ratio of 1.03.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last posted its earnings results on Monday, March 9th. The technology company reported $0.65 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $9.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.31 billion. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a positive return on equity of 9.93% and a negative net margin of 0.41%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 18.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.49 earnings per share. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.300-2.500 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.510-0.550 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Hewlett Packard Enterprise will post 1.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, April 23rd. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, March 24th will be issued a dividend of $0.1425 per share. This represents a $0.57 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, March 24th. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s payout ratio is currently -300.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

In other Hewlett Packard Enterprise news, CEO Antonio F. Neri sold 26,457 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock in a transaction on Monday, December 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.49, for a total value of $647,931.93. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 2,101,761 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $51,472,126.89. The trade was a 1.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Kirt P. Karros sold 36,460 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was 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 $462,298.85. This trade represents a 66.00% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.44% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Capital World Investors bought a new position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the fourth quarter valued at about $901,751,000. Elliott Investment Management L.P. bought a new stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the 2nd quarter worth about $381,004,000. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC bought a new stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the 4th quarter worth about $433,537,000. Jericho Capital Asset Management L.P. purchased a new stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the 3rd quarter valued at about $416,900,000. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise in the 4th quarter valued at about $185,969,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 80.78% 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.