Stephens Inc. AR Has $2.70 Million Stock Holdings in HP Inc. $HPQ

Stephens Inc. AR lowered its stake in HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) by 44.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 99,271 shares of the computer maker’s stock after selling 79,206 shares during the quarter. Stephens Inc. AR’s holdings in HP were worth $2,703,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. IHT Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in HP by 3.3% in the second quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,470 shares of the computer maker’s stock valued at $305,000 after purchasing an additional 398 shares in the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc boosted its holdings in shares of HP by 42.9% in the 3rd quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc now owns 1,349 shares of the computer maker’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 405 shares during the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of HP by 6.4% in the 2nd quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 6,799 shares of the computer maker’s stock valued at $173,000 after buying an additional 410 shares during the last quarter. Vident Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of HP by 0.6% in the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 69,579 shares of the computer maker’s stock valued at $1,702,000 after buying an additional 444 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its holdings in HP by 50.6% during the third quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 1,422 shares of the computer maker’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 478 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 77.53% of the company’s stock.

HP News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting HP this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MarketBeat highlights HPQ as a low P/E, high-yield candidate that could rebound as DRAM supply/cost dynamics normalize and dividend support attracts income investors; the piece argues upside potential if sentiment stabilizes. 3 Low P/E Stocks: Separating Multibaggers From a Value Trap
• Positive Sentiment: HP’s Metal Jet business gets a small operational boost: INDO‑MIM qualified Continuum Powders’ OptiPowder Ni718 for production on HP Metal Jet systems, expanding U.S. industrial use cases and supporting industrial revenue potential. INDO‑MIM Qualifies Continuum Powders’ OptiPowder Ni718 on HP Metal Jet Systems
• Neutral Sentiment: Bank of America Securities kept a Hold rating and a $26 price target, signaling no change in the analyst view but implying upside from current levels if fundamentals stabilize. Bank of America Securities Maintains Hold Rating on HP Inc. (HPQ) Stock
• Negative Sentiment: Barclays downgraded HP to underweight and cut its price target to $18 (from $24), citing secular challenges and a “lack of catalyst” — a key driver of today’s selloff as it signals lower near-term expectations. Barclays cuts HPQ on secular challenges and a ’lack of catalyst’
• Negative Sentiment: Raymond James also downgraded HP to Sell, adding to analyst momentum to the downside and increasing downward pressure on sentiment. Raymond James downgrades HP (HPQ) to a Sell
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple analyst downgrades produced an early pre‑market drop (~3%), reflecting coordinated sell-side concern about near-term growth and margin risks. HP Inc. Stock (HPQ) Drops 3% Pre-Market as Analysts Downgrade Rating to Sell
• Negative Sentiment: HP hit a 52‑week low amid the selloff, reflecting deteriorating technicals and elevated short-term downside risk. HP stock hits 52-week low at $20.64
• Negative Sentiment: Industry cost headwinds: rising memory prices are benefiting chipmakers but pressuring OEMs including Apple and HP, which could compress margins if costs persist. Soaring Memory Prices Lift Chipmakers, Pressure Apple and HP

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other HP news, insider Anneliese Olson sold 18,154 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.88, for a total value of $506,133.52. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 169 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,711.72. This represents a 99.08% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CEO Enrique Lores sold 41,922 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $26.00, for a total value of $1,089,972.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 141,456 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,677,856. This represents a 22.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 110,123 shares of company stock valued at $2,784,126 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 0.38% of the company’s stock.

HP Stock Down 1.1%

HPQ opened at $20.39 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $23.46 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.66. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.72 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.69, a P/E/G ratio of 3.86 and a beta of 1.21. HP Inc. has a twelve month low of $19.98 and a twelve month high of $35.28.

HP (NYSE:HPQ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 25th. The computer maker reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.02. HP had a net margin of 4.57% and a negative return on equity of 330.68%. The business had revenue of $14.64 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $0.93 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 4.2% on a year-over-year basis. HP has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.900-3.200 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.730-0.810 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that HP Inc. will post 3.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

HP Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 11th were given a $0.30 dividend. This is an increase from HP’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.29. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.9%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 11th. HP’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 45.28%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have commented on HPQ. Morgan Stanley cut their price target on shares of HP from $21.00 to $20.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. HSBC set a $30.00 target price on shares of HP and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Evercore ISI reduced their price target on HP from $29.00 to $25.00 and set an “in-line” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. UBS Group set a $24.00 price objective on HP in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of HP from $28.00 to $26.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and five have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, HP currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $25.00.

HP Profile

HP Inc is an American multinational information technology company that designs, manufactures and sells personal computing devices, printers and related supplies and services. Its product portfolio spans consumer and commercial notebooks and desktops, workstations, displays and accessories, as well as an extensive line of printing hardware that includes home, office and production printers. HP also provides consumables such as ink and toner, managed print services, device deployment and lifecycle support, and software for device and print management.

Founded from the original Hewlett‑Packard Company, HP Inc became a separately traded public company in 2015 following a corporate split that created Hewlett Packard Enterprise to focus on enterprise hardware and services.