UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC Boosts Holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company $HPE

UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) by 6.1% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,088,774 shares of the technology company’s stock after buying an additional 756,972 shares during the period. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC’s holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise were worth $590,435,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 2.9% during the second quarter. Sax Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,782 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $396,000 after purchasing an additional 244 shares in the last quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB increased its position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 5.2% in the second quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 7,180 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $324,000 after buying an additional 355 shares in the last quarter. Investment Research Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 2.0% in the fourth quarter. Investment Research Partners LLC now owns 21,925 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $527,000 after buying an additional 423 shares during the period. D.A. Davidson & CO. lifted its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 4.5% during the 1st quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 9,998 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $238,000 after buying an additional 429 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Compound Planning Inc. lifted its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 2.4% during the 1st quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 18,951 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $451,000 after buying an additional 446 shares in the last quarter. 80.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Stock Performance

NYSE:HPE opened at $52.31 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.09, a quick ratio of 0.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company has a 12-month low of $19.84 and a 12-month high of $64.25. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $49.46 and a 200 day moving average price of $36.86. The stock has a market capitalization of $69.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.89, a P/E/G ratio of 0.56 and a beta of 1.42.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, June 1st. The technology company reported $0.79 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.25. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a return on equity of 11.91% and a net margin of 3.94%.The company had revenue of $10.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.78 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.82) EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 40.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities research analysts forecast that Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company will post 2.92 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. UBS Group increased their target price on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $25.00 to $65.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, August 3rd. Argus upped their price target on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $30.00 to $70.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Piper Sandler reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $63.00 price objective (up from $23.00) on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $32.00 to $79.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, June 3rd. Eleven analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $69.80.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: J.P. Morgan assigned HPE a Buy rating, adding to the bullish analyst support for the company. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Receives a Buy from J.P. Morgan
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts’ average price target implies approximately 25.5% upside, while upward earnings-estimate revisions suggest expectations for a potential earnings beat. The article cautions that price targets alone are not always reliable. HPE Potential Rally Analysis
• Positive Sentiment: HPE’s third-quarter outlook is supported by demand for AI infrastructure, networking, and hybrid-cloud solutions, with its expanded product portfolio potentially supporting revenue growth. HPE Q3 Earnings Preview
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerages collectively rate HPE “Moderate Buy,” indicating broadly favorable sentiment but not unanimous conviction. HPE Consensus Recommendation
• Neutral Sentiment: Investors are awaiting detailed third-quarter projections for revenue, earnings, margins, and other operating metrics for the period ended July 2026. HPE Q3 Key Metrics Preview
• Negative Sentiment: Cisco may have an edge over HPE for long-term networking investors because of stronger hyperscaler AI orders, networking growth, and its expanding security business. HPE Versus Cisco Networking Comparison
• Negative Sentiment: HPE’s multiyear global Wi-Fi patent agreement with a blacklisted supplier could raise compliance and reputational concerns, despite resolving intellectual-property issues. HPE Global WiFi Patent Deal

Insider Transactions at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

In other news, SVP Kirt P. Karros sold 18,785 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, June 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $48.50, for a total transaction of $911,072.50. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.44% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.