HP (HPQ) Projected to Post Earnings on Wednesday

HP (NYSE:HPQ) is expected to be announcing its Q2 2025 earnings results after the market closes on Wednesday, May 28th. Analysts expect HP to post earnings of $0.80 per share and revenue of $13.09 billion for the quarter. HP has set its Q2 2025 guidance at 0.750-0.850 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 3.450-3.750 EPS.

HP (NYSE:HPQ) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 27th. The computer maker reported $0.74 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74. HP had a net margin of 5.18% and a negative return on equity of 253.39%. The business had revenue of $13.50 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $13.35 billion. On average, analysts expect HP to post $4 EPS for the current fiscal year and $4 EPS for the next fiscal year.

HP Stock Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE HPQ opened at $28.98 on Wednesday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $26.17 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $31.18. HP has a 52-week low of $21.21 and a 52-week high of $39.80. The stock has a market capitalization of $27.32 billion, a P/E ratio of 10.31, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.32.

HP Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, June 11th will be given a dividend of $0.2894 per share. This represents a $1.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.99%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, June 11th. HP’s payout ratio is 41.37%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

HPQ has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on HP from $40.00 to $29.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 17th. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on shares of HP from $30.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, February 20th. Citigroup lifted their price objective on shares of HP from $25.00 to $29.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Friday, May 16th. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on shares of HP from $40.00 to $32.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, April 28th. Finally, Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of HP from $36.00 to $35.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $34.17.

Insider Buying and Selling at HP

In other HP news, insider Anneliese Olson sold 21,545 shares of HP stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, March 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $28.49, for a total value of $613,817.05. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 169 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,814.81. The trade was a 99.22% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, insider Stephanie Liebman sold 15,646 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $29.00, for a total value of $453,734.00. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.38% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

About HP

HP Inc provides products, technologies, software, solutions, and services to individual consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses, and large enterprises, including customers in the government, health, and education sectors worldwide. It operates through Personal Systems and Printing segments. The Personal Systems segment offers commercial personal computers (PCs), consumer PCs, workstations, thin clients, commercial tablets and mobility devices, retail point-of-sale systems, displays and other related accessories, software, support, and services for the commercial and consumer markets.