HP Inc. $HPQ Stock Position Lifted by National Pension Service

National Pension Service raised its stake in HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) by 10.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 2,320,504 shares of the computer maker’s stock after buying an additional 211,443 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned 0.25% of HP worth $63,187,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of HPQ. Richardson Financial Services Inc. boosted its position in HP by 14.9% during the third quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. now owns 2,827 shares of the computer maker’s stock valued at $77,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares during the last quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of HP by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,470 shares of the computer maker’s stock valued at $305,000 after buying an additional 398 shares during the last quarter. AdvisorNet Financial Inc grew its stake 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 in the last quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. increased its holdings in HP by 6.4% in the second quarter. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. now owns 6,799 shares of the computer maker’s stock worth $173,000 after buying an additional 410 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vident Advisory LLC raised its position in HP by 0.6% during the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 69,579 shares of the computer maker’s stock valued at $1,702,000 after acquiring an additional 444 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 77.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Transactions at HP

In other news, insider Anneliese Olson sold 16,726 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.83, for a total transaction of $415,306.58. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 169 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,196.27. This represents a 99.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Enrique Lores sold 41,922 shares of HP stock in a transaction dated 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 sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 141,456 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,677,856. This trade represents a 22.86% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 91,969 shares of company stock worth $2,277,993. 0.38% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

HP Stock Performance

NYSE HPQ opened at $19.43 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $22.59 and a 200 day simple moving average of $25.25. HP Inc. has a twelve month low of $18.93 and a twelve month high of $35.28. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.84 billion, a PE ratio of 7.33, a P/E/G ratio of 3.61 and a beta of 1.21.

HP (NYSE:HPQ) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The computer maker reported $0.93 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.91 by $0.02. HP had a negative return on equity of 330.68% and a net margin of 4.57%.The company had revenue of $14.64 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $14.50 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.93 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that HP Inc. will post 3.56 EPS for the current fiscal year.

HP Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 1st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, March 11th will be given a $0.30 dividend. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.2%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, March 11th. HP’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 45.28%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of HP from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, October 26th. Bank of America lowered their target price on shares of HP from $29.00 to $26.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, November 21st. Argus upgraded HP to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered HP from a “neutral” rating to a “sell” rating and set a $21.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, TD Cowen decreased their target price on HP from $28.00 to $26.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, one has given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, HP has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $24.77.

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.