Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations Acquires 27,866 Shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company $HPE

Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations lifted its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) by 33.1% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 112,052 shares of the technology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 27,866 shares during the quarter. Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations’ holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise were worth $2,752,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 1.6% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 169,804,055 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,472,493,000 after buying an additional 2,604,059 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 2.2% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 34,421,976 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $701,864,000 after purchasing an additional 724,974 shares during the period. Elliott Investment Management L.P. bought a new position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the 2nd quarter worth about $381,004,000. Slate Path Capital LP raised its stake in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 36.2% in the 2nd quarter. Slate Path Capital LP now owns 15,896,242 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $325,078,000 after purchasing an additional 4,221,678 shares during the period. Finally, Schroder Investment Management Group lifted its holdings in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 192.4% in the second quarter. Schroder Investment Management Group now owns 10,599,242 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $216,754,000 after purchasing an additional 6,974,083 shares in the last quarter. 80.78% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other Hewlett Packard Enterprise news, EVP Fidelma Russo sold 126,512 shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.61, for a total transaction of $3,113,460.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 51,002 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,255,159.22. The trade was a 71.27% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Kirt P. Karros sold 36,460 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.61, for a total transaction of $897,280.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 18,785 shares in the company, valued at $462,298.85. The trade was a 66.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 585,537 shares of company stock valued at $14,255,864. 0.36% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Stock Performance

Shares of HPE stock opened at $23.84 on Thursday. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $23.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $22.99. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company has a one year low of $11.97 and a one year high of $26.44. The stock has a market cap of $31.82 billion, a P/E ratio of -397.33, a P/E/G ratio of 0.66 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72, a current ratio of 1.01 and a quick ratio of 0.76.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, December 4th. The technology company reported $0.62 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.59 by $0.03. Hewlett Packard Enterprise had a net margin of 0.17% and a return on equity of 9.15%. The company had revenue of $9.68 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $9.91 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.58 EPS. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s quarterly revenue was up 14.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Hewlett Packard Enterprise has set its FY 2026 guidance at 2.250-2.450 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.570-0.610 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company will post 1.85 EPS for the current year.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 19th were issued a dividend of $0.1425 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 19th. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.4%. This is a positive change from Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s payout ratio is -950.00%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Piper Sandler started coverage on Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. They set a “neutral” rating and a $24.00 price objective for the company. Argus lifted their price objective on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, December 10th. Zacks Research raised shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $31.00 target price for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $25.00 price target (down from $28.00) on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a research note on Monday, November 17th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Hewlett Packard Enterprise presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $25.53.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company 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.