Ameritas Advisory Services LLC Has $736,000 Stock Position in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company $HPE

Ameritas Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (NYSE:HPE) by 525.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 29,965 shares of the technology company’s stock after acquiring an additional 25,176 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Hewlett Packard Enterprise were worth $736,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the business. Metis Global Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 0.8% in the third quarter. Metis Global Partners LLC now owns 71,051 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,745,000 after buying an additional 570 shares in the last quarter. Abich Financial Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise during the 3rd quarter valued at $206,000. Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 45.1% during the 3rd quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 156,870 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $3,853,000 after acquiring an additional 48,758 shares during the period. Public Sector Pension Investment Board increased its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 11.5% in the third quarter. Public Sector Pension Investment Board now owns 138,344 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $3,398,000 after purchasing an additional 14,300 shares during the period. Finally, Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations increased its position in shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise by 33.1% in the third quarter. Caisse Des Depots ET Consignations now owns 112,052 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $2,752,000 after purchasing an additional 27,866 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.78% of the company’s stock.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Stock Performance

NYSE:HPE opened at $22.67 on Friday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $23.06 and its 200-day moving average is $23.01. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company has a 1-year low of $11.97 and a 1-year high of $26.44. The company has a current ratio of 1.01, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.72. The stock has a market cap of $30.12 billion, a P/E ratio of -377.70, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.33.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 business had revenue of $9.68 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $9.91 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.58 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.7% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Equities research analysts anticipate that Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company will post 1.85 earnings per share for the current year.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, January 16th. Investors of record on Friday, December 19th were paid a $0.1425 dividend. This is a positive change from Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.13. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 19th. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s payout ratio is presently -950.00%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Maeve C. Culloty sold 35,958 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, December 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.66, for a total transaction of $886,724.28. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Antonio F. Neri sold 26,457 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $24.49, for a total value of $647,931.93. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 2,101,761 shares in the company, valued at $51,472,126.89. This trade represents a 1.24% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders sold a total of 585,537 shares of company stock valued at $14,255,864 over the last ninety days. 0.36% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have issued reports on HPE. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “equal weight” rating and set a $25.00 price objective (down from $28.00) on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a research note on Monday, November 17th. Argus increased their price target on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise from $25.00 to $30.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 10th. Zacks Research upgraded 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 assumed coverage on Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $31.00 target price for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a research note on Friday, December 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have assigned a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Hewlett Packard Enterprise has a consensus 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.