Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

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Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE: HPE):

  • 5/21/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $25.00 to $33.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
  • 5/17/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
  • 5/14/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $27.00 to $39.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
  • 5/9/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise was upgraded by Wall Street Zen from “hold” to “buy”.
  • 4/25/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “buy” to “hold”.
  • 4/13/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Raymond James Financial, Inc.. They now have a $29.00 price target on the stock, down from $30.00.
  • 3/31/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise is now covered by Truist Financial Corporation. They set a “buy” rating and a $31.00 price target on the stock.
  • 3/30/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise was upgraded by Truist Financial Corporation to “strong-buy”.
  • 3/25/2026 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise had its “hold (c-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, April 23rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, March 24th were paid a dividend of $0.1425 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, March 24th. This represents a $0.57 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.5%. Hewlett Packard Enterprise’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -300.00%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Hewlett Packard Enterprise

In related news, CEO Antonio F. Neri sold 264,432 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $25.18, for a total value of $6,658,397.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,837,329 shares in the company, valued at $46,263,944.22. This trade represents a 12.58% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Marie Myers sold 93,583 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, May 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.01, for a total value of $2,808,425.83. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 204,754 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,144,667.54. This trade represents a 31.37% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 702,402 shares of company stock valued at $18,440,171. Corporate insiders own 0.44% of the company’s stock.

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.

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