HP (NYSE:HPQ) Issues Q2 2025 Earnings Guidance

HP (NYSE:HPQ) issued an update on its second quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 0.750-0.850 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.850. The company issued revenue guidance of -. HP also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 3.450-3.750 EPS.

HP Trading Down 2.0 %

Shares of HPQ stock traded down $0.69 on Thursday, reaching $33.15. 10,339,740 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 6,051,029. HP has a 52 week low of $27.42 and a 52 week high of $39.79. The stock has a market capitalization of $31.08 billion, a PE ratio of 11.80, a P/E/G ratio of 2.96 and a beta of 1.05. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $33.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $34.87.

HP (NYSE:HPQ) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, February 27th. The computer maker reported $0.74 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.74. HP had a negative return on equity of 253.39% and a net margin of 5.18%. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that HP will post 3.56 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

HP Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, April 2nd. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, March 12th will be given a dividend of $0.2894 per share. This represents a $1.16 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.49%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, March 12th. HP’s payout ratio is presently 40.93%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

HPQ has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of HP from $42.00 to $41.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, November 20th. Barclays increased their target price on HP from $32.00 to $35.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Hsbc Global Res downgraded shares of HP from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, November 29th. Citigroup decreased their price objective on shares of HP from $37.00 to $36.50 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, HSBC lowered shares of HP from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $39.00 to $38.00 in a research report on Friday, November 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and two have given a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, HP currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $36.68.

Insider Transactions at HP

In related news, insider Alex Cho sold 10,298 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.32, for a total transaction of $353,427.36. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now owns 64,676 shares in the company, valued at $2,219,680.32. This represents a 13.74 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Stephanie Liebman sold 11,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 30th. The stock was sold at an average price of $32.50, for a total value of $357,500.00. Following the transaction, the insider now owns 6,277 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $204,002.50. This trade represents a 63.67 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders sold 273,035 shares of company stock worth $9,670,068. 0.41% of the stock is 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.