Investing In HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ): Why Should You?

After Hours

The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours.

Stocks Info

The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Computer Hardware industry segment. The current market capitalization of HP Inc is $32.51B. A total of 7.14 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 6.96M shares.

In the most recent transaction, Liebman Stephanie sold 11,000 shares of HPQ for 32.50 per share on Dec 30 ’24. After the transaction, the Global Controller now owns 6,277 company shares. In a previous transaction on Dec 30 ’24, Liebman Stephanie bought 14,000 shares at 32.50 per share.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Ludgate Kristen M disposed of 74,356 shares on Dec 13 ’24 at a per-share price of $34.43. This resulted in the Chief People Officer holding 56,169 shares of HPQ after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Ludgate Kristen M bought 74,356 shares at $34.43 per share on Dec 13 ’24.

Dividend

The dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. HP Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.12, resulting in a dividend yield of 3.22%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 12.32. HPQ’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3.53% when it declared a $0.2894 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 3/12/2025. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 12/11/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 3.2%. The HPQ stock dividend was $0.2894 per share in cash.

It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, HPQ has a high of $39.79 and a low of $27.42.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. HPQ’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $4.30B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $8.78B in debt and $29.06B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was -$1.41, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was -$1.64B.

Analysts Opinion

There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for HPQ is Buy with a score of 3.43.

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