HP Inc (NYSE: HPQ) Shares Might Go Down -6.14% This Year

In the last trading session, 6.12 million shares of the HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ) were traded, and its beta was 1.08. Most recently the company’s share price was $27.67, and it changed around -$0.03 or -0.11% from the last close, which brings the market valuation of the company to $27.07B. HPQ currently trades at a discount to its 52-week high of $33.90, offering almost -22.52% off that amount. The share price’s 52-week low was $25.22, which indicates that the current value has risen by an impressive 8.85% since then. We note from HP Inc’s average daily trading volume that its 3-month average coming to 7.88 million.

HP Inc stock received a consensus recommendation rating of Buy, based on a mean score of 2.33. If we narrow it down even further, the data shows that 0 out of 18 analysts rate the stock as a Sell; another 5 rate it as Overweight. Among the rest, 6 recommended HPQ as a Hold, whereas 7 deemed it a Buy, and 0 rated it as Underweight. HP Inc is expected to report earnings per share of $0.76 for the current quarter.

HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ) trade information

Instantly HPQ has showed a red trend with a performance of -0.11% at the end of last trading. The performance over the last five days has remained in the red territory. The company’s shares are currently down -8.04% year-to-date, but still down -0.43% over the last five days. On the other hand, HP Inc (NYSE:HPQ) is -7.92% down in the 30-day period.

The consensus price target as assigned by Wall Street analysts is $32.89, which translates to bulls needing to increase their stock price by 15.87% from its current value. Analyst projections state that HPQ is forecast to be at a low of $24 and a high of $50.

HP Inc (HPQ) estimates and forecasts

HP Inc share prices are performing particularly well not compared to other companies within the same industry. As is evident from the statistics, the company’s shares have risen 6.38 percent over the past six months and at a 4.27% annual growth rate that is well below the industry average of 4.60%. Moreover, analysts have decided to roll up on their fiscal year 2024 revenue estimates. The rating firms predict that it will loss -5.00% in revenue this quarter, and will report a decrease of -7.00% in the next quarter. The year-over-year growth rate is expected to be -6.20%, down from the previous year.

Consensus estimates provided by 10 financial analysts predict the company will bring in an average of $11.81 billion in revenue for the current quarter. 10 analysts expect HP Inc to make $12.62 billion in revenue for the quarter ending Jul 2024.

Looking at the company’s year-over-year earnings, the past five years showed a positive earnings growth rate of 0.02%. HP Inc earnings are expected to increase by 4.43% in 2024, but the outlook is positive 3.00% per year for the next five years.

HPQ Dividends

HP Inc’s next quarterly earnings report is expected to be released in May. The annual dividend yield of the stock is 3.89 percent and its annual dividend per share was 1.08. It is important to note, however, that the 3.89% dividend yield ratio should be regarded as a guide only, as many other factors should be taken into consideration before making any investment decision.