HP Inc. (HPQ)
HP Inc.
Scored against other Technology stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
HP reads as neutral right now, with no clear lean either way.
- What's working
- Its price looks reasonable for what the business earns, compared with other tech companies.
- Worth watching
- Sales and profits grew slower over the past year than at most other tech companies, or shrank.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 17 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About HP Inc.
HP Inc. provides personal computing, printing, 3D printing, hybrid work, gaming, and other related technologies in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Personal Systems, Printing, and Corporate Investments…
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Computer Hardware
- Employees
- 55,000
- Headquarters
- Palo Alto, CA
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 11.5 — lower than 93% of Technology peers
P/S 0.5 — lower than 98% of Technology peers
EV/EBITDA 7.2 — lower than 93% of Technology peers
EV/Revenue 0.6 — lower than 98% of Technology peers
PEG 3.2 — lower than 7% of Technology peers
FCF yield 12.5% — higher than 98% of Technology peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 19.7% — higher than 4% of Technology peers
Operating margin 5.4% — higher than 22% of Technology peers
Net margin 4.1% — higher than 20% of Technology peers
ROA 5.6% — higher than 41% of Technology peers
Free cash flow is 138% of reported net income
Financial health
Current ratio 0.79 — higher than 11% of Technology peers
Quick ratio 0.44 — higher than 4% of Technology peers
Cash/debt 0.40 — higher than 22% of Technology peers
Debt/EBITDA 2.23 — lower than 36% of Technology peers
Growth
Revenue growth 12.5% YoY — higher than 15% of Technology peers
Earnings growth -11.3% YoY — higher than 8% of Technology peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 45.4% — atypical vs Technology peers
Net insider buying, +6.1% of insider shares
Institutions net sold, -17.9% of shares held
Insiders hold 0.3% of shares outstanding
9.5% of float sold short
Momentum
Mixed vs its moving averages
67% of the way from its 52-week low to high