Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for HPQ in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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HP (HPQ) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$34.40−0.26 (−0.8%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:19 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryHP (HPQ) closes at $34.40, down 0.8%, holding well above its 50-day average of $29.14 and 200-day average of $23.31, with the 50-day above the 200-day. The GekkoIndex reads 49.7, placing the stock in the Neutral zone. Price sits 9.3% above Gekko Fair Value of $31.48, a gap the checklist flags as a headwind.
This week's coverage centers on HP's AI PC push and security research, alongside recurring value and momentum screens. One piece notes HP's Threat Insights Report on cybercriminals exploiting Agentic AI interest to target crypto wallets, and another covers HP applying financial-grade controls to sustainability data. A comparison piece weighs HP against Lenovo Group (LNVGY) on AI PC and infrastructure strategy, while a separate valuation note put shares at $32.70 after a 3.3% drop, citing an external fair-value estimate of $32.37.
Looking ahead, HP's next earnings report is scheduled for 24 November, 65 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold. Options activity over the past 30 days shows 1 unusual signal, with put premium at $6,611,558 against call premium of $1,074,457. Analyst coverage across 13 firms splits 1 buy, 7 hold, and 5 sell, with a consensus target of $29.66, implying -13.8% versus current price. Seasonality over the next 20 trading days has averaged +0.7% across 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $34.40200-day averageGekko Fair Value $31.48
Key stats
- Market cap
- $31.46B
- P/E ratio
- 13.2
- Forward P/E
- 10.1
- EPS, TTM
- $2.62
- Revenue, TTM
- $59.16B
- Profit margin
- 4.1%
- Dividend yield
- 3.64%
- Beta
- 1.21
- Volume
- 35.51M avg 17.86M
- 1-year return
- +23.3%
- Typical daily move
- ±4.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6%
- 50-day average
- $29.14
- 200-day average
- $23.31
- Next earnings
- Nov 24 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 901.8M
HP swing-trade checklist
HP scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive2 mixed2 headwinds
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $34.40 is above the 50-day ($29.14) and 200-day ($23.31) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
49.7, Neutral
Reading 49.7 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
9.3% above
Price is 9.3% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneyheadwind
Leans bearish
Last 30 days: 1 unusual options signal.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 65 days
Next report Nov 24, 2026, 65 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitymixed
+0.7% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.7% over 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
See seasonality
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HP stock chart and price history
HP closed at $34.40 on Sep 18, 2026, +23.3% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $17.56 to $36.23.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +14.9%
- 3 months
- +46.4%
- 6 months
- +86.1%
- 1 year
- +23.3%
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About HP
HP makes personal computers, laptops, workstations, thin clients, mobile devices for business, retail point-of-sale systems, displays and related peripherals, alongside printers, printing supplies and print services. It also provides supporting software, technical support and other services tied to these products. The company is known for combining computing hardware with imaging and printing offerings under one roof.
The business runs through three divisions. Personal Systems covers computing hardware and its associated software and support. Printing covers printer hardware, supplies and print solutions for both everyday users and commercial accounts. Corporate Investments houses HP Labs along with new business incubation and other investment activity. Customers include individual buyers, small and medium-sized businesses, and larger organizations across government, healthcare and education.
HP traces its roots to 1939 as Hewlett-Packard Company, taking its current name in October 2015. It is headquartered in Palo Alto, California, and its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker HPQ.
- Listed
- NYSE
- Sector
- Technology services
- Industry
- Information technology services
- Website
- hp.com
HP GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
HP’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 49.7, in the Neutral zone, up 5.9 points over five sessions.
49.7Neutral
Up 5.9 points over five sessions, from the Distribution zone.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 35 | +1.1% | −1.6% | ||
| Accumulation | 251 | −0.4% | +1.4% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 336 | +0.4% | +0.9% | ||
| Distribution | 38 | +1.6% | −1.9% | ||
| Selling | 2 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average HPQ share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Neutral zone: No clear directional signal. About the five zones →
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Is HP stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
HP trades 9.3% above Gekko Fair Value of $31.48, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what HP shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$31.48
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
9.3% Overvalued
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HP insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for HP, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
No trades in HPQ were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
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Buybacks
HP has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jul 31, 2026
- $300.0M
- As a share of market cap
- 0.95%
- Trailing four quarters
- $1.23B
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
1signal, 14% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bearish flow on Sep 12, $7.69M in unusual premium.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Dec 31
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold HPQ.
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HP earnings: next date and track record
HP reports on Nov 24, 2026, after the close (65 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Nov 24, 2026
Expected after the close, 65 days away
- EPS estimate
- $0.75
- Revenue estimate
- $15.44B
5 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±5.3%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Aug 26, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- HP Inc. reported record Q3 2026 revenue of $15.7 billion, up 13% year-over-year, marking the ninth consecutive quarter of top-line growth. Personal Systems achieved 10th consecutive quarter of revenue growth at 18% YoY, with AI PC portfolio on track to reach 50% of shipment mix by fiscal year-end. EPS exceeded expectations even excluding a tariff refund benefit. Key growth areas collectively grew 46% YoY.
- Guidance
- Management indicated continued momentum in AI PC adoption and growth areas while executing a commodity mitigation playbook to manage headwinds. No specific forward-looking revenue or EPS targets were provided in this excerpt, though strategic priorities around AI-enabled devices and integrated solutions signal investment focus.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | $0.83 est $0.75 | $15.68B est $14.44B | +0.4% |
| May 27, 2026 | $0.86 est $0.71 | $14.41B est $13.99B | +2.4% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | $0.81 est $0.77 | $14.44B est $13.94B | −0.8% |
| Nov 25, 2025 | $0.93 est $0.92 | $14.64B est $14.50B | −1.6% |
| Aug 27, 2025 | $0.75 est $0.75 | $13.93B est $13.69B | +5.0% |
| May 28, 2025 | $0.71 est $0.78 | $13.22B est $13.11B | −12.0% |
| Feb 27, 2025 | $0.74 est $0.75 | $13.50B est $13.39B | −8.7% |
| Nov 26, 2024 | $0.93 est $0.93 | $14.06B est $13.99B | −11.8% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
HP stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for HP is $29.66, −13.8% from the last close, from 13 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$29.66consensus 12-month target, −13.8% from the last close
Now $34.40Avg $29.66
Low $19High $34
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 13 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | RBC Capital | $33 | −4.1% |
| Sep 10 | RBC Capital | $33 | −4.1% |
| Sep 3 | Bank of America Securities | $21 | −39.0% |
| Aug 28 | Barclays | $23 | −33.1% |
| Aug 27 | UBS | $28 | −18.6% |
+0.9%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+0.7%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4.9%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
HP seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, HP averaged +0.7% across the last 5 years, rising in 2 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | −1.9% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −1.9% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −2.6% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.7% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +3.4% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, HPQ’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 6%.
HP market cap and key statistics
HP’s market cap is $31.46B, with a P/E ratio of 13.2 and revenue of $59.16B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $31.46B
- P/E ratio
- 13.2
- Forward P/E
- 10.1
- EPS, TTM
- $2.62
- Gekko Fair Value
- $31.48
Trading
- Volume
- 35.51M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 17.86M
- 52-week high
- $36.23
- 52-week low
- $17.56
- Shares outstanding
- 901.8M
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $59.16B
- Profit margin
- 4.1%
- Return on equity
- 0%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- −11.3%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.21
- Typical daily move
- ±4.9%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±6%
- Dividend yield
- 3.64%
HP stock news this week
Coverage of HP this week reads positive: 6 positive, 2 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
- Sustainability data faces financial-grade controls at HPSiliconANGLE, Sep 17
- What Makes HP (HPQ) a Strong Momentum Stock: Buy Now?Zacks Investment Research, Sep 17
- Here's Why HP (HPQ) is a Strong Momentum StockZacks Investment Research, Sep 17
- HP Research: Cybercriminals Leaning into Agentic AI Momentum to Steal Crypto WalletsHP, Sep 17
- HP Inc (HPQ) Stock Down 3.3% but Still Overvalued -- GF Score: 7GuruFocus, Sep 16
- Here's Why HP (HPQ) is a Strong Value StockZacks Investment Research, Sep 16
HP peers
HP’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| IBMInternational Business Machines | Accumulation | 15.8% below |
| FTNTFortinet | Neutral | 29.1% above |
| NETCloudflare | Neutral | 14.0% above |
| ACNAccenture | Neutral | 5.3% below |
| WDAYWorkday | Neutral | 15.8% above |
| CRDOCredo Technology | Accumulation | 26.9% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
HP stock FAQ
What is HP’s market cap?
HP’s market cap is $31.46B at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $34.40, with 901.8M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 13.2.
What is the HP stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for HP is $29.66, −13.8% from the last close. Of the 13 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 1 rate it a buy, 7 a hold and 5 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is HP stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate HP is overvalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $34.40 is 9.3% above Gekko Fair Value of $31.48. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does HP report earnings next?
HP is expected to report on Nov 24, 2026, after the market closes (65 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.75 per share on revenue of $15.44B. HP beat the earnings estimate in 5 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.3% on average across the report.
What is HP’s 52-week high and low?
HP’s 52-week high is $36.23 and its 52-week low is $17.56; it closed at $34.40 on Sep 18, 2026, +23.3% over the past year.
Is HP stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend and earnings risk), 2 as mixed (gekkoindex and seasonality) and 2 as headwinds (fair value and smart money). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in HP?
Gekko flagged 1 unusual options signal in HP over the last 30 days, with $1.07M of flagged premium in calls and $6.61M in puts. The latest, bearish flow, was on Sep 12, 2026 with $7.69M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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