Norges Bank acquired a new stake in HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ – Free Report) in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund acquired 6,701,459 shares of the computer maker’s stock, valued at approximately $149,309,000.
Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in HP by 8.4% in the 3rd quarter. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC now owns 1,217,071 shares of the computer maker’s stock valued at $33,139,000 after acquiring an additional 94,494 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in HP by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 132,094,388 shares of the computer maker’s stock valued at $2,943,063,000 after acquiring an additional 2,435,634 shares in the last quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp raised its holdings in HP by 34.6% in the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 400,020 shares of the computer maker’s stock valued at $10,685,000 after acquiring an additional 102,825 shares in the last quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH raised its holdings in HP by 8.6% in the 4th quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 1,981,864 shares of the computer maker’s stock valued at $45,063,000 after acquiring an additional 157,464 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC acquired a new position in HP in the 3rd quarter valued at $22,601,000. 77.53% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
HP Stock Performance
HP stock opened at $26.05 on Thursday. HP Inc. has a 52 week low of $17.56 and a 52 week high of $29.65. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.82 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.61, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.60 and a beta of 1.17. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $21.14 and a 200-day moving average of $21.17.
HP Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Wednesday, June 10th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 10th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.6%. HP’s payout ratio is currently 44.28%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
HPQ has been the subject of several analyst reports. Citigroup lifted their price objective on HP from $20.00 to $25.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Bank of America lifted their price objective on HP from $16.00 to $18.00 and gave the company an “underperform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on HP from $22.00 to $26.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on HP from $17.00 to $19.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on HP from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Hold rating and five have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, HP has an average rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $23.33.
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HP Profile
HP Inc is an American multinational information technology company that designs, manufactures and sells personal computing devices, printers and related supplies and services. Its product portfolio spans consumer and commercial notebooks and desktops, workstations, displays and accessories, as well as an extensive line of printing hardware that includes home, office and production printers. HP also provides consumables such as ink and toner, managed print services, device deployment and lifecycle support, and software for device and print management.
Founded from the original Hewlett‑Packard Company, HP Inc became a separately traded public company in 2015 following a corporate split that created Hewlett Packard Enterprise to focus on enterprise hardware and services.
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