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HP Inc. (HPQ)

Technology | Computer Hardware | Palo Alto, United States | NYSE
30.52 USD +0.89 (3.004%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 30.48 -0.04 (-0.040%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 2:39 a.m. EDT

HP Inc. presents a classic value trap scenario where a generous dividend yield masks deteriorating operational momentum. The company is trading at a low P/E, but the price trajectory tells a different story: after a massive 93% gain over the last nine years, the stock has suffered a sharp 21% decline in the trailing twelve months, with the most recent annual return being negative. This multi-year decline suggests the market has permanently downgraded its view on the business quality, rendering the low valuation a reflection of poor prospects rather than a bargain. The 4% dividend yield is attractive on paper, but given the recent price erosion and the company's inability to sustain growth, it offers limited safety against further downside. Crucially, the options market confirms this pessimism; traders are aggressively buying puts, establishing a dense wall of resistance at current levels and below, which signals a strong expectation of continued struggle or a test of lower support. While the short-term technicals show a minor bounce off lows, the lack of institutional accumulation and the heavy put positioning suggest this rally is likely a dead cat bounce rather than a trend reversal.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.062137
AutoETS0.095324
AutoARIMA0.095475
MSTL0.096228

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 0.30
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.331
Excess Kurtosis -1.03
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-09
Revenue per Share 63.855
Market Cap 27,522,660,352
Trailing P/E 11.30
Forward P/E 9.73
Beta 1.19
Profit Margins 4.14%
Website https://www.hp.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 2:39 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound outcome with a distinct bias toward downside protection. Put open interest significantly outweighs call open interest across nearly all expirations, creating a heavy 'wall' of strikes around the current price ($29-$30) and lower levels ($22-$27). This suggests a market expectation of mean reversion or a drop rather than a breakout. While there is some volume in calls at the $31-$33 level, the overwhelming majority of capital is deployed in puts, indicating a fear of further weakness or a strategy to profit from volatility without betting on a rally.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.22% 5.04% 4.12% 3.74%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-10 0.300000 1.215067
2026-03-11 0.300000 1.625136
2025-12-11 0.300000 1.180638
2025-09-10 0.289000 1.018682
2025-06-11 0.289000 1.164384
2025-03-12 0.289000 1.015104
2024-12-11 0.289000 0.836469
2024-09-11 0.276000 0.827090
2024-06-12 0.276000 0.760331
2024-03-12 0.276000 0.904918
2023-12-12 0.276000 0.913000
2023-09-12 0.263000 0.908777
2023-06-13 0.263000 0.851408
2023-03-07 0.263000 0.950832
2022-12-13 0.263000 0.910980
2022-09-13 0.250000 0.927300
2022-06-07 0.250000 0.635163
2022-03-08 0.250000 0.701656
2021-12-07 0.250000 0.670421
2021-09-07 0.194000 0.677138
2021-06-08 0.194000 0.637738
2021-03-09 0.194000 0.644518
2020-12-08 0.194000 0.824830
2020-09-08 0.176000 0.904884
2020-06-09 0.176000 1.005714
2020-03-10 0.176000 0.889338
2019-12-10 0.176000 0.871287
2019-09-10 0.160000 0.842549
2019-06-11 0.160000 0.805639
2019-03-12 0.160000 0.839454
2018-12-12 0.160000 0.709534
2018-09-11 0.139000 0.563209
2018-06-12 0.139000 0.588484
2018-03-13 0.139000 0.588484
2017-12-12 0.139000 0.662536
2017-09-12 0.133000 0.682752
2017-06-12 0.133000 0.748874
2017-03-06 0.133000 0.768786
2016-12-12 0.133000 0.840177
2016-09-12 0.124000 0.855763
2016-06-13 0.124000 0.951650
2016-03-07 0.124000 1.096375
2015-12-07 0.124000 1.020576
2015-09-04 0.079927 0.652091
2015-06-08 0.079927 0.538389
2015-03-09 0.072661 0.485583
2014-12-08 0.072661 0.416015
2014-09-08 0.072661 0.429183
2014-06-09 0.072661 0.474213
2014-03-10 0.065849 0.484948
2013-12-09 0.065849 0.532108
2013-09-09 0.065849 0.648477
2013-06-10 0.065849 0.592076
2013-03-11 0.059946 0.627680
2012-12-10 0.059946 0.932211
2012-09-10 0.059946 0.757321
2012-06-11 0.059946 0.616539
2012-03-12 0.054496 0.499169
2011-12-12 0.054496 0.438918
2011-09-12 0.054496 0.531445
2011-06-13 0.054496 0.346321
2011-03-14 0.036331 0.192820
2010-12-13 0.036331 0.192079
2010-09-13 0.036331 0.208989
2010-06-14 0.036331 0.170650
2010-03-15 0.036331 0.152615
2009-12-14 0.036331 0.157855
2009-09-14 0.036331 0.175057
2009-06-08 0.036331 0.213849
2009-03-09 0.036331 0.313360
2008-12-15 0.036331 0.229756
2008-09-08 0.036331 0.174904
2008-06-09 0.036331 0.167963
2008-03-10 0.036331 0.171271
2007-12-10 0.036331 0.153937
2007-09-10 0.036331 0.163267
2007-06-11 0.036331 0.174332
2007-03-12 0.036331 0.198169
2006-12-11 0.036331 0.199952
2006-09-11 0.036331 0.220024
2006-06-12 0.036331 0.267830
2006-03-13 0.036331 0.240821
2005-12-12 0.036331 0.266936
2005-09-12 0.036331 0.288395
2005-06-13 0.036331 0.334872
2005-03-14 0.036331 0.396044
2004-12-13 0.036331 0.386478
2004-09-13 0.036331 0.429881
2004-06-14 0.036331 0.370546
2004-03-15 0.036331 0.368498
2003-12-15 0.036331 0.363475
2003-09-15 0.036331 0.403433
2003-06-16 0.036331 0.374186
2003-03-17 0.036331 0.487810
2002-12-16 0.036331 0.422168
2002-09-16 0.036331 0.586087
2002-06-17 0.036331 0.450963
2002-03-04 0.036331 0.389299
2001-12-17 0.036331 0.385361
2001-09-17 0.036331 0.499381
2001-06-18 0.036331 0.299517
2001-03-19 0.036331 0.262298
2000-12-18 0.036331 0.257031
2000-09-18 0.036331 0.155341
2000-06-19 0.036331 0.135810
2000-06-05 7.079700 25.915012
2000-03-20 0.036331 0.111112
1999-12-20 0.036331 0.150901
1999-09-20 0.036331 0.153755
1999-06-21 0.036331 0.170441
1999-03-22 0.036331 0.231887
1998-12-21 0.036331 0.242197
1998-09-21 0.036331 0.308437
1998-06-22 0.036331 0.279479
1998-03-23 0.031789 0.221342
1997-12-22 0.031789 0.221780
1997-09-22 0.031789 0.201075
1997-06-16 0.031789 0.264149
1997-03-24 0.027248 0.210989
1996-12-20 0.027248 0.233577
1996-09-23 0.027248 0.249351
1996-06-17 0.027248 0.242425
1996-03-18 0.022707 0.194178
1995-12-18 0.022707 0.258904
1995-09-18 0.022707 0.245780
1995-06-19 0.022707 0.262299
1995-03-16 0.018733 0.275863
1994-12-15 0.017030 0.313316
1994-09-15 0.017030 0.328318
1994-06-16 0.017030 0.382776
1994-03-17 0.014192 0.278171
1993-12-16 0.014192 0.324157
1993-09-16 0.014192 0.369013
1993-06-17 0.014192 0.308650
1993-03-18 0.011353 0.262288
1992-12-17 0.011353 0.304753
1992-09-17 0.011353 0.338974
1992-06-18 0.011353 0.306505
1992-03-19 0.011353 0.247671
1991-12-20 0.007096 0.255108
1991-09-19 0.007096 0.261103
1991-06-13 0.007096 0.240391
1991-03-14 0.007096 0.257738
1990-12-19 0.005960 0.325555
1990-09-20 0.005960 0.328098
1990-06-14 0.005960 0.219303
1990-03-15 0.005960 0.238617
1989-12-14 0.005960 0.235936
1989-09-14 0.005960 0.206371
1989-06-14 0.004825 0.161899
1989-03-16 0.004825 0.152120
1988-12-15 0.004825 0.167071
1988-09-16 0.003690 0.132322
1988-06-16 0.003690 0.122937
1988-03-17 0.003690 0.101567
1987-12-17 0.003690 0.117123
1987-09-17 0.003690 0.101766
1987-06-18 0.003122 0.088884
1987-03-19 0.003122 0.091282
1986-12-17 0.003122 0.126068
1986-09-18 0.003122 0.120542
1986-06-12 0.003122 0.130171
1986-03-13 0.003122 0.126430
1985-12-12 0.003122 0.146172
1985-09-12 0.003122 0.166029
1985-06-13 0.003122 0.168574
1985-03-14 0.003122 0.163560
1984-12-13 0.003122 0.170534
1984-09-13 0.003122 0.142387
1984-06-14 0.002554 0.131843
1984-03-15 0.002554 0.121189
1983-12-15 0.002554 0.113186
1983-09-15 0.002554 0.107122
1983-06-16 0.002129 0.078134
1983-03-17 0.002129 0.092319
1982-12-16 0.002129 0.104179
1982-09-16 0.001703 0.111369
1982-06-17 0.001703 0.150944
1982-03-18 0.001703 0.150470
1981-12-16 0.001703 0.150000
1981-09-17 0.001703 0.145897
1981-06-11 0.000851 0.057314
1981-03-19 0.001419 0.113947
1980-12-18 0.001419 0.110028
1980-09-18 0.001419 0.137915
1980-06-19 0.001419 0.162253
1980-03-21 0.001419 0.165612
1979-12-19 0.001419 0.167695
1979-09-20 0.001419 0.169472
1979-06-21 0.000710 0.103287
1979-03-22 0.001064 0.160158
1978-12-20 0.001064 0.168955
1978-09-18 0.001064 0.170395
1978-06-16 0.001064 0.186270
1978-03-16 0.001419 0.314924
1977-09-19 0.001419 0.255154
1977-03-17 0.001419 0.258035
1976-09-20 0.001064 0.158885
1976-03-18 0.001064 0.141962
1975-09-18 0.001064 0.158675
1975-03-18 0.000710 0.109804
1974-09-18 0.000710 0.156342
1974-03-19 0.000710 0.112742
1973-09-18 0.000710 0.124684
1973-03-20 0.000710 0.114190
1972-10-04 0.050778 9.938951
1972-09-19 0.000710 0.147416
1972-03-20 0.000710 0.177882
1971-09-20 0.000710 0.243304
1971-03-26 0.000710 0.247059
1970-09-25 0.000710 0.390475
1970-03-25 0.001419 0.446876
1969-09-25 0.000355 0.103822
1969-03-26 0.000355 0.117028
1968-09-26 0.000355 0.129947
1968-03-26 0.000355 0.140928
1967-09-27 0.000355 0.125074
1967-03-28 0.000355 0.154233
1966-09-27 0.000355 0.238946
1966-03-29 0.000355 0.212327
1965-09-28 0.000355 0.269519
1965-03-29 0.000355 0.402248
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.2
dividendYield 4.05
exDividendDate 2026-09-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.188
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0400945
lastDividendValue 0.3
lastDividendDate 2026-06-10
dividendDate 2026-10-07

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.023842454
Address1 1,501 Page Mill Road
All Time High 41.47
All Time Low 0.054106
Ask 30.5
Ask Size 1,100
Audit Risk 5
Average Analyst Rating 3.2 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 14,917,920
Average Daily Volume3 Month 16,371,285
Average Volume 16,371,285
Average Volume10Days 14,917,920
Beta 1.194
Bid 30.34
Bid Size 1,600
Board Risk 2
Book Value -0.1
City Palo Alto
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 30.52
Current Ratio 0.788
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 31.2456
Day Low 29.61
Display Name HP
Dividend Date 1,791,331,200
Dividend Rate 1.2
Dividend Yield 4.05
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,787,779,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,787,779,800
Earnings Growth -0.113
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.134
Earnings Timestamp 1,787,774,400
Earnings Timestamp End 1,795,550,400
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,795,550,400
Ebitda 4,748,000,256
Ebitda Margins 0.080249995
Enterprise To Ebitda 6.958
Enterprise To Revenue 0.558
Enterprise Value 33,035,880,448
Eps Current Year 3.03869
Eps Forward 3.13653
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.7
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,788,912,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 26.2416
Fifty Day Average Change 4.2784004
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.16303885
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.3842454
Fifty Two Week High 32.19
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.6699982
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.05187941
Fifty Two Week Low 17.56
Fifty Two Week Low Change 12.960001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.7380411
Fifty Two Week Range 17.56 - 32.19
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds -252,322,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.59
Float Shares 915,636,460
Forward Eps 3.13653
Forward P E 9.730498
Free Cashflow 3,952,499,968
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 55,000
Fullday Change 0.890001
Fullday Change Percent 3.00372
Fullday Price 30.48
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.19874
Gross Profits 11,758,000,128
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00306
Held Percent Institutions 0.95507
Implied Shares Outstanding 901,790,969
Industry Computer Hardware
Industry Disp Computer Hardware
Industry Key computer-hardware
Ir Website http://h30261.www3.hp.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=71087&p=irol-irhome
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,049,600
Last Dividend Value 0.3
Last Fiscal Year End 1,761,868,800
Last Split Date 1,446,422,400
Last Split Factor 2,202:1000
Long Business Summary 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. The Personal Systems segment offers commercial and consumer desktops and notebooks, workstations, thin clients, retail point-of-sale systems, displays, software, hybrid systems, and endpoint security and services, as well as lifecycle services, including support and deployment, configurations, and extended warranty services. The Printing segment provides consumer and commercial printer hardware, supplies, and solutions, as well as office and home printing solutions; and focuses on graphics, 3D printing, and personalization solutions for the commercial and industrial markets. The Corporate Investments segment is involved in the business incubation and investment projects. It serves small- and medium-sized businesses, public sector, and enterprises. The company was formerly known as Hewlett-Packard Company and changed its name to HP Inc. in October 2015. HP Inc. was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
Long Name HP Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 27,522,660,352
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_108856
Most Recent Quarter 1,785,456,000
Net Income To Common 2,451,000,064
Next Fiscal Year End 1,793,404,800
Non Diluted Market Cap 26,720,066,411
Number Of Analyst Opinions 16
Open 29.88
Operating Cashflow 4,668,000,256
Operating Margins 0.06022
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.45400003
Peg Ratio 24.28
Phone (650)-857-1501
Post Market Change -0.040000916
Post Market Change Percent -0.1310646
Post Market Price 30.48
Post Market Time 1,787,961,395
Previous Close 29.63
Price Eps Current Year 10.043801
Price Hint 2
Price To Book -305.2
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.4652084
Profit Margins 0.04143
Quick Ratio 0.334
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 3.23529
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.890001
Regular Market Change Percent 3.00372
Regular Market Day High 31.2456
Regular Market Day Low 29.61
Regular Market Day Range 29.61 - 31.2456
Regular Market Open 29.88
Regular Market Previous Close 29.63
Regular Market Price 30.52
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,202
Regular Market Volume 15,844,562
Return On Assets 0.057129998
Revenue Growth 0.125
Revenue Per Share 63.855
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20504117
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 3
Shares Outstanding 901,790,969
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0887
Shares Short 81,142,372
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 90,012,419
Short Name HP Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.1035
Short Ratio 5.39
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol HPQ
Target High Price 72.0
Target Low Price 17.0
Target Mean Price 27.31875
Target Median Price 25.25
Total Cash 4,172,000,000
Total Cash Per Share 4.54
Total Debt 9,159,999,488
Total Revenue 59,162,001,408
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.188
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0400945
Trailing Eps 2.7
Trailing P E 11.303703
Trailing Peg Ratio 24.3668
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 22.66105
Two Hundred Day Average Change 7.8589497
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.3468043
Type Disp Equity
Volume 15,844,562
Website https://www.hp.com
Zip 94,304