Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
NYSEInformation TechnologyComputer HardwareSnapshot 2026-09-04
$52.00-4.48%
Close 2026-09-04 · 1-day change
NYSEInformation TechnologyComputer HardwareSnapshot 2026-09-04
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals is in supercycle. Describes the industry's cycle state, not a call on this stock.
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Primary pillar broken — Increase Networking segment revenue by 72% to 75% for FY26: FY26 total revenue growth +31.0% vs 72.0% target.
View ThesisRevenue growth is accelerating — up about 27% over the past year.
View GrowthMiddle-of-the-pack quality for its industry.
View QualityManagement screens strong on guidance credibility, market reaction to earnings.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 3% a day.
View RiskHewlett Packard Enterprise's (HPE) growth relies on strong demand for AI and networking solutions. Recent revenue growth of 34% year over year and a beat in Q3 FY2026 support this claim. HPE trades at 17× P/E versus a peer median of 40×, indicating that expectations look modest compared to our view. The primary risk is the broken pillar of networking segment revenue, which needs to increase by 72% to meet targets. Peer multiples imply a price about 31% above where it trades.
Trailing returns as of 2026-09-04. HPE is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 23 analysts currently covering HPE (as of Sep 2026).
Based on 16 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for HPE in the last 4 months.
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A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-09-04. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
Our valuation methods disagree too much on this name right now. Rather than print a number we don't believe, we're holding it back until they converge.
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Advances: Drive strong revenue and profitability growth with AI and Networking
Record AI server demand supports revenue growth objective.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-09-04. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $52.00
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $52.00.
Analyst ratings and price targets are third-party Wall Street estimates, not QuarterlyIQ’s view. Not investment advice.
A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Around the middle on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Threatens: Drive strong revenue and profitability growth with AI and Networking
Supply chain issues could hinder AI growth objectives.
Advances: Drive strong revenue and profitability growth with AI and Networking
AI and Networking demand aligns with growth objectives.
Advances: Drive strong revenue and profitability growth with AI and Networking
CEO's statement indicates strong demand for AI solutions.
Advances: Drive strong revenue and profitability growth with AI and Networking
Highlights strong demand for AI and Networking growth.
Threatens: Raise GAAP diluted net EPS to $2.42 to $2.52 for FY26
Margin moderation could impact profitability growth.
Advances: Drive strong revenue and profitability growth with AI and Networking
Forecasting significant revenue growth aligns with growth objectives.
Advances: Drive strong revenue and profitability growth with AI and Networking
Earnings surpassing estimates supports revenue growth narrative.
