Share

HP Inc. shares skyrocket by 13% following split

Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ): On Tuesday heightened volatility was witnessed in Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) which led to swings in the share price. Roth has maintained a Neutral rating on Capstone but has cut its 12-month price target on the stock to $0.20 from $0.33.

Advertisement

11/2/2015 – Hewlett Packard Enterprise is now covered by analysts at Needham & Company LLC. Stifel Nicolaus started coverage on Hewlett Packard Enterprise in a report on Friday. The ratio is positive, as 72 funds sold all Hewlett-Packard Company shares owned while 356 reduced positions.

CBS’ (NYSE:CBS) price target was lowered to 64 from 65 at Topeka Capital Markets, which has a buy rating on the stock. The average analysts that follow this company have a “Strong Buy” rating on this stock, according to Zacks Investment Research. The stock now has a consensus rating of Hold and an average target price of $17.67.

Shares of Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ) traded up 3.33% during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $14.29. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $12.49 and a 200 day moving average of $13.69. Of all companies tracked, Hewlett-Packard Company had the 18th highest net out-flow for the day. They now have a $17.26 price target on the stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $27.38, for a total transaction of $3,156,694.96.

Hewlett-Packard Company is up 4.5% in the last 3-month period. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 6,282 shares in the company, valued at approximately $165,530.70. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. The business had revenue of $25.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $25.58 billion. They expect $0.96 earnings per share, down 9.43% or $0.10 from last year’s $1.06 per share.

Advertisement

As announced a year ago, today the company has split into two standalone businesses. The Firm offers IT industry’s broadest portfolios of services and products that bring infrastructure, software, and services through innovation to enable its clients to create value and solve business problems. HP enterprise’s focus would be on solutions involving, computer servers, data storage, networking and consulting service, whereas HP Inc. will largely look after business around personal computers and printers.

Hewlett-Packard has split into two companies