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HP Inc.

$HPQ·$22B·Computer Hardware·Technology
$24.80+0.1%YTD+9.9%1Y-0.2%
Mentions · last 7 days
2026-07-06: 26 posts2026-07-07: 59 posts2026-07-08: 113 posts2026-07-09: 170 posts2026-07-10: 211 posts2026-07-11: 65 posts2026-07-12: 103 posts749+11%
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HPHPQ
$HPQHP Inc.
$24.80+0.10%749 posts+11%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Top X posts

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $HPQ, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Proven numbersWinding up for a moveAI verdict · as of 2026-07-14

Trading in a tight range and building pressure — a move looks likely soon, but the direction isn't clear yet.

HP Inc trades at 10x earnings and a 15% FCF yield — the AI-PC upgrade cycle keeps failing to arrive, but the price already reflects that.

HP Inc is the printing-and-PCs business whose profit engine is remarkably consistent even as the AI-PC upgrade cycle keeps getting deferred. The tape sits at 55% of its 52-week range with a 10x TTM P/E and a 15% free-cash-flow yield — the value case is genuinely compelling.

  • The financials are the exact reason to own an unloved compounder: fiscal Q2 revenue grew 9% YoY to $14.4B at a 4.2% operating margin, with FY26 EPS estimated at ~$3.20-$3.40 and a 15.3% FCF yield — meaning most of the earnings are converted to cash and returned to shareholders through buybacks and dividends.
  • The AI-PC narrative is where the upside optionality lives: the sentiment sample groups HPQ with IBM, DELL, and HPE as undervalued tech, and options traders logged 100-266% gains on $23 calls into the recent bounce — meaning the market is starting to price the eventual AI-PC refresh cycle, just not yet aggressively.
  • The insider tape is quiet-neutral and the bylaw amendment is notable: HP narrowed the director qualification 'competitor' definition on June 26, which is a governance signal that management is preparing for a potentially contested succession or defensive scenario — not a red flag, but not standard housekeeping either.

Aug 26 fiscal Q3 earnings is the checkpoint — need EPS above $0.66 consensus plus specific AI-PC unit or ASP color to convert the coiling setup into a proper breakout; a maintained guide with continued flat unit volumes keeps the range intact and the 15% FCF yield as the primary reason to own. The stock is not a hot momentum name — it's a deep-value coil with real cash return.

Agrees with X sentimentAgree with the undervalued-tech framing — 10x earnings and a 15% FCF yield on a business earning 22% ROIC is genuinely compelling. Where I temper: the $150K 12/18 $19 put buyer noted in the sample is a real hedge, and the bylaw amendment on 'competitor' definitions is quietly interesting for what it hints about governance planning.

What to watch: Aug 26 fiscal Q3 earnings — need EPS above $0.66 plus specific AI-PC unit or ASP color to break the coil upward. A maintained guide with continued flat unit volumes keeps the range intact.

On the calendar: 2026-08-26 — Fiscal Q3 earnings

X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment⚠11 posts analyzed · as of 2026-07-13 · top-engagement diverged

HP Inc. is described by some as one of the most undervalued names alongside IBM, DELL, and HPE and setting up for a new leg of strength. Weekly $23 calls delivered outsized gains (100-266%) for options traders, though a $150k put buyer also bought the 12/18 $19 strike, and separately HPQ Silicon confirmed its Evonik fumed-silica reactor partnership is continuing.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Makes PCs (EliteBook, Spectre, Omen) and printers with subscription ink (Instant Ink); pivoting toward commercial and premium consumer hardware.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Computer Hardware sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $HPQ.

Computer Hardware · Technology

No material change from last week — STX and WDC (SanDisk spinoff) benefit from LLM training requiring petabyte-scale nearline storage infrastructure.

What this means for $HPQ

Partial — Makes PCs (EliteBook, Spectre, Omen) and printers with subscription ink (Instant Ink); pivoting toward commercial and premium consumer hardware; the LLM training data storage demand pulling HDD/SSD production cycle creates tailwinds for one product line, not the full operation.

Top industry ETF

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Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
9.8How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
22.7%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
5.5%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
15.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
0.4Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
-473%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
20.2%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
-67.1Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q1 2026May 27, 2026$0.86$0.71+21.0%
Q4 2025Feb 24, 2026$0.81$0.77+5.9%
Q3 2025Nov 25, 2025$0.93$0.92+1.0%
Q2 2025Aug 27, 2025$0.75$0.74+0.7%
Next earningsWed, Aug 26·consensus EPS $0.66

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q2 FY26$14.4B+9.0%20.9%4.2%$0.49$756.0M
Q1 FY26$14.4B+6.9%19.6%5.3%$0.59$150.0M
Q4 FY25$14.6B+4.2%19.8%7.4%$0.85$1.4B
Q3 FY25$13.9B+3.1%20.5%5.1%$0.81$1.4B

Forward consensus

4-year forecast · up to 10 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$57.7B$57.3B – $58.3B$3.02$2.92 – $3.1310
FY27$57.8B$57.0B – $58.5B$3.03$2.74 – $3.2610
FY28$57.9B$57.9B – $58.0B$3.31$2.88 – $3.8010
FY29$60.7B$59.7B – $61.7B$3.74$3.66 – $3.825

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.5×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.55%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+4.0%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.+7.3%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatHigh float · 911.2M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.2% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.β1.215-year weekly beta vs the S&P 500. Above 1.5 means the stock typically moves more than the index; below 0.8 moves less.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellJun 12David P. McquarrieChief Commercial Officer10.5K sh$260KSellMar 11Citrino Mary AnneDirector45.2K sh$834K
+ 22 other (17 awards · 4 exempts · 1 inkind) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

8-KCharter amendmentJun 268-K — Item 5.03: Charter amendment
AI summary

HP Inc. amended its bylaws to narrow the definition of 'competitor' in director qualification provisions — the amended standard now requires a director to be affiliated with a 'principal competitor' as determined by the Board, rather than any competitor, effective June 24, 2026. The governance change makes it marginally easier to recruit directors with industry experience by reducing the breadth of the competitive conflict exclusion.

8-KOfficer or director changeApr 218-K — Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

At HP Inc.'s (HPQ) April 16, 2026 Annual Meeting, stockholders approved the Fifth Amended and Restated HP Inc. 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, adding 73,600,000 shares for equity compensation (previously approved by the Board subject to shareholder ratification). Twelve directors were elected including Chip Bergh, Bruce Broussard, Stacy Brown-Philpot, and others, with vote tallies provided. Five total proposals were on the ballot as described in the proxy. The 73.6M share authorization is dilutive but appropriate for a major technology company; this is a routine annual meeting governance filing.

8-KOfficer or director changeFeb 38-K — Item 2.02: Earnings release · Item 5.02: Officer or director change · Item 5.03: Charter amendment · Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD
+ 13 other (4 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 earnings 8-Ks · 2 proxys) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

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