Hewlett Packard Enterprise vs HP
HPE and HPQ side by side, both in computer and office equipment. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HPE and HPQ compare
Hewlett Packard Enterprise is the larger company, worth 2.8 times as much as HP ($73.1B against $26.0B).
On earnings, HP is cheaper: it trades at 11.0× trailing earnings, against 28.7× for Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
Hewlett Packard Enterprise grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (26.6% versus 8.1% for HP).
Hewlett Packard Enterprise keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 6.7% compared with 4.1% at HP.
Both pay dividends: Hewlett Packard Enterprise yields 1.0% and HP 4.2%.
HP scores higher on the StockData Score (15 against 12 for Hewlett Packard Enterprise), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | HPE | HPQ |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $73.1B | $26.0B |
| Share price | $55.09 | $28.78 |
| Change, 1 year | 127% | 3.9% |
| Change, 5 years | 256% | −9.9% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.27 | 1.03 |
| Employees | 67K | 55K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 12 | 15 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 5 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 3 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 28.7× | 11.0× (better) |
| P/S | 1.7× | 0.4× (better) |
| P/B | 2.8× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 14.3× | 7.5× (better) |
| P/FCF | 17.6× | 6.7× (better) |
| FCF yield | 5.7% | 15.0% (better) |
| Fair value | $49.40 | $50.63 |
| Margin of safety | −11.5% | 43.2% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 26.6% (better) | 8.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 4.9% (better) | −0.48% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 124% (better) | −7.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 137% (better) | −4.4% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | – | 6.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 19.9% |
| Operating margin | 6.2% (better) | 5.4% |
| Net margin | 6.7% (better) | 4.1% |
| FCF margin | 9.9% (better) | 6.6% |
| Return on equity | 11.0% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 6.2% | 52.7% (better) |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.76 | – |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 2.30 | 1.20 (better) |
| Interest coverage | – | 8.2× |
| Current ratio | 1.11 (better) | 0.79 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.41 | 1.61 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | 4.2% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 26.5% | 44.7% |
| Years of dividend growth | 0 | 9 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 7.6% | 10.6% (better) |
| Buyback yield | 0.75% | 4.7% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.8% | 8.9% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 89.1% | 92.9% |
| Held by insiders | 0.52% | 0.24% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$51.9M | −$4.9M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.8% | 8.1% |
Go deeper
- HPE stock overview
- HPE income statement
- HPE valuation and score
- HPQ stock overview
- HPQ income statement
- HPQ valuation and score
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