Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. HP Inc shares valued at $920,472 were sold by LORES ENRIQUE on Sep 29 ’25. At $26.85 per share, LORES ENRIQUE sold 34,282 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 3 shares worth approximately $85.83 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, ENRIQUE LORES purchased 34,282 shares, netting a total of over 920,398 in proceeds.
Before that, ALVAREZ AIDA had added 10,200 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $258,682, the Former Director bought HP Inc shares for $25.36 each.
As published in a research note from HSBC Securities on October 14, 2025, HP Inc [HPQ] has been rated up from a Hold to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $30. Analysts at Bernstein started covering the stock with ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of September 10, 2025, Evercore ISI has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “an In-line” for HPQ. Earlier on May 29, 2025, TD Cowen resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for HPQ stock.
Analyzing HPQ Stock Performance
On last trading session, HP Inc [NYSE: HPQ] rose 0.25% to $28.61. The stock’s lowest price that day was $28.39, but it reached a high of $28.985 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.85%. Over the course of the year, HP Inc shares have dropped approximately -22.70%.
Is HP Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of HP Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-30 jumping by 5.5 million shares to 40.52 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 35.02 million shares. A jump of 13.58% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 4.4 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 4.4.
Which companies own the most shares of HP Inc (HPQ)?
In terms of HP Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 29 in the next 12 months, up nearly 1.61% from the previous closing price of $28.54. Analysts anticipate HP Inc stock to reach 30 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 28. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked HP Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On February 28, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Hold” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $38.
