Down 15% from Oct 27 to Nov 10.
“HP Inc. Appoints Emma Walmsley as Chief Executive Officer Bruce Broussard to Succeed Chip Bergh as Chair of the Board.”
HPQ's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 10, to 5. It closed near its high of the day.
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| The company | A $2.5B profit |
| Latest filing | 8-K, Nov 4 |
HP filed an 8-K reporting a change of CEO
HPQ closed −1.6% the next session (Nov 5).
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After its last 4 reports it closed -1.5% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 1 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
HPQ is #3 of 3 by Quality Score.
| Rank | Stock | Quality Score |
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| 3 |
Share count against a year before: HPQ -3%, HPE +0.8%.
Reports Tue Nov 24, after the close (in 14 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“Third quarter GAAP diluted net EPS of $0.71, inclusive of an $0.11 favorable impact from tariff refunds, and down 11.3% year over year due in part to one-time tax and litigation benefits in the prior year period”
HPQ's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Non-GAAP diluted net EPS | $3.19 to $3.29 |
Sales fell 0.5% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.
Pays $1.20 a share a year.
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2026 | -8.7% | -2.9% | +4.8% |
| May 27, 2026 | +3.1% | -1.9% | +2.2% |
| Feb 24, 2026 | -2.8% | +0.1% | +4.5% |
Sales grew in three of the last seven years, to $55B in 2025. It made a profit in each of the eight years.
RSI 39.4, MACD below signal, below its 50-day, above its 200-day. Not scored.
Its dividends come to 29% of its free cash flow.
| Dividend | $1.20 a share a year |
| Paid out | About $1.1B a year |
| Free cash flow | $3.9B |
| Record | Raised every year since 2016 |
One insider sold $619K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest:
5 trades disclosed in the last six months. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
In ETFs: HPQ is 0.2% of FTEC, 0.2% of XLK, and 0.2% of VGT, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by each fund's latest filing, Jun 30 to Aug 31, 2026.
HP is a behemoth in the PC and printing markets. It has focused on these markets since it exited IT infrastructure in 2015 with the split from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. HP focuses on the commercial market, but maintains sales of consumer devices and printers. The firm has a broad and global customer base, with only one-third of sales coming from the US. HP completely outsources manufacturing and relies heavily on channel partners for its sales and marketing.
“We encounter strong competition in all areas of our business activity.”
HPQ scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #3 of 3 in Computer & Office Equipment by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 15% from Oct 27 to Nov 10. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
HPQ scores 5 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #3 of 3 in Computer & Office Equipment by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind HPQ's 5.
One insider sold $619K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market buys on record. The newest is Anneliese Olson, Pres Imaging Prtng & Solutions, who sold $619K on Oct 29.
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Insider and Congress trades, the chart, and the financials, in one score.
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