The Bid & Ask

Quotations, Dispatches, and the Daily Tape

Friday, August 14, 2026

Subject of the day

HPQ

Concerning the House

HP Inc. provides personal computing, printing, 3D printing, hybrid work, gaming, and other related technologies in the United States and internationally. The company operates through three segments: Personal Systems, Printing, and Corporate Investments. The Personal Systems segment offers commercial and consumer desktops and notebooks, workstations, thin clients, retail point-of-sale systems, displays, software, hybrid systems, and endpoint security and services, as well as lifecycle services, including support and deployment, configurations, and extended warranty services. The Printing segment provides consumer and commercial printer hardware, supplies, and solutions, as well as office and home printing solutions; and focuses on graphics, 3D printing, and personalization solutions for the commercial and industrial markets. The Corporate Investments segment is involved in the business incubation and investment projects. It serves small- and medium-sized businesses, public sector, and enterprises. The company was formerly known as Hewlett-Packard Company and changed its name to HP Inc. in October 2015. HP Inc. was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

United States · www.hp.com

The Long Run

FY 2009–2025 · 16 years

LineLatestCAGRTrend
Revenue$53.72B-5.1%
Gross profit$11.51B-6.2%
Operating income$3.17B-6.5%
Net income$2.53B-9.1%
Cash from ops$3.57B-11.3%
Quotation

$31.30

+2.02 (+6.9%)

52w hi$31.30
52w lo$17.69
Vol23.43M
As ofAug 13
The Verdict

Buy

Our score +0.85

Short+0.88
Medium+0.91
Long+0.66

computed 2026-08-13

By the Numbers

HP Inc.

Technology · Computer Hardware

Market cap$28.62B
Enterprise value$33.94B
Trailing P/E11.59x
Forward P/E10.41x
EV / EBITDA7.20x
P / S (ttm)
Profit margin4.4%
Return on equity
Revenue growth+9.0%
Earnings growth+16.2%
Debt / equity
Risk Metrics
Beta vs SPX1.07
Corr SPX0.43
Annual vol40.1%
Annual ret+5.3%
Sharpe0.13
Max DD-53.7%

Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)

Layer Breakdown
LayerRawContribution
Fundamental+0.28
Sector+0.15
Technical+0.24
Earnings+0.00
Sentiment+0.74

macro × 1.00 · 2026-08-13

Recent Sessions
DateOpenHighLowCloseVol
Aug 13$31.32$32.19$29.49$31.3023.43M
Aug 12$29.11$29.34$28.31$29.2811.12M
Aug 11$29.70$29.70$28.79$29.079.93M
Aug 10$30.16$30.87$29.79$29.8013.22M
Aug 7$28.31$30.06$28.10$30.0517.89M