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Neutral2853.8%
Bearish815.4%
HP Inc. · HPQ · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q4 2024
HP highlights AI PCs and cost savings as margins face pressure
HP's growth case rests on AI-enabled PCs, software, subscriptions, and workforce solutions, while cost savings help offset pressure in Print and from components. The evidence is mixed: management's tone is confident and guidance is maintained, but the reported market reaction was sharply negative and the scorecard lacks actual EPS and revenue figures.
Reported After market closeNYSETechnology
$27.06B market cap
80quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $0.93
EPS surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $13.99B
Revenue surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
event-close to next-session close
Stock move
-11.4%
Event window
SPY move
-0.3%
Same window
Abnormal move
-11.1%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
3.8×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-4.0%
Up to 20 sessions
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What drove HPQ's -11.4% move after FY2024 Q4 earnings?What changed in HPQ's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q4?Give me the bull and bear case for HPQ after FY2024 Q4 earnings.
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What changed
Compared with the prior-quarter analysis, the current analysis places greater emphasis on AI PC adoption, AI software, subscriptions, and workforce solutions. HP also plans selective capex and continued Future Ready execution; guidance sentiment moved from lowered to maintained.
Guidance delta
Maintained; the analysis describes the FY25 outlook as modestly optimistic and broadly aligned with market growth.
Key takeaways
- Q4 revenue growth was driven by Personal Systems and Print, while full-year revenue was flat.
- AI PCs, AI software, subscriptions, and workforce solutions are central to the growth plan.
- Future Ready savings and strong cash flow support efficiency and shareholder returns, but print and component-cost pressure remain risks.
Management priorities
- Expand AI capabilities across hardware and software.
- Grow subscription services and Print as a Service.
- Continue Future Ready cost reductions while investing in selective capex.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$30.24Current
$17Low
$28.1Average
$37High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 19, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Aug 28, 2026 |
| UBS | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI Group | In Line | In Line | Maintain | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Sell | Sell | Maintain | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Underweight | Underweight | Maintain | May 28, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 28, 2026 |
| Citigroup | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | May 28, 2026 |
| B of A Securities | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | May 28, 2026 |
| HSBC | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Loop Capital | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Mar 4, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Edward Jones | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Cowen & Co. | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Aug 31, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 9, 2021 |
| CFRA | Hold | Hold | Maintain | May 28, 2020 |
| Longbow Research | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Mar 31, 2020 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Oct 4, 2019 |
| Citi | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Aug 23, 2019 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Feb 28, 2019 |
| Standpoint Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 26, 2018 |
| Maxim Group | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 4, 2018 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 5, 2018 |
| Mizuho | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Feb 2, 2018 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade | Jul 20, 2017 |
| Susquehanna | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jul 13, 2017 |
| Guggenheim | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Jan 4, 2017 |
| Brean Capital | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Nov 6, 2015 |
| Sterne Agee CRT | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Sep 28, 2015 |
| FBR Capital | Sector Perform | Sector Perform | Maintain | Aug 21, 2015 |
| Cantor Fitzgerald | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Aug 21, 2015 |
| Cross Research | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | May 14, 2015 |
| Tigress Financial | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Mar 6, 2015 |
| Pacific Crest | Sector Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Jan 13, 2015 |
| FBN Securities | Outperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade | Aug 21, 2014 |
| Monness, Crespi, Hardt | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 18, 2014 |
| Monness Crespi Hardt | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 18, 2014 |
| S&P Capital IQ | Strong Buy | Buy | Upgrade | Jul 1, 2014 |
| Argus Capital | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Feb 24, 2014 |
| Evercore Partners | Equal Weight | Underweight | Upgrade | Nov 27, 2013 |
| Needham | Hold | Underperform | Upgrade | Oct 10, 2013 |
| Topeka Capital | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Topeka | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Dec 18, 2012 |
| Raymond James | Market Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Nov 20, 2012 |
| Sterne Agee | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 5, 2012 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 3, 2012 |
| Bank oferica | Buy | Buy | Maintain | May 24, 2012 |
| Oxen Group | Hold | Hold | Maintain | Mar 14, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $30.24. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $33 | $32.73 | +9.1% | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $23 | $29.63 | -23.9% | Aug 28, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Mark Newman | $32 | $30.52 | +5.8% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| UBS | David Vogt | $28 | $30.52 | -7.4% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $32 | $29.15 | +5.8% | Aug 24, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $19 | $29.34 | -37.2% | Jun 2, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Erik Woodring | $19 | $25.49 | -37.2% | May 28, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Analyst unavailable | $20 | $25.49 | -33.9% | May 28, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $19 | $25.49 | -37.2% | May 28, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $17 | $21.07 | -43.8% | May 21, 2026 |
| UBS | David Vogt | $20 | $18.38 | -33.9% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $22 | $18.45 | -27.2% | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $18 | $20.37 | -40.5% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $18 | $20.61 | -40.5% | Jan 16, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $21 | $21.18 | -30.6% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $20 | $24.32 | -33.9% | Nov 26, 2025 |
| UBS | Analyst unavailable | $24 | $24.32 | -20.6% | Nov 26, 2025 |
| UBS | David Vogt | $26 | $24.32 | -14.0% | Nov 26, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Erik Woodring | $21 | $22.61 | -30.6% | Nov 21, 2025 |
| HSBC | Stephen Bersey | $30 | $27.35 | -0.8% | Oct 14, 2025 |
| Evercore ISI | Analyst unavailable | $29 | $28.37 | -4.1% | Sep 10, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $28 | $24.95 | -7.4% | May 29, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $35 | $30.87 | +15.7% | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $36 | $30.87 | +19.0% | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Bernstein | Toni Sacconaghi | $34 | $32.74 | +12.4% | Jan 3, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Asiya Merchant | $37 | $36 | +22.4% | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Bank of America Securities | Wamsi Mohan | $37 | $36.85 | +22.4% | Sep 27, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Ananda Baruah | $35 | $34.85 | +15.7% | Sep 5, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Erik Woodring | $37 | $32.8 | +22.4% | May 30, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Michael Ng | $33 | $32.8 | +9.1% | May 30, 2024 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $30 | $31.82 | -0.8% | May 21, 2024 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $24 | $30.22 | -20.6% | Apr 1, 2024 |
| HSBC | Stephen Bersey | $33 | $28.58 | +9.1% | Feb 14, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | Erik Woodring | $31 | $28.68 | +2.5% | Nov 22, 2023 |
| Morgan Stanley | Erik Woodring | $24 | $29.91 | -20.6% | Nov 23, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Jim Suva | $31 | $29.36 | +2.5% | Nov 18, 2022 |
| Bernstein | Toni Sacconaghi Sacconaghi | $30 | $25.35 | -0.8% | Sep 24, 2022 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $27 | $29.33 | -10.7% | Aug 31, 2022 |
| Wells Fargo | Aaron Rakers | $30 | $35.23 | -0.8% | Aug 19, 2022 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $32 | $40.37 | +5.8% | Jun 1, 2022 |
| UBS | David Vogt | $40 | $38.19 | +32.3% | Apr 11, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Erik Woodring | $34 | $36.64 | +12.4% | Apr 4, 2022 |
| Bernstein | Toni Sacconaghi | $40 | $38.42 | +32.3% | Jan 17, 2022 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Ananda Baruah | $50 | $30.82 | +65.3% | Nov 1, 2021 |
| Citigroup | Jim Suva | $40 | $28.46 | +32.3% | May 28, 2021 |
| Cowen & Co. | Krish Sankar | $27 | $31.46 | -10.7% | May 24, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationHP Inc. is a global technology company specializing in personal computing devices, imaging and printing solutions, and a variety of related technologies, software, and support services, serving clients both in the United States and worldwide. Its operations are structured into three main divisions: Personal Systems, Printing, and Corporate Investments. The Personal Systems segment offers a broad array of computing hardware, including desktop and laptop personal computers for both business and individual consumers, along with specialized workstations, thin clients, commercial mobile devices, retail point-of-sale systems, displays, and various peripherals. This division also encompasses essential software, support, and associated services.…
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- FN2 earnings calendar · 2024-11-12T00:05:02.794111+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-19T21:00:53.615203+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-19T21:00:53.612572+00:00
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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