{"id":556758,"date":"2026-07-24T03:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T03:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/556758\/"},"modified":"2026-07-24T03:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T03:31:17","slug":"hp-hpq-buy-sell-or-hold-post-q1-earnings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/556758\/","title":{"rendered":"HP (HPQ): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q1 Earnings?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HPQ<\/a> HP (HPQ): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q1 Earnings? <\/p>\n

HP has had an impressive run over the past six months as its shares have beaten the S&P 500 by 20.7%. The stock now trades at $25.12, marking a 29.3% gain. This was partly due to its solid quarterly results, and the run-up might have investors contemplating their next move. <\/p>\n

Is now the time to buy HP, or should you be careful about including it in your portfolio? Get the full stock story straight from our expert analysts, it’s free<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Why Do We Think HP Will Underperform? <\/p>\n

Despite the momentum, we’re sitting this one out for now. Here are three reasons why there are better opportunities than HPQ, plus one stock we’d rather own. <\/p>\n

1. Revenue Spiraling Downwards <\/p>\n

Examining a company’s long-term performance can provide clues about its quality. Any business can put up a good quarter or two, but the best consistently grow over the long haul. Over the last five years, HP’s demand was weak and its revenue declined by 1.2% per year. This was below our standards and signals it’s a low quality business. <\/p>\n

\"HP<\/a> HP Quarterly Revenue 2. Projected Revenue Growth Shows Limited Upside <\/p>\n

Forecasted revenues by Wall Street analysts signal a company’s potential. Predictions may not always be accurate, but accelerating growth typically boosts valuation multiples and stock prices while slowing growth does the opposite. <\/p>\n

Over the next 12 months, sell-side analysts expect HP’s revenue to stall, a deceleration versus its 1.2% annualized declines for the past five years. This projection is underwhelming and indicates its products and services will see some demand headwinds. <\/p>\n

3. EPS Barely Growing <\/p>\n

Analyzing the long-term change in earnings per share (EPS) shows whether a company’s incremental sales were profitable \u2014 for example, revenue could be inflated through excessive spending on advertising and promotions. <\/p>\n

HP’s EPS grew at 2.5% compounded annual growth rate over the last five years. On the bright side, this performance was better than its 1.2% annualized revenue declines and tells us management adapted its cost structure in response to a challenging demand environment. <\/p>\n

\"HP<\/a> HP Trailing 12-Month EPS (Non-GAAP) Final Judgment <\/p>\n

HP doesn’t pass our quality test. With its shares beating the market recently, the stock trades at 9.1\u00d7 forward P\/E (or $25.12 per share). While this valuation is optically cheap, the potential downside is huge given its shaky fundamentals. There are better stocks to buy right now. We’d recommend looking at a dominant aerospace business that has perfected its M&A strategy<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Stocks We Would Buy Instead of HP <\/p>\n

ONE MORE THING: Top 6 Stocks for This Week. This market is separating quality stocks from expensive ones fast. AI is taking down whole sectors with no warning. In a rotation this fast, you need more than a list of good companies. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"HP (HPQ): Buy, Sell, or Hold Post Q1 Earnings? HP has had an impressive run over the past…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":556759,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[114,58693,85,46,252424,39402],"class_list":["post-556758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-compounded-annual-growth-rate","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-projected-revenue-growth-shows-limited","tag-stock-trades"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556758","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=556758"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/556758\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/556759"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=556758"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=556758"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=556758"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}