Credit Suisse: HP Is Very Attractive, Trading At Only 8 Times Earnings, With A 4 Percent Dividend

HP Inc HPQ’s management recently revised its third quarter EPS guidance upwards, committing to reinvest the profit from the sale of its marketing optimization asset into its print business. The idea is to spend roughly $245 million in the third quarter and an extra $40 million in the fourth quarter.

The revised outlook calls for non-GAAP EPS of $0.43 to $0.46, up from the prior guide of $0.37 to $0.40. For the full year, management envisions EPS of $1.59 to $1.65, compared to Credit Suisse’s estimate of $1.59.

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Following these news, Credit Suisse on Wednesday decided to reiterate an Outperform rating and $19 price target on shares of HP Inc, arguing that, trading at roughly 8 times the company’s earnings, the stock carries a large discount in relation to its peers. On top of the valuation upside mentioned above – to $19.00, the experts see “upside to the current capital return plan, and believe the plan can be revised higher over time and see the current dividend yield of ~4% as attractive.”