The "HPE stock price forecast" benefits from consistent share repurchases, with buybacks reducing float and supporting EPS growth without relying solely on top-line expansion. Hewlett Packard reported non-GAAP earnings of 42 cents per share for the second quarter, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 10.5%. The bottom line came above management’s guidance range of 36-41 cents per share. The better-than-expected bottom-line performance was primarily driven by stronger-than-expected sales growth and the benefits of disciplined operating cost management. Hewlett Packard Enterprise , International Business Machines , Oracle , VMware , Microsoft , HP , NetApp The AI infrastructure boom and hybrid cloud adoption are cited as core growth catalysts in the bullish "HPE stock price forecast" scenarios by several equity research desks.