Shares of enterprise technology company Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) fell 2.4% in the afternoon session after a key competitor, Dell Technologies, issued a disappointing profit forecast, sparking concerns about profitability across the AI server market.
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Shares of enterprise technology company Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) jumped 4.1% in the morning session after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock's rating and raised its price target. The investment bank raised its rating on the enterprise technology company to "Overweight" from "Equal-Weight" and significantly increased its price target to $28 from $22. According to Morgan Stanley analyst Meta Marshall, the market is underestimating the potential financial benefits from HPE's upcoming acquisition of Juniper Networks. The firm's positive outlook suggests that the integration of Juniper could lead to better-than-expected performance, fueling renewed confidence among investors and driving the stock higher.
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Business services providers use their specialized expertise to help enterprises streamline operations and cut costs. But increasing competition from AI-driven upstarts has tempered enthusiasm,
and over the past six months, the industry has pulled back by 6.4%. This drop was discouraging since the S&P 500 returned 3.3%.
A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after a surprisingly weak U.S. jobs report was released, fueling concerns about a slowing economy. The U.S. economy added only 73,000 jobs, falling significantly short of economists' expectations, while figures for May and June were revised down, erasing 258,000 previously reported jobs. The professional and business services industry itself shed 14,000 jobs. This data points to a cooling labor market, fueling concerns of a slowing economy. A weaker economic outlook often leads to reduced corporate spending on key services like IT consulting and professional staffing, which directly impacts the sector's revenue and growth prospects. The report immediately increased investor expectations of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve.
As the Q1 earnings season wraps, let’s dig into this quarter’s best and worst performers in the hardware & infrastructure industry, including Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) and its peers.
