- On their first day of public trading, the two companies formerly known as Hewlett-Packard together gained $2.5B in value, an early sign the market considers them more valuable apart than together.
- Shares of HP (NYSE:HPQ) rose 13%, closing at $13.83, while Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) dropped nearly 2%, closing at $14.49.
- Both companies had been trading as "when issued" securities for approximately two weeks ahead of their official debut.
- Previously: HP Inc. +11.5% following split; HP Enterprise +2.2% (Nov. 02 2015)
- Previously: Hewlett-Packard gets ready to split (Nov. 02 2015)