Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co vs Motorola Solutions Inc

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE) is overvalued and Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI) is undervalued.

Against our estimates of intrinsic value, MSI trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +24%, against -5467% for HPE.

Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co (HPE)

Its through-the-cycle earnings (4.2% median margin), capitalised at 10.4% with no growth, values the shares at $1.10; the price of $61.03 is 5467% above that value.

Leak Score 33/100 on 10 of 12 signals

Motorola Solutions Inc (MSI)

A 8.8x revenue multiple, adjusted for growth and margin, values the shares at $602.32; the price of $456.70 is 24% below that value.

Leak Score 90/100 on 9 of 12 signals

MetricHPEMSI
VerdictOvervaluedUndervalued
Price$61.03$456.70
Intrinsic value$1.10$602.32
Margin of safety-5467%+24%
Leak Score33/100 (10/12)90/100 (9/12)
Market cap$81.0B$75.6B
Revenue growth, 5 years5.0%9.5%
Operating margin8.0%25.3%
Net margin6.4%17.4%
Return on equity11.0%92.0%
Debt to equity0.763.60
P/E31.8x36.0x
Forward P/E13.3x23.8x
P/B3.1x28.3x
Dividend yield0.9%1.0%

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