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    How HPE’s Quantum Control Partnership With Qblox Has Changed Its Investment Story (HPE)

    Simply Wall St·07/08/2026 06:35:10
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    • In late June 2026, Qblox announced a collaboration with Hewlett Packard Enterprise to integrate its modular quantum control hardware into HPE’s high-performance computing and AI infrastructure, building hybrid classical-quantum computing testbeds for future scientific and industrial workloads.
    • This partnership positions HPE closer to the emerging quantum computing stack by linking quantum processors with its existing AI and high-performance computing platforms, potentially broadening the range of complex problems its infrastructure can address.
    • Now we’ll examine how HPE’s push into hybrid classical-quantum computing reshapes its investment narrative built around AI data centers.

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    Hewlett Packard Enterprise Investment Narrative Recap

    To own HPE, you need to believe its AI focused data center and networking strategy can offset pressure on legacy hardware and higher debt, while Juniper integration and margin expansion stay on track. The Qblox collaboration is an early move into hybrid classical quantum computing and does not materially change the near term catalyst, which remains execution around AI data center wins, or the biggest immediate risk, which is integration and margin delivery after the Juniper deal.

    Among recent announcements, Vultr’s decision to build its next generation AI data center infrastructure with HPE and NVIDIA looks most relevant here, reinforcing HPE’s role at the core of AI factories. Together with the Qblox work on quantum ready testbeds, it frames HPE as trying to anchor both today’s AI workloads and tomorrow’s more experimental computing models on its platforms, which matters directly for the AI data center growth story investors are focused on.

    Yet beneath the AI headlines, investors should be aware of how higher debt and tighter margins could still...

    Read the full narrative on Hewlett Packard Enterprise (it's free!)

    Hewlett Packard Enterprise's narrative projects $55.3 billion revenue and $4.6 billion earnings by 2029. This requires 12.5% yearly revenue growth and a $3.2 billion earnings increase from $1.4 billion today.

    Uncover how Hewlett Packard Enterprise's forecasts yield a $64.13 fair value, a 48% upside to its current price.

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    Some of the most optimistic analysts were already projecting HPE revenue near US$48.8 billion and earnings around US$4.0 billion by 2029, so this quantum collaboration could either reinforce their faster AI systems and recurring revenue story or expose how dependent those upbeat forecasts are on everything going right, which is why it is worth comparing these bullish views with more cautious takes before you decide what you personally believe.

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    This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. We provide commentary based on historical data and analyst forecasts only using an unbiased methodology and our articles are not intended to be financial advice. It does not constitute a recommendation to buy or sell any stock, and does not take account of your objectives, or your financial situation. We aim to bring you long-term focused analysis driven by fundamental data. Note that our analysis may not factor in the latest price-sensitive company announcements or qualitative material. Simply Wall St has no position in any stocks mentioned.