5 Green Days In A Row: HP Stock Is Up 10%
A five-day run in the hardware maker has investors looking closer at the underlying business fundamentals.
HP (HPQ) stock has now moved HIGHER for 5 consecutive trading days, a cumulative gain of 10.4%. The streak has added about $2.1 Bil to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $22 Bil.
HP Inc. provides personal computing and other access devices, imaging and printing products, and related technologies, solutions, and services.
How The Streak Stacks Up Against The S&P 500
Here is how HPQ stock stacks up against the S&P 500 over the streak and the periods around it:
| Return Period | HPQ | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 0.4% | 0.4% |
| 5D (Current Streak) | 10.4% | 1.2% |
| 1M (21D) | -1.7% | 2.6% |
| 3M (63D) | 33.4% | 11.0% |
| YTD 2026 | 11.8% | 10.7% |
| 2025 | -28.7% | 16.4% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | 23.3% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | 24.2% |
Is this move justified by the numbers?
The data suggests a market weighing fundamentals that differ from the S&P 500 medians. HPQ’s revenue over the last twelve months grew 5.7%, while its operating margin is 6.6%, compared to S&P 500 medians of 7.5% and 18.4%, respectively. The stock’s valuation, however, is a key distinction, with a price-to-earnings multiple of 8.7 against the median of 24.6. Its free cash flow yield is 16.9%.
This run is also specific to the company; over the same 5 trading days the S&P 500 returned +1.2%. Such streaks are not widespread, with 39 S&P 500 stocks currently on winning streaks of 3 days or more and 48 on losing streaks.
So how should I think about a streak like this?
A streak is information, not an instruction. It tells you where market attention and momentum have gathered, but it makes no promises about tomorrow. The disciplined approach is to use the new price as a prompt to re-evaluate the business. The numbers here offer a starting point for that work: a company with a low earnings multiple and high cash flow yield is now getting a second look.
A run like this is worth respecting, and worth testing: the momentum that lasts is usually the kind management itself is underwriting. Our Guidance Momentum screen tracks the stocks whose companies just raised their own forward numbers.
Those drawn to the strength but not the single-name risk have another route: our ETF Scorecard shows how the technology funds stack up. That way no single company’s next surprise decides the outcome.
A Winning Streak Is A Wonderful Way To Get Concentrated
A stock that rises day after day quietly grows into a bigger and bigger share of your portfolio – exactly when its next reversal would hurt the most. Streaks end without notice, and selling the winner to rebalance hands a chunk of the gains to the IRS. There is a way to lock in the gains and diversify without the tax hit.