6 Green Days In A Row: HP Stock Is Up 13%
A multi-day run in the hardware maker has investors looking closer at a valuation that stands apart from the market.
HP (HPQ) stock has now moved HIGHER for 6 consecutive trading days, a cumulative gain of 13.0%. The run has added about $2.6 Bil to the company’s market value, which now stands at about $23 Bil.
HP Inc. provides personal computing and other access devices, imaging and printing products, and related technologies, solutions, and services.
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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 | 2.3% | -0.8% |
| 6D (Current Streak) | 13.0% | 0.4% |
| 1M (21D) | 0.3% | 3.4% |
| 3M (63D) | 37.3% | 10.2% |
| YTD 2026 | 14.4% | 9.8% |
| 2025 | -28.7% | 16.4% |
| 2024 | 12.1% | 23.3% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | 24.2% |
Do the fundamentals support this run?
The data suggests investors may be weighing a valuation gap. While HPQ’s revenue growth of 5.7% and operating margin of 6.6% are below S&P 500 medians, its price-to-earnings multiple is 8.9, compared to the median of 24.5. The company also has a free cash flow yield of 16.5%.
This move appears specific to the company. Over the same 6 trading days the S&P 500 returned +0.4%. For context, 83 S&P 500 stocks are currently on winning streaks of 3 days or more.
So what does a streak actually tell you?
A streak is information, not an instruction. It signals that a stock has captured market attention and has momentum, but it offers no guarantee about the next trading day. All streaks end.
The disciplined approach is to treat the streak as a prompt. It is a reason to check the business fundamentals against the new price, a process the numbers here allow you to begin.
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.