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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) Stock Price & Analysis

Market: NYSE • Sector: Technology • Industry: Communication Equipment

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company (HPE) Profile & Business Summary

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company provides solutions that allow customers to capture, analyze, and act upon data seamlessly in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and Japan. The company offers general purpose servers for multi-workload computing and workload-optimized servers; HPE ProLiant rack and tower servers; HPE BladeSystem and HPE Synergy; and solutions for secondary workloads and traditional tape, storage networking, and disk products, such as HPE Modular Storage Arrays and HPE XP. It also offers HPE Apollo and Cray products; and HPE Superdome Flex, HPE Nonstop, HPE Integrity, and HPE Edgeline products. In addition, the company provides HPE Aruba product portfolio that includes wired and wireless local area network hardware products, such as Wi-Fi access points, switches, routers, and sensors; HPE Aruba software and services comprising cloud-based management, network management, network access control, analytics and assurance, and location; and professional and support services, as well as as-a-service and consumption models for the intelligent edge portfolio of products. Further, it offers various leasing, financing, IT consumption, and utility programs and asset management services for customers to facilitate technology deployment models and the acquisition of complete IT solutions, including hardware, software, and services from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and others. Additionally, the company invests in communications and media solutions. It has a partnership with Striim, Inc. to offer high performance and mission-critical solutions with real-time analytics. It serves commercial and large enterprise groups, such as business and public sector enterprises; and through various partners comprising resellers, distribution partners, original equipment manufacturers, independent software vendors, systems integrators, and advisory firms. Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company was founded in 1939 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.

Key Information

Ticker HPE
Leadership Antonio Fabio Neri
Exchange NYSE
Official Site https://www.hpe.com
CIK Number 0001645590
View SEC Filings

Market Trend Overview for HPE

One model, two time views: what the market looks like right now, and where the larger trend is heading over time.

Current Market Context (Short-Term)

As of 2026-02-06 (ET), HPE is moving sideways. Price at 23.61 is below its previous support. The next support is near 23.39, while resistance is around 24.41. View Support & Resistance from Options

Why the market looks this way?

Prices have moved back and forth over recent sessions without making steady progress. Trend signals have changed frequently, which suggests the market is stuck in a range. In this environment, chasing moves in either direction is less reliable.

Longer-Term Market Trend (Mid to Long Term)

Shows the bigger market trend, how strong it is, and where risks may start to build over the next few weeks or months. — Updated as of 2026-02-06 (ET)

As of 2026-02-06, HPE is breaking down after a failed trend. Over the longer term, the trend remains bullish.

HPE last closed at 23.61. The price is about 2.5 ATR above its recent average price (22.03), and the market is currently in a breakdown after a failed trend.

The prior trend has broken down. Downside risk is higher, and the market may need time to stabilize before a new direction forms.

Trend Alignment Summary

Trend score: 20 out of 100. Overall alignment is weak. The market is currently in a breakdown following a failed trend. Trend alignment is weak, and recent signals suggest the structure may be breaking down.

Pullback Risk

Price is far from its recent average (about 2.5 ATR away). Chasing the move at this level carries a higher risk of a pullback.

Key Risk Level

A key resistance level is near 23.38. Price would need to move back above this level for conditions to start stabilizing.

Recent Trend Signal

On 2026-02-06, trend conditions deteriorated, suggesting that moves in the prior direction became less dependable.

Unusual Price Movement

[2026-02-04] Moderate participation supported a steady price advance.

Recent Price Behavior

Recent bars show mixed price behavior without a clear shift in structural quality or efficiency.

Overnight Positioning

There was no clear sign of meaningful positions being carried into the overnight session.

Short Interest & Covering Risk for HPE

This analysis looks at overall short interest positioning, focusing on the broader setup rather than short-term noise.

Squeeze Score 0.76

Shows how likely a short squeeze may be under current market conditions.

Key Market Risk Indicators
Short Crowding (Short Interest / Float) 6.33%
Short Positions Trend Not Increasing
Liquidity Trend (Average Daily Volume) -42.54%
20-Day Return 7.22%
Price vs 20-Day High Trading Near Highs

Short Exposure Percentile

Short interest is relatively low, indicating limited pressure from short positions. (Historical percentile: 0%)

Structure Analysis

HPE Short positioning looks normal. Current days to cover is 4.8 trading days, meaning short positions would unwind somewhat slower than average. Short covering could add extra momentum to price moves.

Bull Trap Structural Risk

Risk Summary

No clear bull trap characteristics detected. Recent price behavior remains broadly consistent with current positioning.This reading helps confirm that current price action remains structurally healthy and does not indicate elevated trap risk.

Why Price Reactions May Be Stronger?

Average trading volume is weakening, indicating contracting liquidity. Price is consolidating near highs with a weak upward bias, appearing strong on the surface but structurally more fragile. As a result, similar news or market events could lead to price moves about 2× larger than usual.

Note: Short interest data is reported every two weeks by FINRA. The most recent snapshot is 2026-01-15 (ET).
Because this data updates slowly, it is not intended to predict short-term price moves. Instead, it helps describe longer-term market structure and where pressure may be building if prices begin to move.

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