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HPQ Relative to the S&P 500

HPQ Relative to the Sector

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Seasonal Chart Analysis

Analysis of the HP Inc. (NYSE:HPQ) seasonal charts above shows that a Buy Date of September 10 and a Sell Date of December 5 has resulted in a geometric average return of 4.06% above the benchmark rate of the S&P 500 Total Return Index over the past 20 years. This seasonal timeframe has shown positive results compared to the benchmark in 18 of those periods. This is an excellent rate of success and the return strongly outperforms the relative buy-and-hold performance of the stock over the past 20 years by an average of 5.62% per year.

The seasonal timeframe is Inline with the period of seasonal strength for the Technology sector, which runs from October 9 to February 15. The seasonal chart for the broad sector is available via the following link: Technology Sector Seasonal Chart.

HP (formerly Hewlett-Packard) is a behemoth in the PC and printing markets. It has focused on these markets since it exited IT infrastructure in 2015 with the split from Hewlett Packard Enterprise. HP focuses on the commercial market but maintains sales of consumer devices and printers. The firm has a broad and global customer base, with only one-third of sales coming from the U.S. It completely outsources manufacturing and relies heavily on channel partners for its sales and marketing.

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Stocks mentioned in this post: HPQ