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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$73.50 +2.50 (+3.52%)
Closing price 10/9/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$73.68 +0.18 (+0.25%)
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Short Interest Overview

As of September 30, 2026, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) had a short interest of 50.24 million shares sold short, representing 3.80% of the public float. This marks a -10.22% decrease in short interest since the prior report. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.5, meaning it would take 2.5 days of the average trading volume of 21.96 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
50,240,337 shares
Previous Short Interest
55,958,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
-10.22%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$3.22 billion
Short Interest Ratio
2.5 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
September 30, 2026
Outstanding Shares
1,327,460,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
3.80%
Today's Trading Volume
13,474,768 shares
Average Trading Volume
21,961,520 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
61%
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise Tesla Short Interest History & Recent Changes

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Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
9/30/202650,240,337 shares $3.22 billion -10.2%3.8%2.45 $64.02
9/15/202655,958,000 shares $3.12 billion +1.2%4.2%1.58 $55.72
8/31/202655,304,252 shares $2.89 billion -7.2%4.2%3.84 $52.25
8/14/202659,572,842 shares $3.50 billion -8.6%4.5%3.34 $58.79
7/31/202665,183,825 shares $3.13 billion +0.1%4.9%4.12 $48.01
7/15/202665,104,946 shares $3.09 billion -3.9%4.9%3.39 $47.40
6/30/202667,772,233 shares $3.06 billion -11.0%5.1%2.47 $45.10
6/15/202676,148,332 shares $3.72 billion +22.5%5.8%1.47 $48.84
5/29/202662,145,275 shares $2.68 billion -8.3%4.7%2.49 $43.07
5/15/202667,749,384 shares $2.24 billion -4.8%5.1%4.03 $33.08
4/30/202671,146,029 shares $2.05 billion -3.2%5.4%4.81 $28.77
4/15/202673,506,517 shares $1.81 billion -7.7%5.6%5.58 $24.61
3/31/202679,651,271 shares $1.89 billion +5.5%6.0%3.55 $23.79
3/13/202675,493,926 shares $1.63 billion -4.4%5.7%3.71 $21.60
2/27/202678,939,403 shares $1.70 billion -12.0%6.0%4.95 $21.49
2/13/202689,720,693 shares $2.03 billion -5.3%6.8%4.61 $22.67
1/30/202694,785,356 shares $2.04 billion +12.5%7.1%5.99 $21.53
1/15/202684,220,925 shares $1.85 billion -2.0%6.3%4.76 $21.96
12/31/202585,937,917 shares $2.05 billion +26.3%6.5%4.56 $23.85
12/15/202568,068,856 shares $1.64 billion +29.7%5.1%2.09 $24.02
11/28/202552,480,971 shares $1.15 billion +7.7%4.0%1.88 $21.88
11/14/202548,734,692 shares $1.11 billion +4.3%3.7%1.58 $22.82
10/31/202546,725,749 shares $1.14 billion +5.7%3.6%0.99 $24.42
10/15/202544,200,000 shares $1.11 billion -7.6%3.4%1.7 $25.05
9/30/202547,850,000 shares $1.17 billion +2.7%N/A2.4 $24.55
9/15/202546,590,000 shares $1.16 billion +7.1%N/A2.3 $24.81
8/31/202543,510,000 shares $983.11 million -9.3%3.3%2.3 $22.60
8/15/202547,980,000 shares $1.01 billion -5.6%N/A2.7 $21.15
7/31/202550,800,000 shares $1.05 billion -0.8%3.9%2.8 $20.69
7/15/202551,190,000 shares $1.04 billion +9.7%N/A2.9 $20.30
6/30/202546,660,000 shares $957.00 million +21.5%3.6%2.3 $20.51
6/15/202538,400,000 shares $677.45 million -13.8%2.9%1.9 $17.64
5/31/202544,550,000 shares $768.49 million -35.8%3.4%2.1 $17.25
5/15/202569,360,000 shares $1.22 billion -9.0%5.3%3.2 $17.63
4/30/202576,190,000 shares $1.24 billion -11.7%N/A3.7 $16.24
4/15/202586,240,000 shares $1.30 billion +21.3%6.6%4.1 $15.02
3/31/202571,090,000 shares $1.10 billion +62.5%5.4%3.5 $15.51
3/15/202543,760,000 shares $686.29 million +46.0%3.3%2.5 $15.68
2/28/202529,980,000 shares $594.05 million -19.8%2.3%1.8 $19.82
2/15/202537,380,000 shares $812.08 million +14.5%2.9%2.6 $21.73
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1/31/202532,650,000 shares $691.20 million -4.0%2.5%2.2 $21.17
1/15/202534,000,000 shares $792.54 million +18.5%N/A2.5 $23.31
12/31/202428,700,000 shares $612.75 million -29.0%N/A2.2 $21.35
12/15/202440,440,000 shares $882.81 million +17.9%N/A3 $21.83
11/30/202434,300,000 shares $727.85 million +2.0%2.7%2.2 $21.22
11/15/202433,640,000 shares $708.79 million +1.7%2.6%2.2 $21.07
10/31/202433,080,000 shares $644.73 million -10.7%2.6%2.1 $19.49
10/15/202437,030,000 shares $768.00 million -1.8%2.9%2.4 $20.74
9/30/202437,710,000 shares $771.55 million -5.8%2.9%2.5 $20.46
9/15/202440,030,000 shares $686.51 million +92.8%3.1%2.6 $17.15
8/31/202420,760,000 shares $402.12 million -14.9%1.6%1.3 $19.37
8/15/202424,400,000 shares $457.74 million -1.6%1.9%1.5 $18.76
7/31/202424,800,000 shares $493.77 million +2.6%1.9%1.5 $19.91
7/15/202424,180,000 shares $518.42 million -10.6%1.9%1.5 $21.44
6/30/202427,060,000 shares $572.86 million +12.1%2.1%1.6 $21.17
6/15/202424,130,000 shares $521.21 million -12.6%1.9%1.4 $21.60
5/31/202427,610,000 shares $487.32 million -4.3%2.1%1.7 $17.65
5/15/202428,860,000 shares $518.90 million -8.5%2.2%1.9 $17.98
4/30/202431,530,000 shares $536.01 million +5.8%2.4%2.1 $17.00
4/15/202429,790,000 shares $514.03 million +7.3%2.3%2 $17.26
3/31/202427,770,000 shares $492.36 million +17.0%2.2%1.8 $17.73
3/15/202423,740,000 shares $399.19 million -27.5%1.8%1.6 $16.82
2/29/202432,750,000 shares $498.13 million +7.0%2.5%2.3 $15.21
2/15/202430,620,000 shares $467.26 million +9.9%2.4%2.6 $15.26
1/31/202427,870,000 shares $426.13 million -2.2%2.2%2.4 $15.29
1/15/202428,500,000 shares $452.87 million +0.5%2.2%2.4 $15.89
12/31/202328,370,000 shares $481.72 million -3.9%2.2%2.5 $16.98
12/15/202329,510,000 shares $493.41 million -15.5%2.3%2.8 $16.72
11/30/202334,920,000 shares $590.15 million +0.8%2.7%3.4 $16.90
11/15/202334,660,000 shares $570.16 million +10.9%2.7%3.6 $16.45
10/31/202331,250,000 shares $480.63 million -7.1%2.4%3.1 $15.38
10/15/202333,640,000 shares $554.39 million +2.2%2.6%3.1 $16.48
9/30/202332,930,000 shares $571.99 million +2.8%2.6%3.1 $17.37
9/15/202332,020,000 shares $546.58 million +4.0%2.5%3 $17.07
8/31/202330,800,000 shares $523.29 million -10.3%2.4%2.6 $16.99
8/15/202334,320,000 shares $593.74 million +17.7%2.7%2.7 $17.30
7/31/202329,160,000 shares $506.80 million +2.9%2.3%2.2 $17.38
7/15/202328,350,000 shares $478.26 million -3.4%2.2%2.2 $16.87
6/30/202329,360,000 shares $493.25 million -2.0%2.3%2.3 $16.80
6/15/202329,970,000 shares $522.98 million +1.0%2.3%2.3 $17.45
5/31/202329,680,000 shares $428.13 million -6.1%2.3%2.3 $14.43
5/15/202331,590,000 shares $451.42 million +7.2%2.5%2.6 $14.29
4/30/202329,480,000 shares $422.15 million -1.7%2.3%2.5 $14.32
4/15/202329,980,000 shares $476.98 million -1.4%2.3%2.4 $15.91
3/31/202330,390,000 shares $484.11 million +7.6%2.4%2.3 $15.93
3/15/202328,240,000 shares $392.82 million +17.4%2.2%2.1 $13.91
2/28/202324,050,000 shares $375.42 million -8.5%1.9%1.8 $15.61
2/15/202326,270,000 shares $435.29 million -4.5%2.1%1.9 $16.57
1/31/202327,500,000 shares $443.58 million +3.7%2.2%1.9 $16.13
1/15/202326,510,000 shares $436.09 million +6.0%2.1%1.9 $16.45
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12/30/202225,000,000 shares $399 million -17.1%2.0%1.7 $15.96
12/15/202230,160,000 shares $475.32 million +19.9%2.4%2.1 $15.76
11/30/202225,150,000 shares $422.02 million +6.9%2.0%1.8 $16.78
11/15/202223,520,000 shares $364.80 million -8.8%1.8%1.7 $15.51
10/31/202225,780,000 shares $367.88 million -10.5%2.0%1.9 $14.27
10/15/202228,790,000 shares $362.47 million -9.3%2.3%2.3 $12.59
9/30/202231,730,000 shares $380.13 million +5.1%2.5%2.8 $11.98
9/15/202230,200,000 shares $394.71 million +27.0%2.4%2.8 $13.07
8/31/202223,780,000 shares $323.41 million -14.0%1.9%2.3 $13.60
8/15/202227,660,000 shares $411.03 million -4.4%2.1%2.7 $14.86
7/31/202228,920,000 shares $411.82 million +3.1%2.2%2.7 $14.24
7/15/202228,040,000 shares $372.09 million +0.1%2.2%2.6 $13.27
6/30/202228,020,000 shares $371.55 million -7.9%2.2%2.5 $13.26
6/15/202230,420,000 shares $428.01 million -1.8%2.3%2.8 $14.07
5/31/202230,970,000 shares $483.13 million -4.8%2.4%2.8 $15.60
5/15/202232,530,000 shares $518.85 million +9.5%2.5%2.9 $15.95
4/30/202229,710,000 shares $457.83 million -11.9%2.3%2.8 $15.41
4/15/202233,730,000 shares $518.77 million -0.5%2.6%3.2 $15.38
3/31/202233,910,000 shares $566.64 million -7.9%2.6%3.1 $16.71
3/15/202236,810,000 shares $608.47 million -11.0%2.8%3.4 $16.53
2/28/202241,380,000 shares $658.77 million +8.4%3.2%3.8 $15.92
2/15/202238,180,000 shares $663.57 million -4.7%2.9%3.5 $17.38
1/31/202240,070,000 shares $654.34 million +1.6%3.1%3.8 $16.33
1/15/202239,450,000 shares $692.74 million +2.7%3.1%3.7 $17.56
12/31/202138,420,000 shares $605.88 million +2.8%3.0%3.6 $15.77
12/15/202137,370,000 shares $552.70 million -2.3%2.9%3.5 $14.79
11/30/202138,230,000 shares $548.60 million -3.3%3.0%3.5 $14.35
11/15/202139,520,000 shares $580.94 million +7.1%3.0%3.8 $14.70
10/29/202136,900,000 shares $540.59 million +3.2%2.8%3.8 $14.65
10/15/202135,770,000 shares $541.92 million +3.5%2.8%3.9 $15.15

HPE Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

Short interest is the volume of Hewlett Packard Enterprise shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of September 30th, traders have sold 50,240,337 shares of HPE short. 3.80% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's current short interest.

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. HPE shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.5. Learn More on Hewlett Packard Enterprise's short interest ratio.

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 3.80% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's floating shares are currently sold short.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise saw a decrease in short interest in the month of September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totaling 50,240,337 shares, a decrease of 10.2% from the previous total of 55,958,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

3.80% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise's shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the sector of "technology" compare to Hewlett Packard Enterprise: CrowdStrike (2.60%), Microsoft Corporation (0.82%), NetApp, Inc. (5.46%), NVIDIA Corporation (1.35%), Dell Technologies Inc. (3.31%), International Business Machines Corporation (2.57%), Sandisk Corporation (3.30%), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC (3.08%), Western Digital Corporation (4.90%), Everpure, Inc. (2.58%),

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($75.10 billion), Invesco QQQ ($52.12 billion), iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($25.28 billion), SPDR S&P Biotech ETF ($11.70 billion), Nebius Group N.V. ($10.54 billion), iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($9.69 billion), iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($9.22 billion), iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($8.80 billion), Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($7.65 billion), and Lumentum Holdings Inc. ($7.23 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

Short selling HPE is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Hewlett Packard Enterprise as its price is falling. HPE shares are trading up $2.50 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

A short squeeze for Hewlett Packard Enterprise occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of HPE, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including HPE, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is September, 30 2026.

Understanding short interest metrics can help you assess how traders are positioning around a stock like HPE:

  • Shares Sold Short: The total number of shares that have been sold by short sellers but have not yet been covered or closed out. A high number may indicate bearish sentiment.
  • Short Float: The percentage of a company’s publicly available shares (or "float") that are sold short. A higher short float suggests a greater portion of the stock is being bet against.
  • Days to Cover (Short Interest Ratio): This estimates how many days it would take short sellers to cover their positions, based on average daily trading volume. Higher values can signal potential for a short squeeze if buying pressure increases.

These metrics are often used by traders to gauge sentiment, volatility risk, and the potential for price movements based on short covering activity.


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Short interest data for NYSE:HPE is sourced from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), with the most recent report published on 10/9/2026. FINRA publishes updated short interest twice a month.
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