Hewlett Packard Enterprise jumps as Dell’s AI-driven outlook boosts sector sentiment (HPE)

Hewlett Packard Enterprise jumps as Dell’s AI-driven outlook boosts sector sentiment (HPE)

By Fiona Craig
Publication Date: 2026-05-29 14:30:00

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AI Infrastructure Stocks Rebound After Dell Results

Hewlett Packard Enterprise (NYSE:HPE) rose 18% on Friday, while Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) advanced 10%, as investors responded positively to Dell Technologies’ (NYSE:DELL) better-than-expected earnings and improved outlook.

The earnings reflected growing optimism across the AI ​​infrastructure sector, with traders betting that the strong demand trends seen by Dell could spread to other server and data center hardware vendors.

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The rally was triggered by Dell’s quarterly results, which highlighted growing demand for AI-centric server systems powered by Nvidia technology.

Dell shares rose nearly 40% after management raised revenue and profit expectations for the year, adding more than $81 billion to the company’s market value in a single session.

The company increased its…