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#12 HPK — HighPeak Energy, Inc.

A2_VCP_NEAR_PIVOT | as of 2026-09-18 | automated relative priority, not a published Minervini point formula

Relative priority51.00
RS rating77.31
Fundamental strength80.00
VCP score84.13
Pivot distance1.65%
AV confirmation40.00%complete
Technical chart for HPK

Trend Template

price_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
sma150_above_sma200PASS
sma200_rising_1mPASS
sma50_above_sma150_and_sma200PASS
price_above_sma50PASS
price_at_least_30pct_above_52w_lowPASS
price_within_25pct_of_52w_highPASS
rs_rating_at_least_70PASS

Trend Template metrics

close8.33
sma507.70
sma1506.96
sma2006.40
sma200_1m_ago6.16
pct_above_52w_low116.36
pct_below_52w_high8.75
rs_rating77.31

VCP conditions

coherent_contraction_sequencePASS
enough_contractionsPASS
successive_ranges_inside_firstPASS
successive_depths_contractingPASS
final_contraction_tightPASS
base_depth_okPASS
resistance_area_tightPASS
volume_dryupFAIL
atr_contractingPASS
price_tightFAIL
near_pivotPASS

VCP metrics

num_contractions3.00
contraction_depths_pct[23.87, 12.28, 7.44]
depth_ratios_vs_prior[0.514, 0.606]
target_depth_ratio_roughly_half0.50
max_allowed_depth_ratio0.80
base_high9.13
base_low6.95
base_depth_pct23.87
base_duration_weeks5.40
resistance_spread_pct7.22
volume_dryup_ratio_10d_vs_50d1.32
atr_pct_recent5.12
atr_pct_prior6.43
atr_contraction_ratio0.80
tight_10d_range_pct18.29
raw_contraction_count12.00
raw_depths_pct[22.18, 24.35, 29.51, 21.33, 14.19, 25.35, 10.71, 23.83, 12.23, 23.87, 12.28, 7.44]
final_trough_age_bars11.00
selection_reasoncoherent_current_sequence
pivot_price8.47
distance_to_pivot_pct1.65
vcp_score_pct84.13
is_vcp_candidatePASS
breakout_on_volumeFAIL

Price / volume

return_1m_pct2.08
return_3m_pct16.02
return_6m_pct22.14
return_12m_pct16.71
weighted_12m_momentum10.31
range_10d_pct18.29
range_20d_pct18.76
avg_volume_50d472,984
dollar_volume_50d3.94M
up_down_volume_ratio_50d1.89
accumulation_days_20d6.00
distribution_days_20d2.00

Fundamental overlay criteria

eps_growth_minimumPASS
sales_growth_positive_or_betterPASS
core_data_coveragePASS
eps_acceleratingPASS
sales_acceleratingPASS
gross_margin_improving—
operating_margin_improvingPASS

Minervini-oriented SEC fundamentals

eps_growth_yoy_pct210.53
eps_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct-492.31
eps_acceleration_pts702.83
eps_annual_growth_pct-79.10
eps_cagr_3y_pct-58.30
sales_growth_yoy_pct25.84
sales_previous_q_yoy_growth_pct-20.72
sales_acceleration_pts46.57
sales_annual_growth_pct-22.72
sales_cagr_3y_pct4.54
gross_margin_pct—
operating_margin_pct29.46
pretax_margin_pct36.24
net_margin_pct30.20
gross_margin_yoy_change_pts—
operating_margin_yoy_change_pts9.39
roe_latest_fy_pct1.19
current_ratio0.86
debt_to_equity_pct76.65
cash_to_debt0.12
shares_outstanding—
adjusted_eps_growth_yoy_pct—
earnings_surprise_pct—
eps_estimate_revision_30d_pct—
analyst_count—
institutional_ownership_pct—
institutional_qoq_change_pct—
management_guidance_revision_pct—

SEC data quality

core_coverage_pct90.00
missing_core_metrics["shares_outstanding"]
selected_sec_tags{"accounts_payable": null, "accounts_receivable": "us-gaap:AccountsReceivableNetCurrent", "capex": null, "cash": "us-gaap:CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue", "cost_of_revenue": "us-gaap:CostOfGoodsAndServicesSold", "current_assets": "us-gaap:AssetsCurrent", "current_liabilities": "us-gaap:LiabilitiesCurrent", "dividends_paid": "us-gaap:PaymentsOfDividends", "eps_basic": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareBasic", "eps_diluted": "us-gaap:EarningsPerShareDiluted", "equity": "us-gaap:StockholdersEquity", "gross_profit": null, "inventory": "us-gaap:InventoryNet", "long_term_debt": "us-gaap:LongTermDebtNoncurrent", "long_term_debt_current": "us-gaap:LongTermDebtCurrent", "net_income": "us-gaap:NetIncomeLoss", "operating_cash_flow": "us-gaap:NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities", "operating_income": "us-gaap:OperatingIncomeLoss", "pretax_income": "us-gaap:IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest", "r_and_d": null, "revenue": "us-gaap:RevenueFromContractWithCustomerExcludingAssessedTax", "sga": "us-gaap:SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense", "share_repurchases": "us-gaap:PaymentsForRepurchaseOfCommonStock", "shares_outstanding": "dei:EntityCommonStockSharesOutstanding", "short_term_debt": null, "short_term_investments": null, "stock_based_comp": "us-gaap:ShareBasedCompensation", "total_assets": "us-gaap:Assets", "total_liabilities": null, "weighted_avg_diluted_shares": "us-gaap:WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding"}
unavailable_canonical_concepts["accounts_payable", "capex", "gross_profit", "r_and_d", "short_term_debt", "short_term_investments", "total_liabilities"]
warnings["Standalone Q4 income/EPS can be absent because 10-K statements are annual.", "Company-specific extension tags are not returned by CompanyFacts.", "Non-GAAP EPS, guidance, 13F ownership, Form 4 activity, and analyst estimates are separate modules."]

Reporting periods

latest_quarter_end2026-06-30
latest_quarter_filed2026-08-10
latest_fiscal_year_end2025-12-31
latest_balance_sheet_end2026-06-30

Company metadata

symbolHPK
cik1.79M
company_nameHighPeak Energy, Inc.
exchange—
sic1,381
sic_descriptionDrilling Oil & Gas Wells
fiscal_year_end1,231
as_of2026-09-20
sourceSEC EDGAR CompanyFacts + Submissions

Alpha Vantage enrichment

latest_reported_date2026-08-10
latest_reported_eps-0.04
latest_estimated_eps0.02
latest_earnings_surprise_pct-300.00
avg_earnings_surprise_4q_pct-400.45
positive_earnings_surprises_4q0.00
earnings_surprise_quarters_available4.00
reported_eps_yoy_growth_pct-140.00
estimate_period2027-12-31
analyst_count_eps—
analyst_count_revenue—
eps_estimate_avg—
revenue_estimate_avg—
estimate_revision.eps_estimate_revision_up_trailing_7_days1.00
estimate_revision.eps_estimate_revision_up_trailing_30_days1.00
estimate_revision.eps_estimate_revision_down_trailing_30_days0.00
eps_revision_up_30d1.00
eps_revision_down_30d0.00
eps_revision_net_up_30d1.00
institutional.total_institutional_holders165.00
institutional.total_institutional_shares49.42M
institutional.holders_with_increased_holdings93.00
institutional.holders_with_decreased_holdings49.00
institutional.holders_with_unchanged_holdings23.00
institutional_holder_rows165.00
institutional_total_shares49.42M
endpoints_returned["EARNINGS", "EARNINGS_ESTIMATES", "INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGS"]

Alpha Vantage confirmation screen

latest_earnings_surprise_positiveFAIL
average_4q_earnings_surprise_positiveFAIL
positive_surprise_quartersFAIL
analyst_coverage_present—
eps_revision_breadth_nonnegative_30dPASS
institutional_sponsorship_presentPASS

Alpha Vantage screen summary

statuscomplete
confirmation_score_pct40.00
available_criteria5.00
noteInformational post-Exp0 confirmation only; not part of validated Exp0 selection/ranking.

Alpha Vantage endpoint status

EARNINGScache_available
EARNINGS_ESTIMATEScache_available
INSTITUTIONAL_HOLDINGScache_available

Accepted VCP contractions

peak_datepeak_pricetrough_datetrough_pricedepth_pctdepth_ratio_vs_priorbars
2026-08-119.132026-08-136.9523.87—2.00
2026-08-208.632026-08-267.5712.280.514.00
2026-08-318.472026-09-027.847.440.612.00

Recent SEC filings

formfiling_dateaccession_numberprimary_document
10-Q2026-08-100001437749-26-026781hpe20260630_10q.htm
8-K2026-08-100001437749-26-026770hpe20260727_8k.htm
8-K2026-06-300001437749-26-022144hpe20260623c_8k.htm
8-K/A2026-06-050001437749-26-019739hpe20260604_8ka.htm
8-K2026-06-020001437749-26-019162hpe20260528_8k.htm
8-K2026-05-060001437749-26-015209hpe20260501c_8k.htm
10-Q2026-05-060001437749-26-015191hpe20260331_10q.htm
8-K2026-05-010001437749-26-014452hpe20260501_8k.htm
10-K2026-03-110001437749-26-007770hpe20251231_10k.htm
8-K2026-03-110001437749-26-007766hpe20260306_8k.htm
10-Q2025-11-050001437749-25-033346hpe20250930_10q.htm
8-K2025-11-050001437749-25-033342hpe20251031_8k.htm

SEPA factors not covered by SEC + Yahoo

These remain manual or require another provider/module and are deliberately not guessed: