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HP Stock Tumbles on Disappointing Q1 Forecast
HPQHP(HPQ) Investopedia·2024-11-26 22:55

Group 1 - The company's shares fell 8% in extended trading after the current-quarter outlook missed analysts' projections, despite better-than-expected fiscal fourth-quarter results [1][4] - Fourth-quarter revenue increased by 1.7% year-over-year to 14.1billion,exceedinganalystconsensus[1]Netincomeforthefourthquarterwas14.1 billion, exceeding analyst consensus [1] - Net income for the fourth quarter was 900 million, or 93 cents per share, compared to 1billion,or97centspershare,ayearago,andaboveestimates[1]Group2ThePersonalSystemsdivision,whichincludesPCs,generatedrevenueof1 billion, or 97 cents per share, a year ago, and above estimates [1] Group 2 - The Personal Systems division, which includes PCs, generated revenue of 9.6 billion, a 2% increase [2] - The Printing division reported revenue of 4.5billion,whichis14.5 billion, which is 1% higher than the previous year [2] Group 3 - For the current quarter, the company forecasted earnings per share (EPS) of 57 cents to 63 cents, below the analyst consensus of 72 cents [3] - The full-year EPS estimate of 3.06 to $3.36 exceeded expectations [3] Group 4 - The company announced a 5% increase in its quarterly dividend to approximately 29 cents per share [4] - Despite the drop in shares, they were up 30% for the year through Tuesday's close [4]