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Hewlett-Packard Earnings May Save The Day For Tech (HPQ, DELL, AAPL)
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Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) may have saved the day for technology. The green machine posted $0.71 Non-GAAP EPS versus $0.66 estimates and $25.4 Billion revenues versus $24.1 Billion estimates. Its 9% non-GAAP margin was also a tad above plan. The guidance is the saving grace though that may tame some of the bears. GUIDANCE: $0.80 to $0.81 versus $0.78 estimates and Revenues forecast at $27.0 to $27.2 Billion vs $26.45 Billion estimates.
This was key and if you review the Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) situation today where we gave both sides of the argument if we enter a beer and hamburger economy, this should alleviate other current concerns on whether or not tech is a haven. H-P put Fiscal 2007 non-GAAP diluted EPS in the range of $2.86 to $2.87 and it estimates Fiscal 2007 revenues at $103.0 billion to $103.2 billion, although the next quarter is also fiscal year-end.
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Shares closed down marginally after the huge market recovery today, but shares are up over 2% in after-hours trading. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) shares are up less than 1% in after-hours trading at $117.30 and Dell (NASDAQ:DELL) shares are down 1% in after-hours since releasing its "independent investigation completed with restatements coming" and found that internal wrong doing was uncovered (story pending now).
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