HP forecasts Q1 profit below estimates on sluggish demand in PC market
(Reuters) -HP forecast its first-quarter profit below Wall Street expectations on Tuesday, signaling persistent choppy demand in the personal computers market and sending the company's shares down 8% in extended trading. Traditional PC makers have been grappling with soft demand following a boom during the pandemic. AI PCs have not boosted the overall PC demand as "buyers have yet to see their clear benefits", Gartner analyst Mikako Kitagawa said.