Brean Murray Carret & Co. Downgrades Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) to Hold; Services Issues Are More 'Structural' Than Anticipated

May 18, 2011 8:15 AM EDT
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Brean Murray Carret & Co. downgraded Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HPQ) from Buy to Hold.

Brean analyst said, "Yesterday afternoon, we downgraded our rating on HPQ to Hold, for now, given more structural softness in Services than we anticipated, exacerbated by consumer PC softness (already known and impact from Japan...We've lowered our CY11/1 EPS to $5.00 and $5.25 from $5.20 and $5.96."

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Shares of Hewlett-Packard closed at $36.91 yesterday.


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