** Shares of AI server maker Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE.N fall 8.5% to $20.95 premarket
** Co forecast Q1 revenue below Wall Street estimates
** HPE expects revenue in the range of $9 billion-$9.4 billion vs analysts' average estimate of $9.9 billion, according to data compiled by LSEG
** Co sees a decline in AI server revenue due to uneven demand as customers delayed orders to H2
** "...management’s ability to hold and deliver to quarterly expectations in a choppy macro backdrop will be key to assuring investors of the execution roadmap to deliver to outlined earnings targets for FY26/FY28," said J.P.Morgan analysts in a note
** HPE raised fiscal 2026 adjusted EPS forecast to $2.25-$2.45, vs prior projection between $2.20-$2.40.
** Median PT of 22 analysts covering the stock is $26, with an avg "hold" rating, as per data compiled by LSEG
** As of last close, HPE up 7.1% YTD
(Reporting by Kanchana Chakravarty in Bengaluru)
((Kanchana.Chakravarty@thomsonreuters.com;))
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