By Benjamin Pimentel, MarketWatch
Hewlett-Packard Co. shares rallied Friday like it’s 2008, when Mark Hurd was the Silicon Valley giant’s boss.
But while current Chief Executive Meg Whitman got upbeat reviews for H-P’sfiscal first quarter, some analysts have mixed views on her declaration that the company will not be broken up.
[SNIP]
In the call with analysts, Whitman said: “I’ve said many times, I feel quite strongly that we are better and stronger together. H-P over the last 10 years, I think, has put together the most valuable franchise in IT.”
That franchise was viewed as a tech juggernaut just five years ago when H-P,
under Hurd, was a Wall Street favorite.
Full story at http://articles.marketwatch.com/2013-02-22/industries/37235242_1_h-p-shares-mark-hurd-pc-market
Hewlett-Packard Co. shares rallied Friday like it’s 2008, when Mark Hurd was the Silicon Valley giant’s boss.
But while current Chief Executive Meg Whitman got upbeat reviews for H-P’sfiscal first quarter, some analysts have mixed views on her declaration that the company will not be broken up.
[SNIP]
In the call with analysts, Whitman said: “I’ve said many times, I feel quite strongly that we are better and stronger together. H-P over the last 10 years, I think, has put together the most valuable franchise in IT.”
That franchise was viewed as a tech juggernaut just five years ago when H-P,
under Hurd, was a Wall Street favorite.
Full story at http://articles.marketwatch.com/2013-02-22/industries/37235242_1_h-p-shares-mark-hurd-pc-market