Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE: HPQ) is forecast to release fiscal fourth-quarter earnings of 75 cents on revenue of $27.88 billion after the bell on Tuesday, compared with a loss of $3.49 a share on revenue of $29.96 billion a year earlier. 

Shares of Hewlett-Packard edged down 0.28 percent to $25.25 in afternoon trading. 

The Dow Jones industrial average rose 29.83 points or 0.19 percent, to 16,102.37. The S&P 500 gained 4.14 points or 0.23 percent, to 1,806.62. The Nasdaq Composite added 24.73 points or 0.62 percent, to 4,019.34.