The Zacks Consensus Estimate for earnings is pegged at 86 cents, indicating no change from the year-ago quarter.The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues is pegged at $13.4 billion, suggesting an improvement of 1.45% from the prior-year quarter.HP's earnings surpassed estimates in one of the trailing four quarters while matching on three occasions, the average surprise being 0.31%.Let's see how things have shaped up before the announcement.HP Inc. Price and EPS Surprise HP Inc. price-eps-surprise | HP Inc. QuoteFactors to ConsiderHP's fiscal third-quarter performance is likely to have been hampered by the volatile external environment that affects the demand for personal computers (PCs).