Cloud-services provider NetApp Inc. NTAP on Wednesday forecast second-quarter profit and sales that came in above expectations, but the company stuck with its full-year profit outlook amid a “challenging macroeconomic environment” still marked by pockets of cautious tech spending. The company forecast second-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.35 to $1.45, on sales of $1.455 billion to $1.605 billion, with the midpoint of both forecasts above FactSet estimates of $1.38 per share and $1.51 billion. NetApp held to its full-year adjusted per-share profit forecast of $5.65 to $5.85. Shares were down 0.7% after hours….
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