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JP Morgan ups target for Apple stock to $230

Monday, December 14, 2009

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JP Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz recently raised his stock target for Apple up to $230, up from a previous targt of $220.  For the current quarter, Moskowitz anticipates Mac sales of 3.29 million, iPhone sales of 8.18 million, and iPod sales of 21.97 million.

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Analyst opens up coverage of Apple with $260 stock target

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

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As Apple’s stock price continues to lurk in the $200 price range, CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets analyst Steven Fox opened up his firms coverage of Apple with a price target of $260.  “Apple’s ecosystem is in the process of meaningfully expanding its reach through an increasingly robust set of applications,” Fox wrote in a recent note […]

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Analyst claims Apple receives $450 subsidy for each iPhone sold

Monday, November 23, 2009

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In a recent interview with Bloomberg TV, Broadpoint Amtech analyst Brian Marshall dropped some interesting tidbits about Apple’s exclusive relationship with AT&T.  Regarding the subsidy Apple receives from AT&T, Marshall notes that this amounts to $450 for each iPhone sold.  Interestingly, Marshall remarks that this subsidy will soon fall to $300 once Apple’s exclusive relationship […]

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Apple’s growing boatload of cash [Photo]

Thursday, November 12, 2009

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Apple has a shit ton of cash ($34 billion to be exact) and it’s itching closer and closer to the $40 billion mark.  Below, check out the nifty graphic, courtesy of BusinessInsider, which shows just how quickly Apple’s hoarde of cash has grown over the past few years.

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How Apple miscalculated the iPhone’s debut in China

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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Last week we reported that iPhone sales in China got off to a lukewarm start, with China Unicom reporting that they only sold about 5,000 devices in the first week since Apple’s iconic smartphone officially went on sale. When the iPhone typically goes on sale in a country for the first time, scenes of crowded […]

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Jim Cramer raises Apple stock target to $300, actually raises some good points

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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Before Apple released its record breaking earnings report last Monday, Jim Cramer noted on his “Mad Money” TV show that Apple’s earnings would disappoint, and that investors should prepare themselves to “buy Apple on weakness on Tuesday morning.”  Apple’s earnings, of course, blew analyst expectations out of the water, and in the following few days, […]

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Apple welcomes accounting change, but will wait a while before implementing it

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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In late September, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) voted to allow companies like Apple to recognize income from sales on products like the iPhone at the point of sale, as opposed to spreading out that revenue income over the course of 24 months. This change in accounting led many to believe that Apple’s guidance […]

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Some final notes of interest from Apple’s earnings conference call

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

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Here are a few interesting tidbits relayed by COO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer from Monday’s earnings conference call. In the last quarter, Apple sold more Macs and iPhones than in any previous quarter, a fact which Apple is more than pleased with given the economic environment.  Apple’s operating margin was the highest ever, […]

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Jim Cramer is way off base on Apple earnings.. AGAIN

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

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This isn’t all that surprising really, but take a look at what CNBC talking head Jim Cramer had to say about Apple prior to their earnings announcement yesterday afternoon. “Your game plan next week is to buy Apple on weakness on Tuesday morning,” Jim Cramer said on Friday’s “Mad Money” TV show. He told viewers […]

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Apple delivers stellar earnings yet again, sells over 3 million Macs, 7.4 million iPhones

Monday, October 19, 2009

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Apple today released its earnings for the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009, and it smashed through analyst expectations, delivering earnings of $1.82 per dilluted share on revenue of $9.87 billion.  During the same quarter a year ago, Apple reported earnings of $1.26 a dilluted share.  The consensus on Wall Street was $1.42 a share on […]

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Looking ahead to Apple’s earnings conference call

Monday, October 19, 2009

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Later today, Apple will release its earnings for the quarter gone by and the consensus on Wall St. is that Apple release earnings of $1.42 a share on revenue of $9.2 billion. Here are many analysts are predicting: Mike Abramsky/RBC Capital, $1.47 EPS, 7.5 million iPhones sold and 2.9 million Macs Tony Sacconaghi/Berstein Research, $1.47 […]

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iPhone supply issues could affect Apple’s revenue in tomorrow’s earnings report

Sunday, October 18, 2009

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In a note to investors late last week, analyst Yair Reiner of Oppenheimer said that Apple’s reported revenue may come in slightly below expectations due to some trouble Apple had during the quarter keeping up with booming iPhone demand. But in the grand scheme of things, it’s always better to have demand outweigh supply than […]

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