Categories: Financial Stuff

Apple Stock Hits An All-Time High

Posted by: Peter Burrows on October 21

Yes, it's true. Apple's stock at the moment sits at the rarified price of $205.04--higher than the former best of $202.96 set on Dec. 27, 2007. Amazing, considering the state...

How Low Will Apple Go On Price?

Posted by: Peter Burrows on October 19

Apple had plenty of highlights to impart on its earnings conference call with analysts today. The company enjoyed its highest profit margins ever, recorded record Mac and iPhone sales, and...

Apple Earnings: Q3-09 Numbers Are Out

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on July 21

Apple has reported its earnings for its third fiscal quarter, and as expected it easily topped the consensus estimates. Per-share earnings were $1.35 versus the $1.16 expected by analysts. Sales...

Mac Sales Hold Up In April; iPod Sales Not So Much

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on May 18

Market research firm NPD released its retail sales figures for Macs and iPods today. Analysts, bracing for a serious decline got only a small one from Mac sales and called...

Apple Earnings: The Analysts Have Their Say

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on April 23

Share price targets maintained by analysts are heading upward again after last nights blow-out earnings call with Apple. Here's a round-up of comments culled the various research notes that landed...

A One-Time Raging Bull on Apple Rages Again.

Posted by: Peter Burrows on April 13

Kaufman Bros. analyst Shaw Wu is out with a report this morning, advising investors that Apple's stock could rise from its current $119 to $152. That would be a 26%...

It Was A Great First Quarter, But Are Mac "Switchers" Becoming Harder To Find?

Posted by: Peter Burrows on January 22

Apple delivered results that most companies would pat themselves on the back for--even in good economic times. In these dark days, showing 6% revenue growth and a few pennies increase...

Apple's Big First Quarter Surprise

Posted by: Peter Burrows on January 21

It looks like Santa delivered a nice chunk of market share to Cupertino. In a hugely surprising first quarter, Mac sales grew 9.5% in a quarter when all the news...

Analysts Sounds Off On Apple

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on November 25

Three big reports on Apple from financial analysts have hit the wires today. Charlie Wolf of Needham and Co. released his latest WolfBytes report, while Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray...

Results Of The Bet With Paul Kedrosky

Posted by: Arik Hesseldahl on October 22

So remember that bet I had with Paul Kedrosky? Yeah. I lost. But just barely. It turns out I was just a tad too bullish on Apple's outlook to prevail,...

How To Compete In A Downturn? Check Out Apple's Quarterly Earnings

Posted by: Peter Burrows on October 21

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Oppenheimer's Prediction for Apple's Rivals? Pain

Posted by: Peter Burrows on July 21

It's a well-timed move, and a time-honored tactic by market leaders in tough times. If your competitors can't afford to match you on price, why not accept a lower margin for a time and load up on market share (or force them to incur losses)?