Wowed Wall Street watchers raise forecasts after Apple's 'perfect' $46B quarter
Wed, Jan 25, 2012 - Analysts on Wall Street were blown away by Apple's blistering holiday 2011 quarter, and promptly revised their estimates even higher following the news. ( 49 comments )
Mac platform reaches 15-year high with 5% worldwide market share
Wed, Nov 16, 2011 - Fueled by strong gains in Asia Pacific during the September quarter, Apple saw its worldwide share of the PC market pass the 5 percent mark for the first time in 15 years, according to a new analysis. ( 43 comments )
Apple seen selling 4.63M Macs, 12M iPads in record quarter
Wed, Sep 28, 2011 - With Apple's fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 drawing to a close, it is expected in a matter of weeks to report record sales of both its Mac and iPad product lineups. ( 21 comments )
Needham sees Apple stock hitting $540 on sales of 54M iPads in 2012
Fri, Aug 5, 2011 - Investment firm Needham & Company on Friday upped its price target for Apple stock to $540, with projected sales of 54 million iPads and 108 million iPhones in 2012. ( 42 comments )
Needham sees Apple shipping 30M iPads, 17M Macs in 2011
Tue, Jun 28, 2011 - Needham & Company increased its revenue and earnings per share estimates for Apple on Tuesday, with new figures that reflect higher estimated shipments of 30 million iPads and 17 million Macs in 2011. ( 20 comments )
Apple makes huge inroads in enterprise as corporate Mac sales surge 66%
Fri, May 20, 2011 - Mac sales in the enterprise during Apple's last fiscal quarter grew a whopping 66 percent, significantly outpacing the rest of the PC market, which grew just 4.5 percent in the enterprise. ( 81 comments )
Hypothetical no-contract $300 'iPhone lite' would net Apple 16% gross margin - analysis
Wed, Apr 6, 2011 - Given the current cost of components, a prepaid contract-free iPhone with less internal storage would likely earn Apple only about 16 percent gross margin if it were priced at $300, a new analysis has estimated. ( 45 comments )
Continued lines for Apple's iPad 2 create 'shock and awe,' sales forecasts surge
Tue, Mar 29, 2011 - More than two weeks after the iPad 2 went on sale in the U.S., lines continue to form at Apple stores around the country as new shipments arrive, prompting one Wall Street analyst to significantly increase his forecast for 2011 shipments. ( 135 comments )
Needham ups Apple price target to $450 on growing iPhone, iPad sales
Mon, Feb 7, 2011 - Needham & Company on Monday increased its price target for Apple to $450, citing "materially higher" sales of iPhone and iPad than were originally forecast. ( 18 comments )
Apple's 'stunning' first quarter exceeds Wall Street's lofty expectations
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 - Apple's earnings for the first quarter of 2011 crushed analyst expectations on Wall Street, who heaped praise on the company for beating estimates by $2 billion. ( 56 comments )
Kaufman Bros ups Apple target to $415 in spite of Steve Jobs' absence
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 - A medical leave of absence from Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs has not deterred the firm Kaufman Bros. from its bullish stance on the company's stock, and even went as far as to up its price target to $415 on Tuesday. ( 18 comments )
Apple's iPhone could be last standing in smartphone 'race to the bottom'
Fri, Dec 10, 2010 - Google's Android and Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 will compete for presence on handsets in a smartphone market "race to the bottom," one that could leave Apple's iPhone as the "last man standing," one prominent Wall Street analyst believes. ( 50 comments )
Mac pricing gives Apple top dollar share in U.S. home PC market
Tue, Nov 23, 2010 - For the first time ever, Apple is the dollar share leader in the U.S. home PC market, with the Mac taking 29.4 percent of every dollar earned from domestic home computer sales. ( 76 comments )
Wall Street wowed by Apple's iPhone sales, cautious on iPad
Tue, Oct 19, 2010 - Apple's record-breaking quarterly results -- particularly a surge in iPhone sales -- impressed analysts on Wall Street this week, even though gross margins and iPad sales did not meet expectations. ( 64 comments )
Apple's government Mac sales surge 200%, enterprise grows 50%
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 - Apple's Mac sales to enterprise and government customers in the June quarter saw tremendous growth, easily beating competing PC makers in the three-month span. ( 92 comments )
iPad, Mac, iPhone growth potential seen to propel Apple stock to $375
Mon, Aug 9, 2010 - A prominent Wall Street analyst has upped his price target for Apple stock from $280 to $375, citing stronger than expected iPad, iPhone and Mac sales, and the fact that the company remains "a small fish in three very large ponds." ( 50 comments )
Roundup: Apple impresses Wall Street with another 'stellar' quarter
Wed, Jul 21, 2010 - Apple again exceeded expectations on Tuesday, when it reported its quarterly earnings, with record Mac sales and signs that the company can sustain its continued growth. ( 19 comments )
Apple retail store sales climb 8% to start 2010, even without new Macs
Wed, Apr 28, 2010 - Apple's same-store sales rose 8 percent in the March quarter of 2010, propelled by a 22.3 percent year-over-year increase in Mac sales, even though a MacBook Pro refresh did not arrive during the three-month period. ( 32 comments )
Open source community 'hopelessly confused' by Apple-HTC suit
Fri, Mar 12, 2010 - Analyst Charlie Wolf with Needham & Company said Friday he believes the open source community, which has backed Google's Android mobile operating system against the iPhone, has the wrong take on Apple's patent lawsuit against rival handset maker HTC. ( 127 comments )
Apple sees 98% iPhone growth as Microsoft, Google prepare for battle
Thu, Mar 11, 2010 - Worldwide smartphone shipments stormed back last quarter with 37.2 percent in growth, and Apple's iPhone led the way with a 97.9 percent year-over-year surge in shipments. But the real coming battle in the mobile market, according to one analyst, lies between Microsoft and Google. ( 88 comments )
Apple's pricing discipline gives Mac 10.5% market dollar share
Wed, Feb 24, 2010 - Though Apple carries just 5 percent of the total worldwide home PC market, the Mac commanded 10.5 percent of the market's dollar share during the holiday buying season. ( 88 comments )
Strong Mac, iPhone sales projected to propel Apple stock to $280
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 - Stronger-than-expected Mac and iPhone sales in the last two quarters and the impending launch of the iPad have led Needham & Company to raise its price target on Apple stock to $280. ( 107 comments )
Apple seen moving 2M iPads in 2010 before sales 'catalyst' emerges
Wed, Feb 3, 2010 - Though it has great future potential, Apple's newly announced multitouch iPad will see a moderate sales start, and most purchases will be at the cost of iPod touch sales, a new analysis has projected. ( 165 comments )
Wall Street expects Apple's 'risky' iPad to sell 1M-5M in first year
Thu, Jan 28, 2010 - With an aggressive $499 starting price point, Wall Street analysts believe Apple's e-reading, game playing, media consuming iPad device is a worthwhile risk that will become a multi-million seller in its first year. ( 243 comments )
Apple's earnings impress, but analysts hold breath for 'latest creation'
Tue, Jan 26, 2010 - Apple beat most Wall Street analysts' expectations Monday when it reported its most profitable quarter ever, but the impending product announcement scheduled for Wednesday is what everyone is really waiting for. ( 32 comments )
Apple's iPhone 'halo effect' lifts Mac to 16.4% sales growth
Tue, Dec 1, 2009 - Global Mac sales have significantly outpaced the rest of the PC market, which expanded just 2.3 percent year over year -- just more evidence of the iPhone halo effect, according to one analyst. ( 102 comments )
Needham downgrades Apple stock on technicality
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 - Needham & Company downgraded their assessment of Apple stock from a "strong buy" to "buy" rating Tuesday, as a result of the firm's own rules for ratings, but not a change in their positive outlook for the stock. ( 16 comments )
Apple stock seen poised to pop after record setting quarter
Tue, Oct 20, 2009 - Wall Street analysts have raised their price targets for Apple stock yet again, after the company posted another recession defying blockbuster quarter with record Mac and iPhone sales. ( 47 comments )
iPhone predicted to drive Apple stock to $235
Tue, Sep 15, 2009 - A new report predicts Apple stock will break past the $200 milestone, riding high on the successful and profitable iPhone, even as the company's other businesses are predicted to lose value. ( 52 comments )
Despite lack of surprises, Apple announcements seen as positive
Thu, Sep 10, 2009 - Although Wednesday's iPod announcements were seen as a relative "non-event," analysts are still high on Apple stock, predicting that the hardware maker will continue to perform well in a down economy. ( 24 comments )
Apple's Mac leads sales growth as PC market begins to recover
Wed, Aug 26, 2009 - The worldwide PC market began a slow rebound from the recession last quarter with overall home sales surging, and strong Mac sales with business buyers. ( 23 comments )
Despite revenue decline, Apple Stores "turn the corner" - report
Wed, Aug 5, 2009 - Apple's retail stores continued their year-over-year revenue slide last quarter, but a new report predicts that the brick-and-mortar locations could show growth again before the end of 2009, thanks, in part, to Windows switchers. ( 28 comments )
Firm urges investors to buy Apple after panic on Mac sales
Fri, Feb 20, 2009 - After Apple shares plunged by nearly 4% on Thursday, due to shareholder panic in reaction to NPD's January US retail results, an analyst brief has urged investors "to exploit what we believe is the market's overreaction and buy the stock." ( 89 comments )
Analysts trim Apple estimates amid weaker iPhone, Mac sales
Tue, Dec 16, 2008 - A pair of Wall Street analysts tightened their estimates for Apple's 2009 fiscal year on Tuesday, citing softening demand for Macs in the United States and weaker than expected iPhone growth in Europe. ( 12 comments )
iPhone single-handedly driving smartphone growth
Tue, Dec 2, 2008 - In addition to outselling a broad and combined range of Windows Mobile handsets, Apple's iPhone 3G is being credited this week as the lone force responsible for growth of the smartphone market during the September quarter. ( 19 comments )
Mac small business share nearly triples over the summer
Tue, Nov 25, 2008 - Even as many home buyers recently suddenly became shy about buying Apple computers in mid-year, small businesses just as quickly took to Macs -- to the point where Apple's market share in that field grew three times larger almost overnight. ( 43 comments )
Apple seen having leeway to sell iPhone at $99
Mon, Oct 27, 2008 - Apple's very strong real-world revenues and its high iPhone gross margins are now thought to give the company substantial headroom for a price cut that could lead to huge strides forward in market share. ( 65 comments )
An $800 MacBook would be 'the height of folly' - report
Wed, Oct 22, 2008 - Had Apple succumb to calls from industry watchers to release a new MacBook at or below the $800 price point, it would have amounted to "a value-destroying event of epic proportions," according to a newly published analysis. ( 57 comments )
iPod on long road downhill as iPhone halo effect kicks in
Wed, Jun 18, 2008 - A new forecast has the iPod's influence on Apple dropping steadily over the next few years as the iPhone cannibalizes its sales and generates a halo around the Mac. ( 71 comments )
Needham says Apple letting iPod touch cannibalize iPhone sales
Tue, Jan 29, 2008 - Apple knowingly gave up as many as 1.5 million iPhone sales during the holiday quarter to establish the future of the iPod as a mobile device, according to investment note issued on Monday by Needham & Co. ( 53 comments )
Needham opens coverage of Apple with "buy" rating
Fri, Jan 4, 2008 - Needham & Co has reinitiated its investment coverage of Apple, noting that the Mac maker has moved past the "old" iPod to prosper with the iPhone and the Mac. ( 32 comments )
