Apple shares at new high on iPhone sales prospects
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Shares of Apple Inc.  rose  more than 4 percent to an all-time high on Thursday as  investors bet on strong demand for its media-playing iPhone and  speculation mounted over plans to sell the device in Europe.
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Apple Inc  blew by analysts' estimates with a 67 percent rise in profit on Monday as the popularity of its iPhone and iPod boosted Macintosh computer sales, and its shares jumped 7 percent.
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Apple&#39;s stock soared to a record high Tuesday amid analyst reports that sales of highly profitable iPhones easily rocketed past 300,000 after its US launch.
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Stocks ended higher in a holiday-shortened session on Tuesday, helped by news that Apple Inc.  could see higher-than-expected profit margins from its iPhone and data showing a rise in factory orders.
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In the past three weeks, shares of Apple Computer Inc. have flirted with all-time highs after a wave of reports from investment houses like Piper Jaffray, Merrill Lynch and JP Morgan issued glowing projections about the Cupertino firm&#39;s future.
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Apple Inc  beat Wall Street targets with a 67 percent rise in quarterly profit on Monday, led by strong sales of its Macintosh computers and a big first full quarter from the iPhone, sending its shares up more than 5 percent.
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While shares of Apple have climbed more than 10 percent this week, reaching 52-week highs, two research firms told investors Friday they continue to remain highly bullish about the stock.
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Apple Inc.'s fiscal fourth-quarter profits jumped 67 percent and easily beat Wall Street expectations, capping a record-breaking year that saw unprecedented momentum in its Mac business, ceaseless consumer interest in its iPod players and a successful introduction of its newest endeavor, the iPhone.
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Riding the tide of its popular iPhone and a new line of iPods, Apple shares hit the nice round number before dropping back a few cents. The Wall Street boys are bullish.
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Stocks rose on Wednesday as Apple Inc.  gained on positive brokerage comments about new iPod players, leading a rebound in technology shares.
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Investors appeared to second the optimistic views on Apple Computer's (AAPL) sales expressed by Wall Street analysts on Dec. 13. Apple's shares climbed 3.4% to $89.05 per share in late trading on the Nasdaq.
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Apple reported strong earnings for its fourth quarter on Monday, boosted by record Macintosh computer sales and the shipment of 1.12 million iPhones.The company beat analyst estimates with net income of $904 million, or $1.01 per share, compared with $542 million, or $0.62 per share, in net income reported in last year&#39;s fourth quarter. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial estimated a consensus of $760.45 million in net income and earnings of $0.84 per share for the quarter ended Sept. 29.The company reported $6.22 billion in revenue, up from $4.84 billion in the fourth quarter last year. The revenue consensus from analysts polled by Thomson was for $6.07 billion.For fiscal 2007, Apple reported net revenue of $24 billion and net income of $3.5 billion, said Peter Oppenheimer, Apple&#39;s CFO, in a conference call with financial analysts.Looking ahead, the company estimates that revenue will hit $9.2 billion with earnings per share of $1.42 for the first fiscal quarter of 2008, Oppenheimer said.The company shipped 2.16 million Macs during the quarter, a 34 percent growth over the year-ago period, Apple said in a news release.Mac sales increased worldwide, spurred by back-to-school promotions, said Tim Cook, Apple&#39;s COO, on the call. In addition to rapid growth in the U.S. and Europe, Mac unit shipments also increased in Japan, a major market where Apple has traditionally struggled to grow, Cook said.Shipment of Mac notebooks, including MacBook and MacBook Pro, grew 31 percent year-over-year and accounted for 62 percent of all Macs sold, Oppenheimer said.Given the success of this back-to-school period, Mac sales could be flat in the upcoming quarter, Cook warned.Sales of the iPhone are outpacing those of the iPod during the first few months after its 2001 introduction, Cook said. The company shipped 1.39 million iPhones during the year and saw a spike in sales after a $200 price drop of the 8GB iPhone from $599 to $399 in September.Apple is confident it will sell 10 million iPhones in the next calendar year, Cook said.Apple sold 10.2 million iPods during the quarter, a 17 percent year-over-year growth. iPod has sold 120 million units to date, Oppenheimer said. The upcoming holiday shopping season will be a big quarter for iPod sales, Oppenheimer said.Apple had a busy quarter with multiple product announcements.Last month, it unveiled the&#160;iPod Touch, a portable multimedia player with a touchscreen user interface and Wi-Fi capabilities. It also announced availability of the iPhone in Europe, with U.K. network operator O2 (UK) Ltd. slated to start shipping the device in November.The company is excited about entering the Europe market, and plans to enter the Asia-Pacific market in 2008, Cook said.On the software front, Apple announced iWork &#39;08, its office applications suite, in August. Mac OS X Leopard, Apple&#39;s latest operating system, will begin shipping later this week.This story was updated on October 22, 2007
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InfoWorld - Apple reported strong quarterly earnings boosted by record Macintosh computer and iPhone sales on Monday.
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Apple Inc  shares rose more  than 4.5 percent on Wednesday, fueled by excitement over the  pending launch of new iPod digital music players, which could  entice current users to buy upgraded models.
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Appleâs earnings beat analystsâ expectations on record sales of its Macintosh computers, showing that Apple is climbing back into the league of dominant computer makers.
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Apple sells 525,000 iPhones since its launch on Friday, according to press reports.
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Apple Computer Inc. AAPL.O on  Wednesday posted a quarterly profit that blew past even the  highest Wall Street forecasts on skyrocketing sales of its iPod  digital music players and the highest number of Macintosh  computers sold in more than four years.