Topic: Piper Jaffray
iPad sales reach 25M milestone, Apple on track for 8M+ this quarter
2011/07/06, 09:06 am
Apple this week revealed that iPad sales have reached 25 million in just 14 months, a sum that also suggests the company is on pace to exceed sales of 8 million touchscreen tablets this quarter.
Wall Street expects iCloud to drive sales of Apple's iOS devices
2011/07/06, 08:06 am
The newly announced iCloud service is expected to further drive sales of iOS devices as users become even more tied in to Apple's increasingly proprietary ecosystem, analysts on Wall Street believe.
Piper: Despite recent struggles, now a good time to own Apple stock
2011/25/05, 07:05 am
Apple has become a victim of its own success, but the company's growth rate will remain sustainable for the next four years, one prominent Wall Street analyst believes.
Apple supplier says next-gen iPhone orders arriving 'several months later than usual'
2011/20/05, 08:05 am
An iPhone manufacturing equipment supplier has reportedly indicated that Apple's orders for new equipment are "several months later than usual," implying a September launch of the fifth-generation iPhone.
Tough 2010 comparisons cause 'soft' 9% Mac sales growth for Apple in April
2011/16/05, 03:05 pm
Mac sales a year ago were exceptionally strong, making Apple's year-over-year sales increase in April 2011 a "soft" 9 percent.
New MacBook Pros push Apple's US sales up 47% year over year in March
2011/18/04, 02:04 pm
Driven by strong sales of the new Thunderbolt-equipped MacBook Pro lineup, domestic Mac sales are estimated to have increased 47 percent year over year in the month of March.
Interest in Apple's iPhone reaches record high among teens
2011/05/04, 09:04 pm
Apple has achieved a record 17 percent iPhone market share among teens, a new survey has found, with an additional 37 percent of respondents indicating interest in buying an iPhone in the next 6 months.
Shortages of Apple's iPad and iPhone to bleed into June quarter following Japan tsunami
2011/17/03, 08:03 am
The March 11th tsunami that has devastated Japan is expected to create shortages of Apple's most popular products for the remainder of the month and through next quarter, as at least two of the company's core component suppliers in the region have temporarily shut down operations to assess damages.
Japan Apple Stores serve as rallying point after massive quake
2011/14/03, 10:03 pm
Crowds have flocked to the Apple Stores in Japan in order to stay connected after last week's devastating earthquake, according to e-mails reportedly from an Apple retail store manager in Japan.
NPD data shows Feb. Mac sales slowdown before Apple's MacBook Pro refresh
2011/14/03, 03:03 pm
U.S. Mac sales were on the low end of expectations -- but still up 16 percent year over year -- in the first two months of the March quarter, ahead of Apple's release of the new MacBook Pro lineup.
Apple attracts 70% new buyers with iPad 2 launch - survey
2011/13/03, 09:03 pm
A survey of customers buying the iPad 2 at launch has found that 70 percent of those customers are new to the platform and did not own Apple's original iPad.
Impressive lines suggest first day iPad 2 sales could hit 500k, analyst says
2011/11/03, 09:03 pm
Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster increased his first day sales estimate for the iPad 2 to an upper range of 500,000 units after initial demand surpassed his expectations, with some Apple retail stores drawing 104 percent longer lines than last year's launch.
Apple's iPad 2 launch predicted to have stronger sales but shorter lines
2011/08/03, 09:03 am
Initial sales of the iPad 2 are expected to surpass the first-generation device, but numerous new points of distribution for Friday's launch are predicted to dilute lines of people.
Piper: Wall Street underestimates growth potential of Apple's iPhone in China
2011/23/02, 08:02 pm
Sustained growth of the iPhone, especially in China, will help Apple to maintain a 25 to 30 percent growth rate in earnings through 2015, says investment firm Piper Jaffray.
NPD data shows Mac sales up 20%, Apple on pace to sell 3.6M in March quarter
2011/22/02, 03:02 pm
The latest U.S. sales data shows Apple's Mac sales are up 20 percent year over year, putting the company on pace to meet an expected 3.6 million units sold in the March quarter.
Arrival of Apple's iPhone on Verizon predicted to disrupt 1M Android sales
2011/10/02, 09:02 am
With Verizon the strongest carrier for the Google Android mobile operating system, the arrival of Apple's iPhone on the largest network in America is expected to displace around a million Android handset sales in the first quarter of availability.
Piper: Apple's $3.9B component deal more evidence of Apple television
2011/03/02, 12:02 pm
Apple's recent investment of $3.9 billion in components is likely for device displays ranging from the iPhone to the 27-inch iMac, and could signal Apple's intention to build a television set up to 50 inches in size, investment firm Piper Jaffray believes.
Apple's 'stunning' first quarter exceeds Wall Street's lofty expectations
2011/19/01, 09:01 am
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.
Kaufman Bros ups Apple target to $415 in spite of Steve Jobs' absence
2011/18/01, 10:01 am
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.
Apple's domestic holiday Mac sales up 18% year over year
2011/17/01, 04:01 pm
New domestic sales data from the NPD Group shows that Apple's U.S. Mac sales were up 18 percent year-over-year during the holidays, suggesting that the company remains on track to report its best quarterly Mac sales ever.

