Last minute estimates have Apple selling 2.8m Macs in Sept. Q

With just one day to go before Apple announces the results of its fourth fiscal quarter, market research firm NPD is out with its preliminary sales data for the three-month period, leading one expert to suggest the company sold upwards of 2.8 million Macs systems.

Slash Lane 17 years ago 25

Margin impact of Apple product transitions overestimated

With Apple's September quarter having come and gone with the only major product transition consisting of slightly cheaper iPods, investment bank Piper Jaffray believes the company is once again in a position to outperform its own margin guidance despite widespread concern.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 23

Apple executives awarded $122 million in stock grants

Apple last week granted more than $122 million in restricted stock-based compensation to members of its executive team for their current and future efforts in driving the company's success, regulatory filings with Securities and Exchange Commission show.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 35

Apple shares tumble on downgrades from investment banks

Shares of Apple bled more than 17 percent of their value in Monday morning trading on the Nasdaq stock market after analysts for investment banks Morgan Stanley and RBC Capital both downgraded their outlook on the company, citing a worsening consumer environment.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 146

Piper Jaffray raises estimates for Apple's Sept quarter

Investment bank Piper Jaffray boosted its estimates for Apple's current quarter on Monday, noting that iPhones will for the first time account for a material portion of the company's booked revenue.

Slash Lane 17 years ago 21

Analyst trims Apple estimates, says Air seeing decreased demand

American Technology Research trimmed its estimates for Mac maker Apple Inc. on Friday, saying that while the company's near term prospects look fine, future quarters may be met by muted demand, particularly for higher-end products like the MacBook Air.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 109

AT&T stores recommending RIM over the iPhone

In resuming its coverage of Apple, JMP Securities has issued a note warning of slower growth due to global economic factors and indicating that AT&T retail stores were quick to recommend RIM BlackBerry phones over the iPhone 3G, particularly for email.

Prince McLean 17 years ago 67

Jobs & Co. settle pool of backdating lawsuits for $14 million

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs, along with members of his current and former management team, have agreed to a settlement that will bring closure to nearly 20 investor derivative lawsuits over backdated stock options.

Sam Oliver 17 years ago 9

Apple added to short-term Alpha List at Piper Jaffray

Investment bank Piper Jaffray on Tuesday highlighted shares of Apple Inc. by adding them to its Alpha List, saying three key catalysts are likely to lead to significant share appreciation in the short term.

Sam Oliver 17 years ago 16

Apple's Sept quarter Mac and iPod sales ahead of estimates

After extrapolating just-released NPD market research data on Mac and iPod sales for the month of July, investment bank Piper Jaffray is out with a call suggesting that Apple is on track to best Street estimates on both fronts for its September quarter.

Sam Oliver 17 years ago 16

Apple board obligated to disclose material changes in Jobs' health

Investment bank Piper Jaffray is assuring Apple investors Friday that the company's leadership would be required to disclose in a timely fashion any changes that would prevent Steve Jobs from maintaining his role as chief executive.

Sam Oliver 17 years ago 59

Apple shares beaten late on concerns over CEO's health, guidance

Apple handily beat expectations for its fiscal third quarter Monday, but investors used a late trading session to punish shares of the Mac and iPhone maker after the company offered conservative forward-looking guidance and refused to comment on the health of chief executive Steve Jobs.

Kasper Jade 17 years ago 74

Notes of interest for Apple's Q3 2008 financial results call

Apple on Monday announced the best spring quarter for earnings and revenue in company history, and has just finished a financial conference call with analysts and members of the media. Several notes of interest are available from the call.

Katie Marsal 17 years ago 76

Apple posts profit of $1.07B, ships nearly 2.5 million Macs

Apple said Monday that third-quarter profits rose more than 30 percent to $1.07 billion, or $1.19 per diluted share, on sales of $7.46 billion for the three-month period ended June 28, 2008.

AppleInsider Staff 17 years ago 27

Apple Q3 preview: analysts place bets ahead of earnings

Apple is set to report earnings for its fiscal third quarter after the close of regular hours trading this afternoon. Analysts polled by Thomson Financial expect the company to post earnings of $1.08 on $7.37 billion in revenue, fueled by sales of 2.2 million Macs, 10 million iPods and about 700,000 iPhones.

Andy M. Zaky, Bullish Cross, Special to AppleInsider 17 years ago 37

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