Pre-paid Chinese iPhone could see 10M sales a year

Despite a slow start, Apple's smartphone presence in China could grow to 5 million iPhone sales per year — and could even double that if the company were to offer a lower cost prepaid model.

AppleInsider Staff 16 years ago 13

Wall Street again has high hopes for Apple after record quarter

Analysts are again bullish on Apple stock after the company reported a record third quarter in Tuesday's earnings report, and provided higher-than-expected guidance in some aspects of its fourth quarter.

Katie Marsal 16 years ago 10

Apple's Mac shipments rebounding sharply in recent weeks

An aggressive back-to-school promotion and a more affordably-priced overhaul to Apple's MacBook Pro notebook line are boosting Apple's personal computer shipments to levels not seen since last October, shortly before the economic climate caught up with the Mac maker in earnest.

Slash Lane 16 years ago 30

Apple's iPhone may have outsold Android nearly 6-to-1

While Apple may not have had the strongest of holiday sales for Macs and iPods, estimates for sales of iPhone 3G versus T-Mobile's G1 may show Apple's device having outsold one of its closest competitors by a ratio of six to one in the US alone.

Aidan Malley 17 years ago 51

iPhone seen as still too expensive, losing steam in fall

A new report warns that halving the iPhone's price this summer still wasn't enough to truly grow sales — and that recent metrics may show an actual shrink in sales during the early fall.

Aidan Malley 17 years ago 115

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

Morgan Stanley compares Apple to Nintendo while raising estimates

Apple's iPhone 3G product cycle and high margin revenue from associated services and software can elevate the company's valuation closer to that of Nintendo, says Morgan Stanley, which sees growing similarities between the two firms' business models.

Slash Lane 17 years ago 27

Morgan Stanley: 40% of college students plan to buy Macs

Apple's rapidly rising mindshare amongst current generation college students is setting the company up for an "aging phenomenon" that will spur further market share and revenue growth as those students enter the work force, investment bank Morgan Stanley said Wednesday.

AppleInsider Staff 18 years ago 95

R&D, travel expenses suggest Apple plans big 2008 - report

The sheer amount of money spent by Apple on research — as well as maintaining chief executive Steve Jobs' private jet — suggests that the company is working feverishly on international iPhone releases and new products, according to a new research note from Morgan Stanley.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 16

Morgan Stanley advises investors not to bet against Apple

While researchers for investment bank Morgan Stanley aren't disputing that slowing iPod growth presents a negative scenario for Apple's share price, they're pointing to recent history this week in advising their clients that now would be the wrong time to bet against the company.

Kasper Jade 18 years ago 37

Morgan Stanley ups Apple target, Mac sales estimates

In a bullish research report released Friday, Morgan Stanley raised its price target on shares of Apple Inc. to $180 from $150, but said that the stock could potentially surge as high as $225 given the company's operating leverage and the upcoming launch of an ultramobile Mac.

Katie Marsal 18 years ago 50

Apple now valued at over $100 billion

Apple Inc.'s market capitalization broke the $100 billion barrier for the first time on Wednesday, as shares of the company surged above $116 following a bullish research report from investment bank Morgan Stanley.

Slash Lane 19 years ago 31

Morgan Stanley boosts Apple target to $150

Citing its thesis that Apple's operating leverage remains underappreciated by investors, Morgan Stanley on Wednesday initiated sharp increases to both its earnings forecast and price target for the Cupertino-based consumer electronics maker.

Katie Marsal 19 years ago 23

Apple thrives under Vista onslaught, steady on iPods

An expert at Morgan Stanley has reasoned that of all the major computer makers in play during the release of Windows Vista, the only one to avoid taking a hit in sales was the one company that chose not to run the software at all: Apple.

Katie Marsal 19 years ago 43

Apple CFO talks Apple TV, iPhone, Leopard and retail [transcript]

Speaking at the Morgan Stanley Technology Conference in San Francisco on Tuesday, Apple chief financial officer Peter Oppenheimer fielded questions on the company's upcoming launch of Apple TV and iPhone, while also talking at length about Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard and strategies in the retail segment. A full transcript the near 40 minute session follows.

AppleInsider Staff 19 years ago 43

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