Apple Stock Forecast For 2015 Based On A Predictive Algorithm
Financial Results For Fiscal 2015 First Quarter As investors by now surely know, Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL) released its most recent earnings report on January 27th, 2015 for thefiscal quarter ending December 27th, 2014, and it blew the doors off of analysts’ expectation. The company sold 74.5 million iPhones during the holiday quarter, which is astonishing when you consider this means it sold 34,000 iPhones every hour over that time. Record revenue from iPhone and Mac sales, as well as a record performance from the Apple App Store, led to the company’s highest ever revenue of close to $75 billion. Even more impressive, the company posted net profits of $18 billion, a record for any publicly traded company. Shares rose about 5% in after hour trading after the positive financial news. Now that the financial results have been released and pored over by analysts, there is a divergence of opinion on how the stock will perform during the rest of 2015. Nearly a dozen research firms raised their price targets on Apple after the company’s impressive report. But some analysts believe that Apple will face significant challenges in the coming year, citing such arguments as the stock is now too expensive or that slowing smartphone growth, which Apple is overly reliant on, will harm the company’s margins. However, Apple is well positioned for continued growth in 2015 because of its diverse ecosystem of product offerings and its success in China. Furthermore, the company is still currently undervalued, even with its stock price having climbed over 60% since the same time last year.
Apple Stock News: Apple Watch Event Indicates Clear New Strategy
Apple Inc. (AAPL) held its “Spring Forward” event on Monday, March 9th. The company released new details of its long-awaited Apple Watch at the event and was dubbed an Apple Watch event by many analysts. But other new products also garnered much fanfare, and these products set up Apple to increase its market value further. Increasing its presence through the Apple Watch, Apple TV, and Apple Car could dramatically expand the reach of its ecosystem, decreasing the company’s reliance on sales of the iPhone. Doing so could cause the company to reach the $1 trillion marker valuation that is the company’s next target for analysts, after reaching $700 million and maintaining its value above it for weeks now.
Apple Stock Forecast: An Algorithmic Analysis For 2015
Apple Inc. (AAPL) enjoyed an extraordinary year in 2014, as the stock price climbed more than 70% over the past year. The surging stock price has been driven by incredible sales of its newest iPhone, as the company sold over 74 million units last quarter. Apple made $18 billion in profit that quarter, more than any company had in corporate history. With so much growth over the past year, investors understandably might believe that the company has saturated the smartphone market and does not have much room left to grow. They are wrong, however, as Apple’s stock price will continue to rise in 2015. Continued success with the iPhone, a revamped iPad strategy and new products offer plenty of room for growth, while the stock is actually still priced relatively cheaply.
Apple Stock Forecast: Apple Soars On iPhone 6 Demand
Apple Stock Soars On iPhone 6 Demand Apple, Inc., (Nasdaq: AAPL) stock has been on a tear, up almost 50% since the beginning of the year and is on its way to a sixth straight year of annual growth. The tech giant’s stock price passed $100 in August, and more recently, what was already the largest company in the world passed another milestone when its market capitalization reached $700 billion, a level no other U.S. company has ever reached. The milestone also marked a doubling of the company’s market cap since Tim Cook took over as CEO in August of 2011.