Apple Stock News: Apple Surges 13.5% Amid Easing Tensions

June 13, 2019

Summary

  • Apple market volatility will continue to be dictated by China trade woes and other political news
  • iPhone Sales down 25% in China
  • WWDC garners mixed headlines and negative press from $1000 monitor stand

Exposure to China

Given that China alone accounts for approximately 20% of Apple’s net sales and manufactures its products there, it has significant exposure to their economy and trade between China and the US which accounts for approximately 40% of their sales. In light of current looming trade disputes and a slowdown in the Chinese economy, Apple has suffered significant declines there. In the trailing 6 month period ending March 30, 2019, Apple suffered a 25% decline in sales in China year over year from $30,980,000,000 to $23,387,000,000. Although other regional sectors of the business also experienced some decline, China was the worst performer by far. In the same time period, European sales declines 4%, Japanese declined 2%, Asian Pacific declines 2%, and the Americas is the only area that showed growth at 4% . Whereas the general small declines in sales are due to a mature smartphone market with growing competition where Apple represents the priciest option, Apple’s slump in China can be attributes to macroeconomic factors. In light of these general declines, Apple is becoming more proactive and aggressive in marketing and selling its iPhones. A recent tactic has been to offer 0% financing .

Huawei Competition

In the first quarter of 2019, Huawei overtook Apple as the second largest smartphone maker behind Samsung. Huawei shipped 39.3 million phones in the first quarter of 2018 compared to 59.1 million shipments in quarter 1 of 2019. This growth has come almost exclusively from China while it remains barred by the Government from doing business in the US, Apple’s crown jewel within global markets. In the scenario that there is a breakdown in trade talks and severe escalation in the trade conflict between the US and China, Apple could be subject to a retaliatory move from the Chinese side. If iPhone sales were banned in China as Huawei is banned in the US, this would immediately wipe 20% off from Apples bottom line and presumably at least that much from its market capitalization.

Looming Antitrust Probes

On June 3, 2019, on the first day of Apple’s much anticipated WWDC (Worldwide Developers Conference) news broke that Apple was the subject of an antitrust probe along with other big names in tech such as Google, Facebook, and Amazon which triggered an industry wide selloff as the NASDAQ 100 index fell by almost 2% that day.

Apple Worldwide Developers Conference Summary and Aftermath

Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference took place from June 3 through 7 and although Apple headlines were undermined by news of the antitrust probe on the first day of the conference, the conference yielded much positive news and interest. Updates include an overhaul of TVos and Apple TV as well as details regarding iOS 13, MacOSCatalina and the iPadOS which is the operating system for the iPad. Regarding hardware updates and improvements, they announced the Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR as well as specs for the new Mac Pro.

This did however garner some controversy and negative press in what can be described as a massive PR blunder. They announced their starting price for their Mac Pro Monitor at $4999 with an optional stand for $1000. Critics described this as everything that’s wrong with Apple and some consumers are frustrated with paying 1000 for what is essentially a piece of metal. Other companies like Microsoft have it included with their monitor. The consensus is that this should have been presented as a $6000 computer which is a fair price considering the alternatives which generally range from $10,000 to $43,000.

Stock Performance Summary

Since bottoming at $170.27 per share on June 3rd following antitrust headlines, the stock has rallied to over $194, almost exactly halfway between the 52 week range of $233.47 and $142.

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Apple Stock News – Antitrust Probe Laws Ruins Mood for WWDC

June 5, 2019
Source: Apple Inc

The highly anticipated Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2019 is happening as we speak, in San Jose, California. From 3 to 7 June 2019, apple fans will been given the latest tech updates and investors will be watching stock prices closely.

However, on Monday, 3 June, news broke that Apple was facing possible jurisdiction for an antitrust probe, causing major unrest for investors as stock prices fell that very day. Meanwhile, trade war tensions might be dissipating.

Antitrust Probe – A Toothache for Apple

Source: Bloomberg

On Monday, 3 June 2019, Apple stocks fell despite trying to put their best foot forward in WWDC. The US Department of Justice has secured jurisdiction to investigate Apple on antitrust probe concerns. Sources on Reuters, unfortunately did not specify what issues led to them wanting to pursue an antitrust probe.

Other tech giants such as Amazon, Alphabet and Facebook are also undergoing concurrent antitrust probes.

Apple’s stock fell by as much as 2.4% at $170.87 following a release on the report about the antitrust probe, despite being positive earlier in the day. By the end of Monday, Apple stock had rebounded slightly and closed at $173.30, with a drop of 1%.

WWDC – What’s the Latest News Mac?

Source: The Verge

On the other hand, in the WWDC 2019, Apple has announced some new and exciting updates, including a Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR, iOS 13 with a dark mode, MacOSCatalina and an operating system for the iPad called iPadOS.

iTunes will be cancelled and instead broken up into three apps; Apple Music, Apple Podcasts, and Apple TV. This is to cater to the new ways consumers buy and stream media.

They also announced the latest Mac Pro with the most up to date and powerful specs. However, it has gained a lot of traction for the wrong reasons as the design of the mac pro has ended up looking a lot like a giant cheese grater.

iPhone introduced a dark-mode for system menus and native apps. Whilst the launch speed for apps should be much quicker. With iPad’s new software updates, switching between apps will now be more seamless.  

Trade War Tensions Might be Dissipating

“The differences and frictions between the two sides in the economic and trade field will ultimately need to be resolved through dialogue and consultation.”

China’s Ministry of Commerce

Following the release of the statement in early June, investors can feel slightly hopeful. The Trade War tensions have been going on for months, putting investors and consumers on edge.

Any tariffs placed on Apple products will have an undesirable impact. According to analysts, every 5% drop in China’s sales will result in an earnings per share drop of about 15 cents. This is due to the fact that China is Apple’s third largest market and Apple relies on chinese workers for assembly of their products.

Source: Bloomberg

On 10 May 2019, the Trump Administration raised tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200 billion goods after failed negotiations. Three days later, China threatened to raise tariffs on $60 billion worth of US goods. With the escalating trade war tensions in the month of May, Apple Stocks have certainly taken a hit.

Goldman Sachs estimated that Apple’s earnings would fall by 29% if China were to retaliate against the US with a ban on sales of the iPhone maker’s products.

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Apple Stock News: Apple’s Revenue Hits An All Time High

May 16, 2019

Summary:

  • Apple’s Services Revenue Reaches New All-Time High of $11.5 Billion
  • The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that consumers can press ahead with a lawsuit that accuses Apple (AAPL) of using its market dominance to artificially inflate prices at its App Store.
  • Apple’s market share in the global smartphone market is shrinking.

Sticky Situation For Apple

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that consumers can press ahead with a lawsuit that accuses Apple (AAPL) of using its market dominance to artificially inflate prices at its App Store. The US Supreme Court voted 5-to-4 to allow an antitrust lawsuit against the tech giant to move forward. This decision piles on the pressure the company faces to cut the 30% commission it charges on app sales. Lawyers pressing the case plan to seek hundreds of millions of dollars on behalf of overpaying consumers. Apple fell 5.8% to close at $185.72 on the stock market on that day.

[Yahoo finance]

When a user buys an app on Apple’s app store, Apple collects the money, keeps the 30% commission and gives the rest to the developer. Apple told the high court it passed $26.5 billion on to developers in 2017. The company is part of an app economy that will grow from $82 billion last year to $157 billion in 2022, according to App Annie projections.

In the Apple lawsuit, the company argued the case’s focus was the 30% commission. That’s something the company said is paid by the developers, not the app purchasers. The consumers said they pay for the commissions through higher app prices. But Apple contends those are the type of “pass-through” damages barred under the Supreme Court’s 1977 Illinois Brick v. Illinois ruling. The high court did not touch on the merits of the case, which contends the company has monopoly power over iPhone users because the only place they can buy those apps legally is run by the company.

Shrinking Problem

Apple’s market share in the global smartphone market is shrinking, and the company’s margins are being compressed due to declining iPhone sales and increased competition. This leads me to believe that Apple will likely have to lower iPhone prices to better compete with its cheaper competitors.

In addition, the recent earnings report was not great in my view, and the company may disappoint investors in future quarters. The technical image also looks weak, and we could see another 15-20% correction from here. Between Q4’18 and Q1’19, Samsung has taken a 5% leap in the smartphone market share, while Apple declined by 7%. Huawei has since overtaken Apple in second place.

[Statista]

Trade War

[Financial Times]

In the ongoing trade war between US and China, tariffs of 25% on $200 billion of chinese goods were made on the 13th May. The tariffs could add about $160 to the cost of a $999 Chinese-made iPhone XS. The increased cost of the american branded chinese made product could have detrimental effects on the sales of its products, with strong competition coming from Samsung and Huawei. However, one thing to note about the tariffs is, the cost of the tariffs to consumers. The new 25% tariff is levied on components, not the finished product. Apple’s AirPods and Apple Watches are spared additional tariffs. Any calculations made pertaining to the costs will not be straightforward.

Although Apple has a lot of American suppliers and spent $60 billion on American suppliers in 2018, it assembles its iPhones primarily in China. As a result, Apple uses a Chinese supply chain for all its products, from iPhones to iPads and Mac computers, hence being a primary victim of the trade war. It’s korean competitor, Samsung which has plants in Vietnam, China, India, Brazil, Indonesia and Korea, is far more diversified in its supply chain. To address this issue, Apple has reportedly stepped up efforts to shift production from China.

Shipments of iPhones to North America, Apple’s largest market, fell 19% to 14.6 million units in the first three months of the year. Also, Tariffs could also affect iPhone sales in China, where On Monday, China announced plans to apply 25% duties on 2,493 US products, starting on 1 June. Apple reported $51 billion in revenue in 2018 from “Greater China,” which includes Hong Kong and Taiwan. That’s Apple’s third-biggest region, after the Americas and Europe. Apple’s total revenue for 2018 was $265.6 billion. This could mean a lower revenue in the future quarters.

Everything else is thriving

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Even though Apple has faced legal troubles and the potential force of the trade war, investors should not worry. Apple is doing well in services, that its service revenue has increased to $11.5 billion in the Q2 2019 financial report. That can be attributed to paid subscriptions, which nearly topped 400 million for an increase of 30 million over last quarter. The company also posted quarterly revenue of $58 billion , which is a decline of 5 percent from the year-ago quarter, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $2.46, down 10 percent.

International sales accounted for 61 percent of the quarter’s revenue. iPad sales were also up, fueled by the release of the fifth-gen iPad mini and the new iPad Air. Apple also sold $5.1 billion worth of Apple Watches, AirPods, and other accessories in the Q2’19, a 30 percent increase over the year-ago quarter. We should also not forget that Apple announced that they will no longer reports iPhone, iPad, and Mac unit sales numbers.

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Apple Stock News: Hope and Expectations for 2019

February 6, 2019

Apple Stock News: Hope and Expectations 2019

Apple’s first quarter of the year is the one with biggest sales and higher margins due to a seasonal effect. The recent Q1 earnings report showed decline in profit margins, even though analysts had a “better than feared” reaction and Apple stock price went up. Let’s see what do we expect from Apple in 2019.

Apple Music and American Airlines

Apple music is now available in American Airlines flights since the 1st of February. Apple Music subscribers will have access to more than 50 million songs on any domestic flight equipped with Viasat satellite Wi-Fi with no Wi-Fi purchase required.

(Source: wikipedia.org)

Office 365 available on Mac App Store

Now for Apple users it is easier to download office applications. This apps, also can be easily distributed to employees using Apple Business Manager enabling to work in any Apple device.

AirPods

According to the reliable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, a new AirPods model is expected in 2019. The most popular accessory of Apple will have new features. With the New AirPods you will be able to activate Siri only with your voice, they will also improve water resistance, noise cancellation and Bluetooth signal. As well, they will include wireless charging and are going to be smaller than the current model.

(Source: flickr.com)

Apple News subscriptions

Apple News will offer more premium options. According to Bloomberg, in 2019 Apple will offer an all-you-can-read magazine subscription plan, taking advantage of its Texture acquisition.

(Source: wikipedia.org)

Mac Pro

Mac Pro has not been updated since 2013, but Apple announced in 2017 for this year would be finished a new version for Mac Pro. The revamped modular version would be the highest-end, high-throughput desktop system to allow the future upgrades and higher-end hardware. A design for their demanding pro customers, they said.

iPhones in 2019

New iPhones are coming in 2019. Apple is expected to provide three new iPhones in similar sizes as the current ones (iPhone XS, XS Max and XR).

Are plans to launch the new iPhones with a 3-D camera. This would be an important upgrade to the current camera, will work up to about 15 feet from the device. Also, it will power the Face ID feature. This camera would enhance augmented reality functions, allowing better placement of virtual objects on the screen and a more accurate depth perception. However, Bloomberg says plans to include a 3D sensor on the 2019 iPhone models have been delayed, and the technology will come on the 2020.

Regarding the other features, is expected to use OLED displays and an upgraded A13 chips, bringing improved performance and efficiency.

(Source: pixabay.com)

iMac

There is hope for a new iMac for 2019. The current iMac is two generations behind the 9th-generation Intel Coffee Lake Refresh. 2019 update is expected with faster processors.

MacBook

The MacBook also didn’t get a 2018 update. It could be updated in 2019 and might be with new processors and there have been rumors that MacBook will be the first to get an Apple-designed ARM processor, but we will see.

iPad Mini

New iPad mini is expected for this year. The 7.9-inch iPad would have an upgraded processor, at least the level of performance of the iPad 2018 (Apple A10 Fusion CPU). iPad mini 5 will have a lower-cost panel, Apple pencil support and Smart Keyboard connectivity.

(Source: flickr.com)

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Apple Inc. Is Still The Big Bad Bull

October 21, 2018

“There Is More In The Making”

(Flickr)

The first company to hit a trillion dollar valuation continues to refine their strategies and will continue to generate heavy revenue. On October 30th, Apple will be holding an event in Brooklyn, to reveal it’s newest releases. This comes in light of the September Summit, which left some disappointed. At least in the sense that they didn’t hear of anything more than the iPhone and the iWatch (most likely a calculation to keep attention of the product). The Brooklyn event’s tagline is “there is more in the making”, and is expected to reveal new iPad Pros, Macs, and more. This time around Apple’s expected to reveal two redesigned iPad Pro models, a new MacBook, and other upgrades to the Mac line. There are some speculations that it can be something new all together, a leap in the AR realm. The visuals for the event, which shows the Apple logo graphically animated in many different ways, may be alluding to the new iPad Pro. It is set to be equipped with Adobe Photoshop CC and is culminating much anticipation. For what it’s worth, this will be their first event held in Brooklyn, which may convey a newer direction Apple may be headed.

The Electric Canvas

Adobe held it’s Adobe MAX conference in Los Angeles this week. At the event, the official announcement which includes Photoshop CC on the new iPad was finally made. Expect the official hype train for this to start rolling in to Brooklyn on the 30th of October. The immensely successful app will surely reflect on the new iPad’s revenue (CC makes up for half of Adobe’s revenue). Besides having a premium tablet, the addition of such an app makes at even more of an investment to artists, and the regular user alike. I also believe that the time we are in now, with the popularity of editing pictures and making “memes” just for the sake of entertainment on social media at the highest level it has ever been, the incentive to purchase is higher (The mobile phone greatly limits Photoshop CC of it’s capabilities.) The deal leaves Apple getting commission on each Creative Cloud subscription.

Calculations

Pre-orders for the iPhone XR set into effect this week. The more affordable version of the new iPhone releases drops right in time for it to get hot and spread right in time for shopping season. These are some of the obvious, but sometimes maybe not so obvious calculations made by Apple that make them the company that they are today. It is the same reason that they held two events about one month away from each other. This gives each product a broader spectrum of attention. Calculations which revolve around increments. Incremental changes that bring PROFIT. In the example of the Apple Watch, they could have released the first with the same, larger face size that they have now, but increasing it each year means that they will SELL more watches. The release of the XR, as I stated in the last article, I believe may be their best selling phone to date. This is due to the fact that they are offering a premium Apple phone that is similar to their $1000 phone for about $749, which is truly a decent value today, at least taking in to consideration Apple’s position in today’s society.

(Flickr)

Equations

Besides the fact that they sell quality product, I believe paying attention to detail when it comes to Apple’s releases can be enlightening as to why they are a $3 trillion company. The incremental upgrades to products, and their releases bring in enormous revenue. It is the same reason why next year, when Apple releases the next big phone, with the upgrades that they possibly already have on the burner (increments), we may be singing the same tune. This year, the company reversed its strategy, launching the most expensive versions first, and higher pricing relative to last year should boost average selling prices. In addition to altering the iPhone strategy, the same is likely to happen with the iPad Pro this year. In 2017, the company launched 10.5- and 12.9-inch versions of its high end tablet in June, this year they seem to be targeting a fall launch schedule, which will more target the holiday shopping season. I Know First is bullish with AAPL stock in the long term.

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The Apple Doesn’t Fall Far From The Field

August 30, 2018

 Apple’s Position in Sports & It’s Forecasted Stock Rise

  •  Where Apple’s real strength is as a brand in sports
  • Apple bringing their iPads into the arenas
  • Adobe’s Photoshop to be available on next iPad and what that means for AAPL stock
  • I Know First predicts another bullish year for Apple stock as it successfully did the previous year

Apple has become a brand that unlike competitors, is more than just the technology you are buying, but a feeling, a vibrancy. Today, If you are out for a run or a walk, chances are you are measuring your heart rate and distance on an apple device. Simultaneously, your favorite song is playing to give you a little extra motivation, from that very same device. This is coming from the company that used to be nothing more than a computer, and can now be utilized for almost any aspect of everyday life. The tree called Apple continues to grow and shows no signs of slowing down in it’s relentless evolution. Their next branch to sprout if it hasn’t already, may very well be a solidified position in the professional sports realm.

The first thing to be aware of, is understanding how powerful of a platform the professional sports world really is. At the core, viewers consist of a passionate, loyal fanbase that tune in almost every night. To get an idea, the average viewership of the finals of the 4 major sports in the US, which are football, basketball, baseball and hockey comes out to an astounding 40 million viewers. Now that the Supreme Court just granted states the permission to once again legalize gambling on sports matches, you can expect that number to rise just like the blood pressure of a die-hard fan or gambler during a close game. What happens now is the average person who normally wouldn’t care to watch a game at 8:00 on a Tuesday night when is favorite show is on, might be watching in hopes of getting a return on his bet.

What’s The Use?

Microsoft has been successful with bringing their tablet to the sideline of every NFL game. Today in the National Football League, you will constantly see players on the sidelines with these tablets in their hands, and the game they are playing is a little bigger than crushing candy. What they do is analyze the game through watching replays. How to improve in the game, on the spot. In the past they would be doing this only after the game was over or at halftime. That being on a big projector which only helped them when it may have been too late. This as opposed to seeing and breaking down the opponents game plan as well as their own shortcomings that can be improved, on the spot.

Apple’s first step into arenas came with the National Hockey League. Yes, it’s Apple on ice. Apple has their iPad and Mac in the hand of every coach to help improve in-game efficiency, similar to how NFL has utilized them. So the NHL was next in bringing these modernized coaching technique’s to the game, with Apple supplying the goods. Contrary to the games being played, this partnership leaves us with 2 winners.

It’s A Hit

Apple’s next move was bringing it’s iPad into every dugout in Major League Baseball. Being that the MLB has a way larger fan base that the previous inked deal, this one proves to be more lucrative. Besides for the players and coaches to increase efficiency, there is something for the fans as well. The At Bat app allows through AR (Augmented Reality) technology, fans to utilize their Apple device in game. They simply hold their device up to the player at bat to see all kinds of interesting stats. Statistics such as how hard their favorite player just hit the ball, or how fast he ran. This would be the first sighting of AR technology being instituted into a major sport. For a sport like baseball, I imagine a child seeing their favorite player with this Apple product in their hand makes a statement.

 

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As for the NBA, I believe a deal with apple would have been very fitting. Similar to the NBA, Apple epitomizes style, swagger and influence. This is right in line with what the creator of Apple himself, Steve Jobs, envisioned and strived for the products to be. Although, in the realm of the National Basketball Association, Apple did recently ink a television deal with one of the NBA’s biggest stars in Kevin Durant. This is the company that made similar deals with the likes of Steven Spielberg and Jennifer Anniston. They signed the baller to be part of a new drama series that subsequently is called “Swagger”.

Apple also banked in on the World Cup craze, implementing all types of features on their devices through Siri. Fans got easy access and full information to things such as scores, schedules, rosters and all other types of information.

The Real Deal

Apple’s partnership with the sports world may be stronger than inking any official deals.. Some of the biggest marketers for Apple in sports, are the players themselves. These highly influential superstars are photographed as they walk in and out of stadiums. As they do so, a majority of these superstars are using none other than Apple products. Primarily Beats headphones or AirPods. Apple acquired Beats for 3 Billion in 2014. This applies to every sport. (Not including the NFL in which the players are banned to wear them being that Microsoft has a deal with the NFL.) This was especially the case in the biggest sports event on the planet, this years World Cup.  On the court and field, the athletes warming up for a contest are also usually always using Apple headphones to get in the zone before a game.

 

 

Lets not forget, this is a company that could reportedly buy every single professional sports team if it wanted to. Partnerships with leagues may no doubt be lucrative and necessary, but the place they strive most in the sports world is by the individual athletes themselves. The heroes of so many, wearing their product, on and off the field/court.  Apple has established themselves as THE brand. In an expected fashion, they continuously adapt, and innovate to make life for the user, and of course the company, better.

 

 

How Can I Win?

The company that just hit a one trillion dollar evaluation is only going up. I Know First’s predictive algorithm forecasts another strong year for AAPL stock. The bullish prediction comes in line subsequently with the very thing that Apple is putting in players and coaches hands, the iPad. The iPad business produces $4.74 billion a quarter for Apple. With Adobe working on producing a full version of Photoshop for the iPad/iPad Pro next year, sales will rise. Adobe’s Creative Cloud, is bringing in record highs in for its revenue through subscribers who want access to Photoshop. This will now be available on the upcoming iPad. To give you an idea, this application is producing half of Adobe’s current total revenue. Apple will pocket 30% from each $9.99/month Photoshop subscription.

 

 

The new iPad won’t only become an asset to creative professionals (90% of which use Photoshop) but to professionals everywhere. With updates to its multicore CPU (as it has continued to do), it becomes a tool useful for anybody. It is important to note that besides when a new Apple product comes out, people want it and they get it.

 

I Know First’s Forecast For AAPL Stock

There is information on the bottom of the page to explain this graph further

 

I Know First’s Previous Apple Stock Forecast To Its Subscribers

One of our senior analyst wrote one year ago of this bullish signal of 131.7 and a predictability rating of 0.61. It turned out that in the conclusion of that year, Apple Inc. valuation reached a record $1 Trillion. Needless to say, subscribers were happy with this forecast.

Future and current forecasts and picks can be found here

 

I Know First Algorithm Heatmap Explanation

The sign of the signal tells what direction the asset price is expected to go. (Positive = to go up = Long, negative = to drop = Short position). The signal strength is related to the magnitude of the expected return. Used for ranking purposes for the investment opportunities.

Predictability is the actual fitness function being optimized every day. It can be explained as the correlation based measure of the signal. This is a unique indicator of the I Know First algorithm. This allows users to separate and focus on the most predictable assets according to the algorithm. Ranging between -1 and 1, one should focus on predictability levels significantly above 0 in order to fill confident about/trust the signal.

 

 

-This article was written by Ryan Hematian, a Financial Analyst at I Know First.

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Apple: The First Publicly Traded Trillion Dollar Company

August 7, 2018

“To put a trillion dollars in context, if you spend a million dollars every day since Jesus was born, you still wouldn’t have a spent a trillion”

-Mitch McConnell

(Source: Wikimedia)

On August 2nd, Apple became the first publicly traded company to hit $1 trillion in market cap. This came after Q3 earnings crushed expectations. Previously, the company only needed a share price of $203.45 to hit the historic milestone. However, after the company announced $100 billion worth of share buybacks, the price needed to hit was $207.05, which was met.

So why was Q3 so great? Well, there were many factors which contributed to Apple becoming a trillion dollar company. For starters, expected EPS was $2.18 and Apple achieved $2.34. The company was also expected to have revenue of $52.34 billion, which they truly had $53.3 billion. Finally, although iPhone sales didn’t grow as expected, many of their products did, including wearables, which grew more than 60%.

Apple stated that fourth quarter revenue will be between $60 billion to $62 billion. This is beating previous expectations of $59.47 billion. However, with more than $9.55 billion in revenue coming from China, upcoming tariffs could take a toll on stock price.

As noted, AAPL has been up this past week.

 

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Apple Receives Patent For AirPower

July 29, 2018

“Changes call for innovation, and innovation leads to progress”

-Li Keqiang


(Source: MacWorld)

One of the biggest gripes with owning any wireless device is having to charge it. Owning a couple of Apple devices could really be gruesome; having to carry around a separate charger for your Apple Watch, AirPods, and iPhone while only being able to charge one at a time is aggravating. However, the days of that are over with the upcoming AirPower.

Announced at WWDC, AirPower is a wireless charging pad that can charge several of your devices at once. However, iPhones before the iPhone 8 and iPhone X do not have the wireless charging capability. All you have to do is simply place your devices on the pad and they will charge simultaneously.

(Source: MacWorld)

This week, Apple has received a grant for the design patent for AirPower in Hong Kong, China. Since the pad was previously delayed, hopefully this means that the charging station will be released soon. This will be a huge seller for Apple and will allow them to continue to expand their wireless charging devices.

(Source: Yahoo Finance)

I Know First Currently has a bullish one year forecast for AAPL. With a predictability of 0.81 and a signal of 150.20, the company projects a hike in price. 

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“Throttle Gate” Comes to Fruition Following New MacBook Pros

July 23, 2018

“We can’t blame the technology when we make mistakes”

-Tim Berners-Lee

(Source: Apple)

On July 17th, YouTuber Dave Lee noticed that the 15 inch MacBook Pro was throttling performance. Dave noticed that the computer could not handle the i9 processor as the MacBook got too hot to handle it. In fact, the 2017 15 inch MacBook pro was rendering faster than the 2018. Although Apple has advertised 2.9GHz, the laptop is truly getting around 2.2GHz. The only way Dave could get better numbers for the brand new model was by putting the laptop in the freezer to cool the processor.

To confirm Dave Lee tests, AppleInsider did their own research. Unfortunately, they confirmed the YouTuber’s results; they found that the CPU was very volatile, even running at 2.02 GHz at one point. The numbers were almost the same as the 2017 MacBook Pro i7 processor was hitting.

The problem seems to be that the i9 processor was placed into the same chassis as last year’s model. So, the chassis does not have the ability to properly cool itself, since i9 generates mass amounts of heat. In order to prevent overheating, the laptop throttles the speed to prevent overheating. The former CEO of AMD, Patrick Moorhead, stated, “Processors like the Intel Core i9 are all manufactured with maximum power and heat limitations to maintain a specific frequency. OEMs, like Apple, create thermal solutions for their systems, in this case the MacBook Pro, to remove enough heat so the processor can run at its intended frequency. BIOS settings determine when the cooling kicks on, its intensity, and for how long.”

For now, it seems the best option would be to not purchase the new MacBook Pros till the problem is fixed.

AAPL was unaffected by the MacBook Pro problems.

On June 25th, I Know First algorithm issued a bullish forecast on AAPL

AAPL gained 5.09% since this forecast

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Apple Quietly Rolls Out New MacBook Pros

July 15, 2018

“The digital revolution is far more significant than the invention of writing or even of printing”

– Douglas Engelbart

(Source: Apple)

With a new Apple device usually comes a big conference broadcasted to the world. However, that was not the case with Apple’s MacBook Pro, which got a revamp on July 12. The new laptops are, as Apple puts it, “the most advanced Mac notebook ever.”

This brand new reboot clocks in at 70% faster performance for the 15 inch mode and up to twice the performance for the smaller 13 inch model. The company states that device will be able to compile developers code faster than any machine. With SSD capacity doubling, Apple is hoping to bring in more developers to their platform. And yes, battery life has increased to last all day.

(Source: Apple)

The new computer also adds the T2 Chip, which adds extra security. The chip delivers enhanced system security through a new encryption storage system. The chip also allows users to say “Hey Siri” prompting Siri to pop up on the laptop.

You may recall our previous article where we talked about the problem with Apple’s butterfly keyboard. It seems Apple has fixed many of the problems with it, making typing quieter, softer, and less clicky. More importantly, the new MacBook fixes the previous dust problem that caused the keyboard to break. Now there is a silicone membrane underneath each key to help protect the mechanism from debris.

To sum up perfectly the new MacBook Pros, Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president, stated, “Now with 8th-generation 6-core processors, up to 32GB of system memory, up to 4TB of super fast SSD storage, new True Tone technology in its Retina display and Touch Bar, the Apple T2 chip for enhanced security and a third-generation quieter keyboard packed into its thin and light aluminum design with all-day battery life, it’s the best notebook for pro users.”

The 2018 MacBook Pros are available for purchase right now.

AAPL hiked following the announcement of the new MacBook Pros

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