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04-13

Wow 🤩 Apple stock will go up on Monday 🥰👍🏻

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2024-12-05

Great interview 😻👍🏻

Tim Cook Wants Apple to Literally Save Your Life

2024-11-03

I would love to see Harris to win the election 🗳️. She will lead the US economy and the country better then Trump.

2024-09-25

Wow 😮 I think it will move even higher

Gold Rises to Record High as US Data Support Deeper Rate Cuts

2024-04-13

$Apple(AAPL)$ Apple need to come out the iPhone 16 with AI 🤖 to boost their Apple stock price 👍🏻.

2024-03-21

Can't wait to see if Apple will include AI 🤖 in IPhone 16 📱👍🏻

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2024-03-11

Hopefully the iphone 16 they will have AI install in it.

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2023-12-15

2023-12-15

2023-09-18

Apple stock for long term investment 👍🏻

Apple Stock To Climb 38%: The Ultra-Bullish Case Explained

2023-03-28

A good article 👍🏻

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2023-02-24

That is great for Apple to have another revenue for the company 👍🏻

Apple's Secret Plans to Dominate (Another) $16 Billion Market

2023-01-17

That is great news for apple New chips 👍🏻

Apple Announces New Macs With Its Most Powerful Chips yet

2023-01-11

If Apple stock drop to below $100 I will buy more of it 👍🏻

Is Apple Stock A Buy During The Dip?

2023-01-05

Yes agree that Apple is slowing down now. it will go back up 🆙 again 👍🏻🍎

Apple Price Target Cut At Wedbush But Firm Sees Resilient Demand

2022-12-20

Apple stocks is a long term investment 🍎👍🏻

Apple Investors’ Loyalty Is Rewarded With a $454 Billion Gift

2022-11-30

Yes Apple 🍎 stock long term investment 👍🏻

Is Apple a Must-Own Stock in 2023?

2022-11-29

Well done for Apple Pay 👍🏻

Apple Pay Is on Fire This Holiday Season

2022-11-23

A very good article 👍🏻

Apple: The Last FANG Standing

2022-11-23

Congratulations to Tiger 🐯. Keep up the good work 👍🏻

UP Fintech Posts US$55.41 Million for 2022 Q3 Revenue

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flourishes. My guide was Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. With a proprietor’s pride, he ushered me through the $5 billion circular colossus, explaining that committing to the new campus was a “100-year decision.”</p><p>Today I am returning to the Ring—pulsing with energy seven years after it opened—to see Cook again. The tech world is at an inflection point. The mightiest companies will either stumble or secure their dominance for decades. We are here to discuss Cook’s big move in this high-stakes environment: the impending release of Apple Intelligence, the company’s first significant offering in the white-hot field of generative AI. Some consider it belated. All year, Apple’s competitors have been gaining buzz, dazzling investors, and dominating the news cycle with their chatbots, while the world’s most valuable company (as I write) was showing off an expensive, bulky augmented-reality headset. Apple has to get AI right. Corporations, after all, are less likely than buildings to stand proud for a century.</p><p>Cook didn’t panic. Like his predecessor Steve Jobs, he doesn’t believe that first is best. “Classic Apple,” as he puts it, enters a cacophonous field of first-movers and, with a strong grasp of novelty versus utility, unveils products that make the latest technologies relatable and even sexy. Think back to how the iPod rethought digital music. It wasn’t the first MP3 player, but its compactness, ease of use, and integration with an online store thrilled people with a new way to consume their tunes.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/dcf72e2dce05cae1edacb2320a413572\" title=\"\" tg-width=\"1600\" tg-height=\"1067\"/></p><p>Cook also contends that Apple has been preparing for the AI revolution all along. As far back as 2018, he poached Google’s top AI manager, John Giannandrea, for a rare expansion of the company’s senior vice president ranks. Then he pulled the plug on a long-running smart-car program (an open secret never publicly acknowledged by Apple) and marshaled the company’s machine-learning talent to build AI into its software products.</p><p>In June, Apple announced the results: a layer of AI for its whole product line. Cook had also brokered a deal with the gold standard in chatbots, OpenAI, so that his users could have access to ChatGPT. I’d gotten a few demos of what they were planning to reveal, including a tool to create custom emoji with verbal prompts and an easy-to-use AI picture generator called Image Playground. (I hadn’t yet tested the revivification of Siri, Apple’s lackluster AI agent.)</p><p>Perhaps what most distinguishes Apple’s AI—at least according to Apple—is its focus on privacy, a hallmark of the Cook regime. The AI tools, which are rolling out through software updates on the latest iPhone and relatively recent Macs, will largely run on the device itself—you don’t send your data to the cloud. The computation for more complicated AI tasks, Cook assures, occurs in secure regions of Apple’s data centers.</p><p>Another thing I’m reminded of on my return to the Ring is how skillful Cook is at touting the results of his big decisions, from the Apple Watch to his bet on custom silicon chips, which unleashed innovations that boost Apple phones and laptops. (And not mentioning decisions that didn’t pan out, like that multibillion-dollar smart-car project.) When he strolls into the conference room where we’re meeting, I know Cook will be meticulously cordial, displaying manners honed during his Alabama boyhood, while calmly hyperbolizing the virtues of Apple’s products and fending off criticisms of his very powerful company. (And when asked for comment on the election results, which came in after our talk, he chose to keep his views to himself.) Steve Jobs would come at a journalist like the rain in Buenaventura, aggressively pitching his message; Cook envelopes his interlocutors in a gentle mist and confides awed assessments of his company’s efforts.</p><p>The ultimate assessments, of course, will come from users. But if 40 years of covering Apple has taught me anything, it is this: Should this first iteration of AI fall short, an unrepentant Cook will show up at a future pretaped keynote hailing a new version as “the best Apple Intelligence we’ve ever built.” Despite all the pressure, Tim Cook never lets you see him sweat.</p><p><strong>When did you first understand generative AI was going to be a very big deal?</strong></p><p>I wouldn’t say there was an aha moment. It built like a wave, or like rolling thunder. Back in 2017 we built a neural engine into our products. It was already apparent that AI and machine learning were huge. It became obvious that we had to divert lots of people to it, that it would be a new era for our products.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/545225e7494e594e0a97cc0b017273e9\" title=\"\" tg-width=\"1600\" tg-height=\"2133\"/></p><p><strong>How did you figure out what you’d build with it?</strong></p><p>We wanted to innovate in such a way that things would be personal and private. We began to think about the intersection of those things in a way that was classic Apple—how do you deliver this technology so that it benefits people and enhances their lives?</p><p><strong>In your presentations you use Apple Intelligence almost as a synonym for AI. Do you think people fear AI?</strong></p><p>I think that does exist. We batted around names for everything and decided on Apple Intelligence. It wasn’t a pun off of artificial intelligence. In hindsight, it seems so straightforward.</p><p><strong>Some companies charge for AI-enhanced services. Did you consider that?</strong></p><p>We never talked about charging for it. We view it sort of like multitouch, which enabled the smartphone revolution and the modern tablet.</p><p><strong>You’ve personally been using Apple Intelligence for a while. What has been most useful for you?</strong></p><p>We’re an email-based company, and I get enormous numbers from users, employees, partners, and so forth. Having it summarize author responses is a game changer, and having it prioritize things for you so you’re not doing your usual triage. Then, of course, there are fun things like the Image Playground.</p><p><strong>I’ve heard you say that Apple Intelligence could make you funnier, which seems strange.</strong></p><p>I think it can make you friendlier, which, in many ways, can be funnier as well.</p><p><strong>Having AI speak for people makes me wonder whether the nature of communication will degrade. If Apple Intelligence writes something funny, who’s being funny, the sender or the AI?</strong></p><p>It’s still coming from you. It’s your thoughts and your perspective. You and I both remember the productivity that came from the advent of the personal computer. It was no longer you punching your calculator, you were doing something on a spreadsheet. It was no longer you at the typewriter, you were using a word processor. Logic Pro helps musicians create music, but they’re still the author.</p><p><strong>One of your demos involves a fictional recent graduate applying for a job. The cover letter is colloquial and somewhat sophomoric, but with Apple Intelligence a single click changes it to look like a savvy, smart person wrote it. If I’m a recruiter who hired that person, maybe I will feel tricked if they don’t live up to the professionalism of that letter.</strong></p><p>I don’t think so. By using the tool, it comes across as more polished. It’s still your decision to use the tool. It’s like you and I collaborating on something—one plus one can equal more than two, right?</p><p><strong>I guess the counterargument is that back in the early days of internet search, people complained that no one bothered to memorize dates anymore: “I don’t need to. I have a search engine!” So no one has to learn history—and now, how to write a professional letter.</strong></p><p>These worries have been around for years. I remember when people felt like the calculator would fundamentally erode people’s math ability. Did it really, or did it make something more efficient?</p><p><strong>I used to know how to do long division. I don’t anymore.</strong></p><p>I haven’t forgotten.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/8d122d448930befd301e8232bd753fe6\" title=\"\" tg-width=\"1600\" tg-height=\"1067\"/></p><p><strong>Point to you. Another thing that strikes me about Apple Intelligence is that you already had a lot of information about us from our emails, our calendars, and other Apple products. To make Apple Intelligence useful, you stitch together all that information. That’s why privacy is so critical. Not many companies can do that, because they don’t have Apple’s ecosystem.</strong></p><p>We don’t look at it as the value of the ecosystem. It’s doing things to help people and make their lives better. And it clearly does that.</p><p><strong>Will you open up Apple apps like Mail and Messages to other companies to use in their AI systems? How are you thinking about privacy there?</strong></p><p>We’ll always consider the privacy implications. We don’t accept that there’s a trade-off between great privacy and great intelligence. Much of Apple Intelligence runs on the device, but for some users we need more powerful models. So we crafted private cloud compute that essentially has the same privacy and security as your device does. We just kept plugging at it until we came up with the right idea.</p><p><strong>OK, let’s change gears a bit. Apple has been designing custom silicon to make its products more efficient and powerful. This seems to me an underappreciated part of Apple’s success in the past decade.</strong></p><p>It’s a huge enabler. We’ve always believed that we should own the primary technologies that our products are built on. Steve talked about this. I’m not saying we’ve always done that, but we’ve always believed that, and it was always a journey to get there.</p><p><strong>But there is one technology—world-knowledgeable large language models—that you’re outsourcing to OpenAI. When you announced the deal, it seemed framed as an initial arrangement. Is it inevitable that you will eventually build your own powerful LLMs?</strong></p><p>I wouldn’t want to predict. We felt that OpenAI was the pioneer and was ahead. We felt that some portion of our customers would want access to world knowledge [that Apple Intelligence doesn’t provide], and we wanted to integrate it in an elegant way that still respected people’s ability to choose whether they wanted to do that or not.</p><p><strong>I’m wondering whether there’s been a vibe shift in your relationship, even before you started using ChatGPT in your products. First Apple was going to have an observer on OpenAI’s board. Now you’re not. Recently it was rumored you were going to participate in their big investment round. You didn’t. Meanwhile, OpenAI has had some key employee departures, and the FTC is examining whether AI power is too concentrated. Has there been any cooling off?</strong></p><p>There’s no truth behind that at all. And I would just say, our MO is not to go out and invest in a number of companies. It’s rare that we’ve ever done that. So it would be odd, an exception, for us to do that there.</p><p><strong>So you never considered investing in OpenAI?</strong></p><p>I’m not going to say we never looked at it. I’m just saying that it would be a rare move on our part to do that. We did ARM back in the day. Who else did we do? We did one or two others.</p><p><strong>ARM was pretty good.</strong></p><p>ARM was pretty good. [In 1990, Apple invested $3 million to own 30 percent of ARM—a stake that would be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. But more important, ARM was and is a critical chip supplier, most notably for the iPhone.]</p><p><strong>One big difference between Apple and OpenAI is that they are obsessed with achieving AGI. You never hear that from Apple. Do you think AGI will happen?</strong></p><p>Right now the technology is good enough where we can deliver it to people and change their lives, and that’s what we’re focused on. We’ll keep pulling the string and see where it takes us.</p><p><strong>If AGI does actually happen, how would that affect Apple?</strong></p><p>That’s a discussion that we’ll continue to have.</p><p><strong>When you’re thinking about things late at night, don’t you sometimes ask what it would mean if computers had superhuman intelligence?</strong></p><p>Oh, of course. Not just for Apple, but for the world. There’s so much extraordinary benefit for humanity. Are there some things you have to have guardrails on? Of course. We’re very deeply considerate about things that we do and don’t do. I hope that others are as well. AGI itself is a ways away, at a minimum. We’ll sort out along the way what the guardrails need to be in such an environment.</p><p><strong>Implementing generative AI puts a lot of stress on your infrastructure, requiring more power and more data centers. Does this present extra challenges to Apple’s goal to be carbon-neutral by 2030?</strong></p><p>More challenges, yes. But are we coming off the goal? No, definitely not. With more data centers, you use more renewable energy, and we’ve built that muscle now. Since 2015 our carbon footprint is down over half, while our net sales have gone up well over 50 percent. I feel very good about 2030.</p><p><strong>So you won’t have to reactivate old nuclear plants or anything?</strong></p><p>I don’t see that.</p><p><strong>Obviously, the iPhone has had an incredible impact on our lives. We like them so much that we can’t take our eyes off them. As the person who manufactures and sells them, do you worry that these devices have made us more distractible and ruined our ability to concentrate? In an informal study recently, teachers at elite institutions complained that their students struggle to read books.</strong></p><p>I worry about people endlessly scrolling. That’s the reason we do things like Screen Time, to try to guide people. We support people putting limits on themselves, like the number of notifications you get. We do a lot of things in the parental controls area as well. My fundamental belief is, if you’re looking at your phone more than you’re looking in somebody’s eyes, that’s a problem.</p><p><strong>Steve Jobs instructed you not to imagine what product decisions he would make, but to do what’s best. Still, considering how much he hated buttons, did you look skyward and apologize to him for adding a button to the iPhone 16?</strong></p><p>I don’t know what Steve would have thought. Of course, I worked with him a long time and have my own views. But what has happened is that people have been taking so many pictures and videos with the iPhone, it was important to make it simple and elegant for them. So important that it merited the camera control.</p><p><strong>Let’s talk about your wearable display, the Vision Pro. Reports are that it hasn’t sold at the level that you folks expected. What happened?</strong></p><p>It’s an early adopter product, for people who want tomorrow’s technology today. Those people are buying it, and the ecosystem is flourishing. The ultimate test for us is the ecosystem. I don’t know if you’re using it very much, but I’m on there all the time. I see new apps all the time.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/6ecedaeb04b6752f7cf6e5ee25e7128c\" title=\"\" tg-width=\"1600\" tg-height=\"2133\"/></p><p><strong>I heard that Stevie Wonder had a demo of the Vision Pro and loved it. How did that work?</strong></p><p>He&#39;s a friend of Apple and it&#39;s great to get feedback from Stevie. And of course his artistry is just unparalleled. One of the common threads running through Apple over time is that we don&#39;t bolt on accessibility at the end of the design process. It&#39;s embedded. So getting his feedback was key.</p><p><strong>Meta and Snap are leading us to mixed-reality glasses that we’d wear continually. Is the bigger, heavier Vision Pro ultimately headed that way?</strong></p><p>Yes, it’s a progression over time in terms of what happens with form factors. AR is a huge deal. With Vision Pro, we’ve progressed to what is clearly the most advanced technology we’ve ever done, and I think the most advanced technology in the world in terms of electronics problems. We’ll see where it goes.</p><p><strong>Apple has created a lot of consumer tools for medical technology. What’s the strategy for biological metrics and prosthetics?</strong></p><p>It’s clear to me that if you zoom out way into the future, and you look back and ask what Apple’s biggest contribution was, it will be in the health area. That’s what I really believe. When we started pulling that string with the Apple Watch, it was a cascade of events. We started with something simple, like monitoring your heart rate, and then figured out we could pick up heart signals to get to an EKG and an AFib determination. Now we are monitoring sleep apnea. I’ve gotten so many notes over time from people who would have not survived had it not been for the alert on their wrist.</p><p><strong>Apple plans to give AirPods the ability to correct for hearing loss. I bet the makers of expensive hearing aids are freaking out.</strong></p><p>It’s not about competing against hearing aids on the market. It’s about trying to convince people who have hearing loss to use their AirPods. The vast majority of people with hearing issues have not been diagnosed. For some people, hearing aids have a stigma, and we can counter that with AirPods. And we can have people diagnose themselves. It’s the democratization of health.</p><p><strong>If Apple devices began using AI to analyze all that biometric data in real time, you might diagnose conditions way before a doctor could. Are you conducting experiments in that vein, to flag dangerous medical conditions?</strong></p><p>I’m not going to announce anything today. But we have research going on. We’re pouring all of ourselves in here, and we work on things that are years in the making. We were working on hearing a long time before we got it dialed in to where we felt comfortable shipping it.</p><p><strong>You just announced the iPhone 16. How long can this string go—will there be an iPhone 30? Won’t some AI device replace them soon?</strong></p><p>We see the smartphone lasting a very long time. There will be more innovation. And obviously you look at the first iPhone that shipped versus the iPhone 16, they’re totally different, right?</p><p><strong>We’re doing this interview at Apple Park, which is now seven years old. Have you been surprised by anything that couldn’t have been anticipated when it was just blueprints?</strong></p><p>It’s promoted collaboration even more than I thought. That was a key component of the design, but there are so many places here where you just unexpectedly run into people. In the cafeteria, at the coffee bar, outside when you’re going across the pathway. Also, there&#39;s a connection here to Steve that is incredible and very deep. We have the theater named after him and think about him all the time, but I can feel him in other spaces too.</p><p><strong>You mention the Steve Jobs Theater, which was designed with product keynotes in mind. Now you launch products with pretaped videos. Will you ever go back to live presentations?</strong></p><p>During Covid we learned the audience is primarily online. Very few people can fit in the theater, and we wanted to have more people engaged in the announcement itself. You can do that a lot more productively on tape than you can live because of the transitions on stage and so forth.</p><p><strong>But don’t you miss the vibe of a live keynote?</strong></p><p>I do miss it. I do miss it.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/d2c39abcf5530e5d1fe1d2b34a60ca41\" title=\"\" tg-width=\"1600\" tg-height=\"1067\"/></p><p><strong>The DOJ and 19 states, along with the District of Columbia, filed suit against Apple this year. One assistant attorney general charged that Apple was “a self-interested monopolist.” There are also government suits against other Big Tech companies. Do you think that the public, as well as the government, has shifted its view of Apple and other Big Tech companies?</strong></p><p>When you talk about something such as alleging some kind of conduct, you should talk about a specific company and what is the conduct, and not group things together.</p><p><strong>Granted, everyone’s got their own lawsuit. What’s the response to the one against Apple?</strong></p><p>It’s completely misguided as to what we have done. Our users know this. We always put ourselves in the shoes of the user and ask what is best for them, what is best for their privacy, what is best for their security. That’s the story. We’ll tell it to a judge and see how that goes.</p><p><strong>How long do you see yourself as CEO of Apple?</strong></p><p>I get asked that question now more than I used to.</p><p><strong>Why is that?</strong></p><p>As I age, as my hair turns gray. I love this place, Steven. It&#39;s a privilege of a lifetime to be here. And I&#39;ll do it until the voice in my head says, “It&#39;s time,” and then I&#39;ll go and focus on what the next chapter looks like. But it&#39;s hard to imagine life without Apple, because my life has been wrapped up in this company since 1998. It&#39;s the overwhelming majority of my adult life. And so I love it.</p><p><strong>You’ve said that it’s up to others to determine your legacy, but what do you think Apple’s legacy is?</strong></p><p>It’s up to others to determine that as well. But I think Apple will be remembered for delivering great products that changed the world, that really improved people’s lives. Our users feel it when they go into an Apple Store. They feel it when they use the products. I got so many messages when the hurricane hit in North Carolina and people discovered that they had the ability to SOS and to message people when the cellular network was down. This reminds people of why we do what we do and how much we care. 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My guide was Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO. With a proprietor’s pride, he ushered me through the $5 billion circular colossus, explaining that committing to the new campus was a “100-year decision.”Today I am returning to the Ring—pulsing with energy seven years after it opened—to see Cook again. The tech world is at an inflection point. The mightiest companies will either stumble or secure their dominance for decades. We are here to discuss Cook’s big move in this high-stakes environment: the impending release of Apple Intelligence, the company’s first significant offering in the white-hot field of generative AI. Some consider it belated. All year, Apple’s competitors have been gaining buzz, dazzling investors, and dominating the news cycle with their chatbots, while the world’s most valuable company (as I write) was showing off an expensive, bulky augmented-reality headset. Apple has to get AI right. Corporations, after all, are less likely than buildings to stand proud for a century.Cook didn’t panic. Like his predecessor Steve Jobs, he doesn’t believe that first is best. “Classic Apple,” as he puts it, enters a cacophonous field of first-movers and, with a strong grasp of novelty versus utility, unveils products that make the latest technologies relatable and even sexy. Think back to how the iPod rethought digital music. It wasn’t the first MP3 player, but its compactness, ease of use, and integration with an online store thrilled people with a new way to consume their tunes.Cook also contends that Apple has been preparing for the AI revolution all along. As far back as 2018, he poached Google’s top AI manager, John Giannandrea, for a rare expansion of the company’s senior vice president ranks. Then he pulled the plug on a long-running smart-car program (an open secret never publicly acknowledged by Apple) and marshaled the company’s machine-learning talent to build AI into its software products.In June, Apple announced the results: a layer of AI for its whole product line. Cook had also brokered a deal with the gold standard in chatbots, OpenAI, so that his users could have access to ChatGPT. I’d gotten a few demos of what they were planning to reveal, including a tool to create custom emoji with verbal prompts and an easy-to-use AI picture generator called Image Playground. (I hadn’t yet tested the revivification of Siri, Apple’s lackluster AI agent.)Perhaps what most distinguishes Apple’s AI—at least according to Apple—is its focus on privacy, a hallmark of the Cook regime. The AI tools, which are rolling out through software updates on the latest iPhone and relatively recent Macs, will largely run on the device itself—you don’t send your data to the cloud. The computation for more complicated AI tasks, Cook assures, occurs in secure regions of Apple’s data centers.Another thing I’m reminded of on my return to the Ring is how skillful Cook is at touting the results of his big decisions, from the Apple Watch to his bet on custom silicon chips, which unleashed innovations that boost Apple phones and laptops. (And not mentioning decisions that didn’t pan out, like that multibillion-dollar smart-car project.) When he strolls into the conference room where we’re meeting, I know Cook will be meticulously cordial, displaying manners honed during his Alabama boyhood, while calmly hyperbolizing the virtues of Apple’s products and fending off criticisms of his very powerful company. (And when asked for comment on the election results, which came in after our talk, he chose to keep his views to himself.) Steve Jobs would come at a journalist like the rain in Buenaventura, aggressively pitching his message; Cook envelopes his interlocutors in a gentle mist and confides awed assessments of his company’s efforts.The ultimate assessments, of course, will come from users. But if 40 years of covering Apple has taught me anything, it is this: Should this first iteration of AI fall short, an unrepentant Cook will show up at a future pretaped keynote hailing a new version as “the best Apple Intelligence we’ve ever built.” Despite all the pressure, Tim Cook never lets you see him sweat.When did you first understand generative AI was going to be a very big deal?I wouldn’t say there was an aha moment. It built like a wave, or like rolling thunder. Back in 2017 we built a neural engine into our products. It was already apparent that AI and machine learning were huge. It became obvious that we had to divert lots of people to it, that it would be a new era for our products.How did you figure out what you’d build with it?We wanted to innovate in such a way that things would be personal and private. We began to think about the intersection of those things in a way that was classic Apple—how do you deliver this technology so that it benefits people and enhances their lives?In your presentations you use Apple Intelligence almost as a synonym for AI. Do you think people fear AI?I think that does exist. We batted around names for everything and decided on Apple Intelligence. It wasn’t a pun off of artificial intelligence. In hindsight, it seems so straightforward.Some companies charge for AI-enhanced services. Did you consider that?We never talked about charging for it. We view it sort of like multitouch, which enabled the smartphone revolution and the modern tablet.You’ve personally been using Apple Intelligence for a while. What has been most useful for you?We’re an email-based company, and I get enormous numbers from users, employees, partners, and so forth. Having it summarize author responses is a game changer, and having it prioritize things for you so you’re not doing your usual triage. Then, of course, there are fun things like the Image Playground.I’ve heard you say that Apple Intelligence could make you funnier, which seems strange.I think it can make you friendlier, which, in many ways, can be funnier as well.Having AI speak for people makes me wonder whether the nature of communication will degrade. If Apple Intelligence writes something funny, who’s being funny, the sender or the AI?It’s still coming from you. It’s your thoughts and your perspective. You and I both remember the productivity that came from the advent of the personal computer. It was no longer you punching your calculator, you were doing something on a spreadsheet. It was no longer you at the typewriter, you were using a word processor. Logic Pro helps musicians create music, but they’re still the author.One of your demos involves a fictional recent graduate applying for a job. The cover letter is colloquial and somewhat sophomoric, but with Apple Intelligence a single click changes it to look like a savvy, smart person wrote it. If I’m a recruiter who hired that person, maybe I will feel tricked if they don’t live up to the professionalism of that letter.I don’t think so. By using the tool, it comes across as more polished. It’s still your decision to use the tool. It’s like you and I collaborating on something—one plus one can equal more than two, right?I guess the counterargument is that back in the early days of internet search, people complained that no one bothered to memorize dates anymore: “I don’t need to. I have a search engine!” So no one has to learn history—and now, how to write a professional letter.These worries have been around for years. I remember when people felt like the calculator would fundamentally erode people’s math ability. Did it really, or did it make something more efficient?I used to know how to do long division. I don’t anymore.I haven’t forgotten.Point to you. Another thing that strikes me about Apple Intelligence is that you already had a lot of information about us from our emails, our calendars, and other Apple products. To make Apple Intelligence useful, you stitch together all that information. That’s why privacy is so critical. Not many companies can do that, because they don’t have Apple’s ecosystem.We don’t look at it as the value of the ecosystem. It’s doing things to help people and make their lives better. And it clearly does that.Will you open up Apple apps like Mail and Messages to other companies to use in their AI systems? How are you thinking about privacy there?We’ll always consider the privacy implications. We don’t accept that there’s a trade-off between great privacy and great intelligence. Much of Apple Intelligence runs on the device, but for some users we need more powerful models. So we crafted private cloud compute that essentially has the same privacy and security as your device does. We just kept plugging at it until we came up with the right idea.OK, let’s change gears a bit. Apple has been designing custom silicon to make its products more efficient and powerful. This seems to me an underappreciated part of Apple’s success in the past decade.It’s a huge enabler. We’ve always believed that we should own the primary technologies that our products are built on. Steve talked about this. I’m not saying we’ve always done that, but we’ve always believed that, and it was always a journey to get there.But there is one technology—world-knowledgeable large language models—that you’re outsourcing to OpenAI. When you announced the deal, it seemed framed as an initial arrangement. Is it inevitable that you will eventually build your own powerful LLMs?I wouldn’t want to predict. We felt that OpenAI was the pioneer and was ahead. We felt that some portion of our customers would want access to world knowledge [that Apple Intelligence doesn’t provide], and we wanted to integrate it in an elegant way that still respected people’s ability to choose whether they wanted to do that or not.I’m wondering whether there’s been a vibe shift in your relationship, even before you started using ChatGPT in your products. First Apple was going to have an observer on OpenAI’s board. Now you’re not. Recently it was rumored you were going to participate in their big investment round. You didn’t. Meanwhile, OpenAI has had some key employee departures, and the FTC is examining whether AI power is too concentrated. Has there been any cooling off?There’s no truth behind that at all. And I would just say, our MO is not to go out and invest in a number of companies. It’s rare that we’ve ever done that. So it would be odd, an exception, for us to do that there.So you never considered investing in OpenAI?I’m not going to say we never looked at it. I’m just saying that it would be a rare move on our part to do that. We did ARM back in the day. Who else did we do? We did one or two others.ARM was pretty good.ARM was pretty good. [In 1990, Apple invested $3 million to own 30 percent of ARM—a stake that would be worth hundreds of millions of dollars. But more important, ARM was and is a critical chip supplier, most notably for the iPhone.]One big difference between Apple and OpenAI is that they are obsessed with achieving AGI. You never hear that from Apple. Do you think AGI will happen?Right now the technology is good enough where we can deliver it to people and change their lives, and that’s what we’re focused on. We’ll keep pulling the string and see where it takes us.If AGI does actually happen, how would that affect Apple?That’s a discussion that we’ll continue to have.When you’re thinking about things late at night, don’t you sometimes ask what it would mean if computers had superhuman intelligence?Oh, of course. Not just for Apple, but for the world. There’s so much extraordinary benefit for humanity. Are there some things you have to have guardrails on? Of course. We’re very deeply considerate about things that we do and don’t do. I hope that others are as well. AGI itself is a ways away, at a minimum. We’ll sort out along the way what the guardrails need to be in such an environment.Implementing generative AI puts a lot of stress on your infrastructure, requiring more power and more data centers. Does this present extra challenges to Apple’s goal to be carbon-neutral by 2030?More challenges, yes. But are we coming off the goal? No, definitely not. With more data centers, you use more renewable energy, and we’ve built that muscle now. Since 2015 our carbon footprint is down over half, while our net sales have gone up well over 50 percent. I feel very good about 2030.So you won’t have to reactivate old nuclear plants or anything?I don’t see that.Obviously, the iPhone has had an incredible impact on our lives. We like them so much that we can’t take our eyes off them. As the person who manufactures and sells them, do you worry that these devices have made us more distractible and ruined our ability to concentrate? In an informal study recently, teachers at elite institutions complained that their students struggle to read books.I worry about people endlessly scrolling. That’s the reason we do things like Screen Time, to try to guide people. We support people putting limits on themselves, like the number of notifications you get. We do a lot of things in the parental controls area as well. My fundamental belief is, if you’re looking at your phone more than you’re looking in somebody’s eyes, that’s a problem.Steve Jobs instructed you not to imagine what product decisions he would make, but to do what’s best. Still, considering how much he hated buttons, did you look skyward and apologize to him for adding a button to the iPhone 16?I don’t know what Steve would have thought. Of course, I worked with him a long time and have my own views. But what has happened is that people have been taking so many pictures and videos with the iPhone, it was important to make it simple and elegant for them. So important that it merited the camera control.Let’s talk about your wearable display, the Vision Pro. Reports are that it hasn’t sold at the level that you folks expected. What happened?It’s an early adopter product, for people who want tomorrow’s technology today. Those people are buying it, and the ecosystem is flourishing. The ultimate test for us is the ecosystem. I don’t know if you’re using it very much, but I’m on there all the time. I see new apps all the time.I heard that Stevie Wonder had a demo of the Vision Pro and loved it. How did that work?He's a friend of Apple and it's great to get feedback from Stevie. And of course his artistry is just unparalleled. One of the common threads running through Apple over time is that we don't bolt on accessibility at the end of the design process. It's embedded. So getting his feedback was key.Meta and Snap are leading us to mixed-reality glasses that we’d wear continually. Is the bigger, heavier Vision Pro ultimately headed that way?Yes, it’s a progression over time in terms of what happens with form factors. AR is a huge deal. With Vision Pro, we’ve progressed to what is clearly the most advanced technology we’ve ever done, and I think the most advanced technology in the world in terms of electronics problems. We’ll see where it goes.Apple has created a lot of consumer tools for medical technology. What’s the strategy for biological metrics and prosthetics?It’s clear to me that if you zoom out way into the future, and you look back and ask what Apple’s biggest contribution was, it will be in the health area. That’s what I really believe. When we started pulling that string with the Apple Watch, it was a cascade of events. We started with something simple, like monitoring your heart rate, and then figured out we could pick up heart signals to get to an EKG and an AFib determination. Now we are monitoring sleep apnea. I’ve gotten so many notes over time from people who would have not survived had it not been for the alert on their wrist.Apple plans to give AirPods the ability to correct for hearing loss. I bet the makers of expensive hearing aids are freaking out.It’s not about competing against hearing aids on the market. It’s about trying to convince people who have hearing loss to use their AirPods. The vast majority of people with hearing issues have not been diagnosed. For some people, hearing aids have a stigma, and we can counter that with AirPods. And we can have people diagnose themselves. It’s the democratization of health.If Apple devices began using AI to analyze all that biometric data in real time, you might diagnose conditions way before a doctor could. Are you conducting experiments in that vein, to flag dangerous medical conditions?I’m not going to announce anything today. But we have research going on. We’re pouring all of ourselves in here, and we work on things that are years in the making. We were working on hearing a long time before we got it dialed in to where we felt comfortable shipping it.You just announced the iPhone 16. How long can this string go—will there be an iPhone 30? Won’t some AI device replace them soon?We see the smartphone lasting a very long time. There will be more innovation. And obviously you look at the first iPhone that shipped versus the iPhone 16, they’re totally different, right?We’re doing this interview at Apple Park, which is now seven years old. Have you been surprised by anything that couldn’t have been anticipated when it was just blueprints?It’s promoted collaboration even more than I thought. That was a key component of the design, but there are so many places here where you just unexpectedly run into people. In the cafeteria, at the coffee bar, outside when you’re going across the pathway. Also, there's a connection here to Steve that is incredible and very deep. We have the theater named after him and think about him all the time, but I can feel him in other spaces too.You mention the Steve Jobs Theater, which was designed with product keynotes in mind. Now you launch products with pretaped videos. Will you ever go back to live presentations?During Covid we learned the audience is primarily online. Very few people can fit in the theater, and we wanted to have more people engaged in the announcement itself. You can do that a lot more productively on tape than you can live because of the transitions on stage and so forth.But don’t you miss the vibe of a live keynote?I do miss it. I do miss it.The DOJ and 19 states, along with the District of Columbia, filed suit against Apple this year. One assistant attorney general charged that Apple was “a self-interested monopolist.” There are also government suits against other Big Tech companies. Do you think that the public, as well as the government, has shifted its view of Apple and other Big Tech companies?When you talk about something such as alleging some kind of conduct, you should talk about a specific company and what is the conduct, and not group things together.Granted, everyone’s got their own lawsuit. What’s the response to the one against Apple?It’s completely misguided as to what we have done. Our users know this. We always put ourselves in the shoes of the user and ask what is best for them, what is best for their privacy, what is best for their security. That’s the story. We’ll tell it to a judge and see how that goes.How long do you see yourself as CEO of Apple?I get asked that question now more than I used to.Why is that?As I age, as my hair turns gray. I love this place, Steven. It's a privilege of a lifetime to be here. And I'll do it until the voice in my head says, “It's time,” and then I'll go and focus on what the next chapter looks like. But it's hard to imagine life without Apple, because my life has been wrapped up in this company since 1998. It's the overwhelming majority of my adult life. And so I love it.You’ve said that it’s up to others to determine your legacy, but what do you think Apple’s legacy is?It’s up to others to determine that as well. But I think Apple will be remembered for delivering great products that changed the world, that really improved people’s lives. Our users feel it when they go into an Apple Store. They feel it when they use the products. I got so many messages when the hurricane hit in North Carolina and people discovered that they had the ability to SOS and to message people when the cellular network was down. This reminds people of why we do what we do and how much we care. 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Silver was near the highest in four months.Prices of gold gained...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-25/gold-xauusd-holds-near-record-high-as-us-data-supports-deeper-rate-cuts\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n","source":"lsy1584095487587","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Gold Rises to Record High as US Data Support Deeper Rate Cuts</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nGold Rises to Record High as US Data Support Deeper Rate Cuts\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2024-09-25 11:38 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-25/gold-xauusd-holds-near-record-high-as-us-data-supports-deeper-rate-cuts><strong>Bloomberg</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Gold rose to a record high after jumping more than 1% in the previous session, as weak US data bolstered the case for deeper rate cuts. Silver was near the highest in four months.Prices of gold gained...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-25/gold-xauusd-holds-near-record-high-as-us-data-supports-deeper-rate-cuts\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{},"source_url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-09-25/gold-xauusd-holds-near-record-high-as-us-data-supports-deeper-rate-cuts","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2470647473","content_text":"Gold rose to a record high after jumping more than 1% in the previous session, as weak US data bolstered the case for deeper rate cuts. Silver was near the highest in four months.Prices of gold gained as much as 0.3% to above $2,665 an ounce, eclipsing its previous all-time high posted on Tuesday following a report showing US consumer confidence this month fell the most in three years. Silver surged 4.6% on Tuesday in its biggest daily gain in four months.Swaps traders increased bets for more than three-quarters of a point of easing by the Federal Reserve this year. Lower rates tend to benefit both gold and silver as they don’t offer interest, while a weaker dollar makes the metals cheaper for many buyers.Gold and silver tend to move largely in tandem as both offer similar macro- and currency-hedging properties. Still, the white metal is more exposed to the economic cycle as it’s also an industrial commodity used in clean-energy technologies, including solar panels.In a boost for industrial metals, Beijing announced a series of stimulus measures Tuesday to address the nation’s economic malaise and in particular targeting the real estate market.“The main driver for silver in the last few weeks has been the gold rally — which got another boost yesterday from higher rate-cut expectations following the weak consumer confidence report,” said Zhong Liang Han, an analyst at Standard Chartered Plc. However, the “rally in industrial metals following China’s broad stimulus package was the key driver behind the next leg of the up-move in silver.”Gold has now surged almost 30% this year — while silver has risen 35% — with the rallies gaining momentum after the Fed’s half-point cut last week. The yellow metal has also been supported by strong central bank purchases and heightened geopolitical tensions driving haven demand. A too-close-to-call US presidential election that could be massively consequential for financial markets is now less than six weeks away.Spot gold reached a record high of $2,665.25 an ounce before being up 0.2% to $2,662.77 as of 10:34 a.m. in Singapore. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed following its 0.5% drop in the previous session.Silver is getting attention given the sharp rally in gold, especially as investors look for catch-up buying opportunities, said Joni Teves, a precious metals strategist at UBS Group AG.“The move in industrial commodities is likely also providing an additional boost,” Teves said. “Our bullish outlook for silver is unchanged; we think it can outperform in this environment of rising gold prices, Fed easing and forecasted silver market deficits.”Silver dipped 0.5% in Singapore to $31.9435 an ounce. Palladium and platinum declined.Looking ahead, investors are waiting for more US data — including the personal consumption expenditures gauge and jobless claims — due later in the week, for additional indications on the Fed’s likely easing path.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"XAUUSD.FOREX":1.1}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1895,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":294719411408984,"gmtCreate":1712971319590,"gmtModify":1712971324322,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"<a href=\"https://ttm.financial/S/AAPL\">$Apple(AAPL)$&nbsp;</a> Apple need to come out the iPhone 16 with AI 🤖 to boost their Apple stock price 👍🏻.&nbsp;","listText":"<a 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investment 👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":8,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/221185827459104","repostId":"1173155077","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"1173155077","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1695030900,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1173155077?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2023-09-18 17:55","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Apple Stock To Climb 38%: The Ultra-Bullish Case Explained","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1173155077","media":"The Street","summary":"Wedbush analyst Dan Ives predicts a 38% rise in Apple stock, driven by iPhone upgrades and services growth. Is this optimistic outlook realistic or just wishful thinking?","content":"<html><head></head><body><ul style=\"\"><li><p>Analyst Dan Ives predicts a 38% upside in Apple stock, citing 250 million iPhone users who haven&#39;t upgraded in over 4 years as potential buyers.</p></li></ul><ul style=\"\"><li><p>Ives believes iPhone 15 pricing and carrier promotions will boost sales by 8-10 million units, with a focus on higher-margin Pro models.</p></li><li><p>Beyond iPhones, Ives sees Apple&#39;s services segment returning to double-digit growth, valuing it at $1.5 trillion and contributing to an overall bullish outlook.</p></li></ul><p>As reported by the Apple Maven recently, <strong>Apple</strong> stock took a hit following the launch of the new iPhone 15. The “sticky point” for investors and traders seems to be pricing: the Cupertino company chose not to mark up its new smartphones, except for the Pro Max.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Despite the recent events, one analyst chose to bump up his target price on AAPL. Wedbush’s Dan Ives now sees Apple stock climbing to $240, a Street-high, which represents an upside opportunity of 38% from current levels.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Below, we talk about how the sell-side shop envisions this rally taking shape over the next several months.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f34425b15d880eea0685f57f1f6bec5f\" alt=\"Unsplash\" title=\"Unsplash\" tg-width=\"1200\" tg-height=\"674\"/><span>Unsplash</span></p><h2 id=\"apple-still-an-iphone-story\" style=\"text-align: start;\">Apple: Still An iPhone Story</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">At the core of Dan Ives’ outperform rating is his understanding that the iPhone 15 cycle will surprise analysts and investors to the upside.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">The analyst has been talking for a while about a substantial proportion of the current iPhone installed base that will need to upgrade its devices soon – “[approximately] 250 million+ of 1.2 billion iPhone users worldwide have not upgraded their phones in over 4 years”, to be precise.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">The icing on the cake was the launch of the iPhone 15, which Dan Ives called “an impressive event”. He believes that the lack of a price increase across all models except the Pro Max will help to sell an additional 8 to 10 million units worldwide, aided in part by carrier promotions.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">In addition, Wedbush believes that the mix of Pro models sold in fiscal 2024 will be heavier than the historical average to the tune of about 15 percentage points. If confirmed, this should be a positive to revenues, ASP (average selling price), and likely margins.</p><h2 id=\"but-it-s-not-all-about-the-iphone\" style=\"text-align: start;\">… But It’s Not All About The iPhone</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Lastly, Dan Ives’ price target bump was also grounded on Apple’s services. He sees the segment returning to double-digit growth in a matter of quarters. The analyst values this corner of the business alone, which accounts for only about 20% of total sales, at about $1.5 trillion.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Wedbush’s ultra-bullish case for 38% returns ahead is a combination of the services piece described above and the product portfolio that the analyst values at about $2 trillion.</p><h2 id=\"the-apple-maven-s-take\" style=\"text-align: start;\">The Apple Maven’s Take</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">I’ve always found the business of forecasting iPhone cycles a bit speculative. While it is true that Apple has made mistakes in the past (think iPhone 5c), the company has become better over time at anticipating demand and meeting it – that is, when the supply chain is not an issue.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">If Dan Ives is correct in his assessment of the upgrade cycle, the opportunity to upgrade 250 million devices at an assumed ASP of $900 suggests $225 billion in potential iPhone sales in fiscal 2024 from upgraders alone. For reference, Apple’s iPhone revenues in fiscal 2022 reached “only” $205 billion.</p><p>On the service side, I see Wedbush’s projection of double-digit growth and a $1.5 trillion valuation as fair and reasonable. In fact, I have explained why I believe that services alone could be worth $2 trillion, using a simple set of assumptions.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">For the reasons above, I think that Dan Ives’ price target of $240 for Apple shares is sensical. Nailing the timing of the potential 38% gain, however, is a bit trickier. The direction of economic growth, inflation, and interest rates can pose risks in the short-to-medium terms.</p></body></html>","source":"lsy1610613172068","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Apple Stock To Climb 38%: The Ultra-Bullish Case Explained</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nApple Stock To Climb 38%: The Ultra-Bullish Case Explained\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2023-09-18 17:55 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.thestreet.com/apple/stock/apple-stock-to-climb-38-the-ultra-bullish-case-explained><strong>The Street</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Analyst Dan Ives predicts a 38% upside in Apple stock, citing 250 million iPhone users who haven't upgraded in over 4 years as potential buyers.Ives believes iPhone 15 pricing and carrier promotions ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.thestreet.com/apple/stock/apple-stock-to-climb-38-the-ultra-bullish-case-explained\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"https://www.thestreet.com/apple/stock/apple-stock-to-climb-38-the-ultra-bullish-case-explained","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1173155077","content_text":"Analyst Dan Ives predicts a 38% upside in Apple stock, citing 250 million iPhone users who haven't upgraded in over 4 years as potential buyers.Ives believes iPhone 15 pricing and carrier promotions will boost sales by 8-10 million units, with a focus on higher-margin Pro models.Beyond iPhones, Ives sees Apple's services segment returning to double-digit growth, valuing it at $1.5 trillion and contributing to an overall bullish outlook.As reported by the Apple Maven recently, Apple stock took a hit following the launch of the new iPhone 15. The “sticky point” for investors and traders seems to be pricing: the Cupertino company chose not to mark up its new smartphones, except for the Pro Max.Despite the recent events, one analyst chose to bump up his target price on AAPL. Wedbush’s Dan Ives now sees Apple stock climbing to $240, a Street-high, which represents an upside opportunity of 38% from current levels.Below, we talk about how the sell-side shop envisions this rally taking shape over the next several months.UnsplashApple: Still An iPhone StoryAt the core of Dan Ives’ outperform rating is his understanding that the iPhone 15 cycle will surprise analysts and investors to the upside.The analyst has been talking for a while about a substantial proportion of the current iPhone installed base that will need to upgrade its devices soon – “[approximately] 250 million+ of 1.2 billion iPhone users worldwide have not upgraded their phones in over 4 years”, to be precise.The icing on the cake was the launch of the iPhone 15, which Dan Ives called “an impressive event”. He believes that the lack of a price increase across all models except the Pro Max will help to sell an additional 8 to 10 million units worldwide, aided in part by carrier promotions.In addition, Wedbush believes that the mix of Pro models sold in fiscal 2024 will be heavier than the historical average to the tune of about 15 percentage points. If confirmed, this should be a positive to revenues, ASP (average selling price), and likely margins.… But It’s Not All About The iPhoneLastly, Dan Ives’ price target bump was also grounded on Apple’s services. He sees the segment returning to double-digit growth in a matter of quarters. The analyst values this corner of the business alone, which accounts for only about 20% of total sales, at about $1.5 trillion.Wedbush’s ultra-bullish case for 38% returns ahead is a combination of the services piece described above and the product portfolio that the analyst values at about $2 trillion.The Apple Maven’s TakeI’ve always found the business of forecasting iPhone cycles a bit speculative. While it is true that Apple has made mistakes in the past (think iPhone 5c), the company has become better over time at anticipating demand and meeting it – that is, when the supply chain is not an issue.If Dan Ives is correct in his assessment of the upgrade cycle, the opportunity to upgrade 250 million devices at an assumed ASP of $900 suggests $225 billion in potential iPhone sales in fiscal 2024 from upgraders alone. For reference, Apple’s iPhone revenues in fiscal 2022 reached “only” $205 billion.On the service side, I see Wedbush’s projection of double-digit growth and a $1.5 trillion valuation as fair and reasonable. In fact, I have explained why I believe that services alone could be worth $2 trillion, using a simple set of assumptions.For the reasons above, I think that Dan Ives’ price target of $240 for Apple shares is sensical. Nailing the timing of the potential 38% gain, however, is a bit trickier. The direction of economic growth, inflation, and interest rates can pose risks in the short-to-medium terms.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":1.1}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":2948,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[{"author":{"id":"4111842224562182","authorId":"4111842224562182","name":"DailyTrader7","avatar":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/221e86f826e5d51d2c15d2af518a6f07","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"authorIdStr":"4111842224562182","idStr":"4111842224562182"},"content":"Totally agreed 👌🏼","text":"Totally agreed 👌🏼","html":"Totally agreed 👌🏼"}],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9941321198,"gmtCreate":1679993986014,"gmtModify":1679993990463,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"A good&nbsp;&nbsp;article 👍🏻","listText":"A good&nbsp;&nbsp;article 👍🏻","text":"A good article 👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9941321198","repostId":"1181502388","repostType":2,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1546,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9957628568,"gmtCreate":1677228761054,"gmtModify":1677228765593,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"That is great for Apple to have another revenue for the company 👍🏻","listText":"That is great for Apple to have another revenue for the company 👍🏻","text":"That is great for Apple to have another revenue for the company 👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9957628568","repostId":"2313616861","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"2313616861","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1677222201,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2313616861?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2023-02-24 15:03","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Apple's Secret Plans to Dominate (Another) $16 Billion Market","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2313616861","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"A covert project dating back to the Steve Jobs era may soon come to fruition.","content":"<div>\n<p>Apple has made no secret about its ambitions in the healthcare market. 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Over the past several years, the company has developed a custom chip to process data from the health and wellness sensors on the ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2023/02/23/apples-secret-plans-to-dominate-a-16-billion-marke/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2023/02/23/apples-secret-plans-to-dominate-a-16-billion-marke/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2313616861","content_text":"Apple has made no secret about its ambitions in the healthcare market. Over the past several years, the company has developed a custom chip to process data from the health and wellness sensors on the Apple Watch, partnered with the Department of Veterans Affairs to jump-start the Health Records feature on the iPhone, and debuted a heart rate monitor in the Apple Watch that can detect potentially life-threatening spikes in a user's heart rate.Now, Apple has set its sights on helping those with diabetes.A secret projectApple is working on a top-secret project that will help the company make additional inroads into the healthcare field, according to a report by Bloomberg. This mission, which has been kept under wraps for more than a decade, involves measuring a diabetic's sugar levels without the need to draw blood -- one of the more painful aspects of a patient's ongoing disease-management regimen.Apple has developed a non-invasive way to test blood glucose levels employing a specialized silicon photonics chip for use in a process known as optical absorption spectroscopy. While it sounds rather complicated, it's actually quite simple. The process uses a laser to shine a light, in a specific wavelength, into the skin. By measuring how much light is reflected back, the system can measure the amount of glucose -- or blood sugar -- present.Apple has achieved major milestones recently, according to the report, and has reached the proof-of-concept stage, showing that the technology is feasible. Apple eventually plans to integrate the glucose monitoring technology into the Apple Watch.Solving a common complaintOne of the biggest challenges for those who suffer from diabetes is keeping tabs on blood sugar levels. In most instances, this involves the patient pricking their finger and using a drop of blood to determine glucose levels by using an in-home testing kit. For the average diabetic, blood sugar testing is recommended between four and 10 times per day, resulting in a lot of finger sticks, which can quickly become a painful process.There are other, less painful methods.Several companies -- including DexCom and Abbott Laboratories, among others -- offer continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) solutions that measure glucose levels in real time, 24 hours per day, while allowing patients to track changes over time. These systems involve a wire or sensor inserted under the skin, which continuously detects and updates blood sugar levels, sending the information to a monitoring device worn by the patient. These systems also have limitations, as the sensor must be changed every seven to 14 days.A sizable marketThis could be big business for Apple. It's estimated that more than 10% of the U.S. population, or roughly 34 million people, have diabetes. Worldwide, about 537 million people suffer from the disease, but that number is expected to jump to 643 million by 2030 and 783 million by 2045.If Apple is successful in its endeavor, the company could quickly make progress in the CGM market, which is expected to top $16 billion by 2030.While this would no doubt be a positive development for Apple shareholders, it's also important to put it in context. In the company's fiscal 2022 (which ended Sept. 24, 2022), Apple generated revenue of nearly $394 billion, so even if the tech titan dominated the market, the new market would be a drop in the bucket compared to existing revenue.That said, Apple never stops innovating, creating a sticky and ever-expanding ecosystem for its iPhone users, who now number more than 1.5 billion. That's just one of many reasons Apple stock is a buy.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":1}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1166,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9956854309,"gmtCreate":1673969529302,"gmtModify":1676538910663,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"That is great news for apple New chips 👍🏻","listText":"That is great news for apple New chips 👍🏻","text":"That is great news for apple New chips 👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9956854309","repostId":"1129692049","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1129692049","kind":"news","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Providing stock market headlines, business news, financials and earnings ","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Tiger Newspress","id":"1079075236","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba"},"pubTimestamp":1673964561,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1129692049?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2023-01-17 22:09","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Apple Announces New Macs With Its Most Powerful Chips yet","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1129692049","media":"Tiger Newspress","summary":"Apple announced new Macs on Tuesday that can be purchased with either M2 Pro or M2 Max chips, the mo","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>Apple announced new Macs on Tuesday that can be purchased with either M2 Pro or M2 Max chips, the most powerful Apple silicon yet.</p><p>The company unveiled refreshes to its 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops, both of which can now be configured with the latest processors. Apple also announced an update to its Mac mini computer with support for the M2 Pro or M2 Max. All will be available beginning Jan. 24, although customers can order the computers beginning Tuesday.</p><p>The Mac Mini starts at $599 while the new 14-inch MacBook Pro starts at $1,999. The $16-inch model will cost at least $2,499.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Apple Announces New Macs With Its Most Powerful Chips yet</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nApple Announces New Macs With Its Most Powerful Chips yet\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1079075236\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Tiger Newspress </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2023-01-17 22:09</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<html><head></head><body><p>Apple announced new Macs on Tuesday that can be purchased with either M2 Pro or M2 Max chips, the most powerful Apple silicon yet.</p><p>The company unveiled refreshes to its 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops, both of which can now be configured with the latest processors. Apple also announced an update to its Mac mini computer with support for the M2 Pro or M2 Max. All will be available beginning Jan. 24, although customers can order the computers beginning Tuesday.</p><p>The Mac Mini starts at $599 while the new 14-inch MacBook Pro starts at $1,999. The $16-inch model will cost at least $2,499.</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1129692049","content_text":"Apple announced new Macs on Tuesday that can be purchased with either M2 Pro or M2 Max chips, the most powerful Apple silicon yet.The company unveiled refreshes to its 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro laptops, both of which can now be configured with the latest processors. Apple also announced an update to its Mac mini computer with support for the M2 Pro or M2 Max. All will be available beginning Jan. 24, although customers can order the computers beginning Tuesday.The Mac Mini starts at $599 while the new 14-inch MacBook Pro starts at $1,999. The $16-inch model will cost at least $2,499.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":964,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9951180383,"gmtCreate":1673422063643,"gmtModify":1676538834120,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"If Apple stock drop to below $100&nbsp;I will buy more of it 👍🏻","listText":"If Apple stock drop to below $100&nbsp;I will buy more of it 👍🏻","text":"If Apple stock drop to below $100 I will buy more of it 👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":6,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9951180383","repostId":"2302019578","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"2302019578","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1673420400,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2302019578?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2023-01-11 15:00","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Is Apple Stock A Buy During The Dip?","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2302019578","media":"Seeking Alpha","summary":"SummaryApple's stock price suffered from a dip due to investors' worries regarding the App Store's performance and iPhone production.AAPL's share price should see a recovery in the near future, as the market's concerns are overdone.I remain bullish on Apple, as I deem AAPL's shares to be a buy during the dip.chris-muellerElevator PitchMy Buy rating for Apple's  stock remains unchanged.In my prior November 9, 2022, write-up for Apple, I discussed how the increase in paid subscriptions will drive ","content":"<div>\n<p>SummaryApple's stock price suffered from a dip due to investors' worries regarding the App Store's performance and iPhone production.AAPL's share price should see a recovery in the near future, as the...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4568979-is-apple-stock-buy-during-dip\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n","source":"seekingalpha_fund","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; 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AAPL's forward P/E multiple has fallen to -21% below its three-year mean, and recent worries relating to the company appear to be overblown. In that respect, I view Apple's shares as deserving of a Buy rating.Why Has Apple's Share Price Dipped?In the past month, AAPL's stock price pulled back by -9.3% as compared to a -1.2% marginal decline for the S&P 500. Apple's last done share price of $129.62 as of January 6, 2023 is also -16.8% below its three-month high of $155.74 registered on October 28, 2022.I think that Apple's share price dip is attributable to the market's concerns about the App Store and iPhone. In the subsequent section, I highlight specific metrics relating to the two products and services, which explains why they have drawn investor attention.AAPL Stock Key MetricsInvestors are worried about the App Store's recent and future performance, and the risk of lower-than-expected iPhone production, and the metrics outlined below illustrate these issues.BofA Securities published a research report (not publicly available) titled \"App Store Revenue Declines Low Single Digit\" on December 1, 2022. As per SensorTower data cited in this report, revenue derived from the App Store decreased by -3.2% YoY for the period between October 1, 2022, and November 29, 2022. Specifically, a +2.6% increase in the number of App Store downloads was more than offset by a -5.7% drop in the App Store's Average Selling Price. These metrics seemed to confirm fears that consumers will reduce spending on the App Store and other Apple services in a weak economic environment.Separately, a December 13, 2022, Seeking Alpha News article cited a Bloomberg report mentioning that AAPL \"may soon allow third-party app stores on its iconic iPhones and iPads\" so as \"to comply with regulations from the European Union.\" It is natural for investors to be concerned that the App Store's future revenue might potentially decline if a significant proportion of app developers choose to bypass the App Store and offer their users the option of downloading their apps on other app stores or websites.Another key concern for investors is iPhone production. Seeking Alpha News reported on December 20, 2022, that J.P. Morgan's (JPM) sell-side analyst covering Apple's shares has reduced his or her Q1 FY 2023 (YE September 30) iPhone 14 shipment projections by four million units after considering supply chain disruptions in China due to the COVID-zero policy.The majority of Wall Street analysts also have a bearish view of Apple's iPhone sales and overall revenue in the near term judging by the change in consensus financial figures for AAPL. In the last three months, Apple's consensus Q1 FY 2023 topline was cut by -3.4%. Also, 31 of the 45 sell-side analysts covering Apple's stock made the decision to lower their respective fiscal 2023 revenue estimates for AAPL in the same time frame. The key risk is that a larger-than-expected number of consumers chose to either give up on buying a new iPhone or switched to competitors, rather than wait for the new iPhone to be made available again when supply normalizes.It is easy to understand why Apple's share price has dipped recently, after a review of the key metrics disclosed in this section of the article.Is It Fairly Valued Now?I am of the view that Apple's shares are undervalued, instead of being fairly valued, following the recent dip in its stock price.AAPL trades at 21.0 times consensus forward next twelve months' normalized P/E now, which is only slightly above its one-year forward P/E trough of 20.2 times as per S&P Capital IQ's valuation data. Furthermore, Apple's current P/E valuation multiple is a significant -21% below its three-year average P/E ratio of 26.6 times.I touch on the potential of a recovery in Apple's stock price in the next section.Will Apple Recover?I believe that AAPL's share price can recover from its recent dip, when investors realize that earlier concerns relating to the stock are overblown.With regards to the App Store, its future performance might be better than what the market feared.The App Store witnessed its first YoY revenue growth in six months, based on Sensor Tower's December 2022 data highlighted in this recent January 3, 2022, Seeking Alpha News article. This could mark an inflection point for App Store revenue, as we might have already seen the worst of App Store performance in 2H 2022 (calendar year). Given the bearish market expectations (as outlined in an earlier section of the article) for Apple's Q1 FY 2023 and full-year FY 2023 financial results, AAPL's actual Services revenue and overall top line might beat market expectations.Also, fewer iPhone users might either switch to alternative app stores or download apps from developers' websites than what investors anticipate. Based on a December 14, 2022, research report (not publicly available) titled \"App Store Competition? Bring It On\" published by Morgan Stanley (MS), slightly more than a quarter of iPhone users are \"extremely likely\" to switch away from the App Store for app downloads as per MS' consumer survey which should translate into a -4% decrease in Apple's Services revenue (or -1% contraction in overall top line).On the issue of supply chain disruptions affecting iPhone production, there are reasons to be optimistic considering short-term trends and long-term plans.A January 3, 2023 Seeking Alpha News article highlighted that Apple's key iPhone production plant in China has recovered to run at \"90% capacity\" again. Also, an earlier December 27, 2022, report (not publicly available) titled \"Improving iPhone Lead Times\" issued by Credit Suisse (CS) noted that the lead times for the new iPhone 14 models have already declined from the \"20+ days\" for the December 19 week to \"10-17 days\" for the December 26 week. In other words, supply chain headwinds for Apple have already eased to a large extent.In the long run, Apple has plans in place to further diversify its production away from China to other markets such as Vietnam and India. This should reduce AAPL's concentration risks relating to China production over time.In a nutshell, there are positive signs which suggest that Apple's shares are due for a recovery.Is AAPL Stock A Buy During The Dip?Apple is a Buy during the dip, considering recent positive developments such as App Store's December 2022 data and declining lead times for the iPhone 14 models. Moreover, AAPL's valuations have become more attractive after the recent correction. As such, I make no changes to my current Buy rating for AAPL.This article is written by The Value Pendulum for reference only. 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That fall wiped out more than $80 billion in market value and left Apple below a $2 trillion market cap, tough it's now back above that threshold.Fears of a softer holiday December quarter on China supply shortages hurt shares as trading got underway in 2023, said Wedbush on Wednesday. It cut its price target on Apple by 12% to $175 from $200 and held onto its outperform rating.Analysts said Asia supply chain checks \"are clearly mixed\" heading into the next few quarters and Apple appeared to be cutting back on some orders for Macs, iPads, and AirPods to reflect a softening consumer environment.\"That said, the core iPhone 14 Pro demand appears to be more stable than feared and is still coming out of the supply chain abyss seen in November/December due to the zero-Covid lockdowns in China/Foxconn,\" wrote analyst Dan Ives. \"While March and June could see some cutting of iPhone orders (iPhone 14 Plus remains a major strikeout), we believe the overall demand environment is more resilient than the Street is anticipating and thus we believe baked into the stock is a massive amount of bad news ahead.\"Wedbush said Apple remains its favorite tech name, and Apple's March quarter should benefit from demand for iPhones after roughly 8 million to 10 million units were pushed out of the December quarter because of supply chain issues.Meanwhile, Apple's underlying demand story still has more than 200 million iPhone units that haven't been upgraded in about four years. Also, the upcoming iPhone 15 is expected to be released in the autumn alongside an augmented reality/virtual reality headset dubbed Apple Glasses.The new $175 price target reflects a more base-case valuation in an uncertain environment with some demand headwinds starting to creep into Apple's growth story, said Ives. On a sum-of-the-parts valuation, however, Wedbush continues to believe $200 is the right valuation for Apple reflecting its core services business.Apple stock slumped by 26% slump in 2022, hit in part by ongoing supply chain problems in China and a ramp-up in interest rates that hammered large-cap tech stocks as a whole. The Nasdaq Composite ended 2022 with a loss of 33%.\"While tech stocks remain enemy #1 on the Street now in the rising rate environment/hawkish Fed, Apple remains the laser focus of the tech bears as this name has held up much better than the rest of the beaten down tech sector over the past year,\" said Ives.\"To this point, we believe Apple has a unique installed base demand story that can withstand the Category 5 macro pressures around the corner better than its tech peers and should remain a Rock of Gibraltar name into 2023.\"","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":898,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9926635692,"gmtCreate":1671533563117,"gmtModify":1676538551428,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Apple stocks is a long term investment 🍎👍🏻","listText":"Apple stocks is a long term investment 🍎👍🏻","text":"Apple stocks is a long term investment 🍎👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":6,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9926635692","repostId":"1137007217","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"1137007217","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1671531956,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1137007217?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2022-12-20 18:25","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Apple Investors’ Loyalty Is Rewarded With a $454 Billion Gift","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1137007217","media":"Bloomberg","summary":"Shareholder payouts help explain why the iPhone maker’s stock is doing better than other tech compan","content":"<div>\n<p>Shareholder payouts help explain why the iPhone maker’s stock is doing better than other tech companies’.It’s been one blow after another for Apple Inc. in recent months. Labor unrest and production ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-20/why-apple-stock-is-doing-better-than-amazon-meta-other-big-tech?srnd=premium-asia\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n","source":"lsy1584095487587","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Apple Investors’ Loyalty Is Rewarded With a $454 Billion Gift</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nApple Investors’ Loyalty Is Rewarded With a $454 Billion Gift\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-12-20 18:25 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-20/why-apple-stock-is-doing-better-than-amazon-meta-other-big-tech?srnd=premium-asia><strong>Bloomberg</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Shareholder payouts help explain why the iPhone maker’s stock is doing better than other tech companies’.It’s been one blow after another for Apple Inc. in recent months. Labor unrest and production ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-20/why-apple-stock-is-doing-better-than-amazon-meta-other-big-tech?srnd=premium-asia\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-12-20/why-apple-stock-is-doing-better-than-amazon-meta-other-big-tech?srnd=premium-asia","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1137007217","content_text":"Shareholder payouts help explain why the iPhone maker’s stock is doing better than other tech companies’.It’s been one blow after another for Apple Inc. in recent months. Labor unrest and production halts at Foxconn Technology Group’s massive iPhone plant in central China are expected to cause Apple to miss out on the sale of millions of the devices this holiday season, the company’s most important time of the year.Most economists predict that a global recession will take hold next year, reducing consumer appetite for the expensive devices Apple sells. As central banks rapidly raise interest rates to bring inflation to heel, technology stocks have especially fallen out of favor. Apple stock this year has lost nearly $800 billion, or about a fourth of its market value.At the same time, Apple is under increasing antitrust scrutiny for its App Store practices. In the European Union, the company is preparing to allow apps from other sources on its iPhones and iPads to comply with strict EU requirements coming in 2024, Bloomberg News has reported. That development could inspire the US and other countries to follow the EU’s lead, threatening to take a bite out of the $23 billion in revenue that analysts estimate the App Store will generate in the company’s current fiscal year, which ends in September.That’s a lot of bad news. And yet, in the stock market as of Dec. 16, Apple is vastly outperforming other tech giants, whose shares have cratered this year. While Apple has declined 24%, Meta Platforms Inc. has lost 64% of its value and Amazon.com Inc. is down 47%.The explanation for Apple’s performance begins with its immense profits. Apple is the world’s most valuable company, sporting a $2.1 trillion market value, so it’s hardly a surprise that it churns out more profit than any other business in the S&P 500. Where it really distinguishes itself in the minds of investors is what it does with those earnings.In the past five years, the company has generated $454 billion in cash from operations. Rather than plow those profits into acquisitions of marquee companies, Apple has returned all that cash—and then some—to shareholders in the form of stock buybacks and dividends. That’s more than the market value of Exxon Mobil Corp. or JPMorgan Chase & Co. Apple declined to comment.“Apple could have done all the things that the bankers wanted them to do—buy Netflix, buy Disney,” says Kimberly Forrest, founder and chief investment officer at Bokeh Capital Partners LLC, an asset management company that owns Apple shares. “Instead, they’ve been disciplined and returned shareholder capital, and they’ve been rewarded for it.”Expectations for Apple’s future profits also help explain its relatively strong stock. Although 2023 earnings estimates for the tech sector have been dropping, Wall Street analysts project a 2% increase in Apple’s profit. Combined earnings for tech companies in the S&P 500 are expected to fall almost 2%, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.Apple’s loyal customer base is also a factor. There are more than a billion iPhone devices in use, with many customers owning other products in the Apple family including iPads, Mac computers and watches. When combined with an increasing number of services, such as cloud storage and apps tied to those devices, Apple has what’s known as a “sticky” platform.“Once you’ve purchased a number of Apple products and services, and they all work together, it’s hard to unplug yourself,” says Jason Benowitz, senior portfolio manager at Roosevelt Investment Group LLC, which owns Apple shares. “People don’t switch to Android because they can’t get the iPhone this month. They’ll wait a month. That behavior isn’t going to change.” Apple has also benefited from expectations that its affluent customers are in a better position to continue paying for its products even during a recession, Benowitz says.Those assumptions are being put to the test. Bloomberg News has reported that the labor unrest at Foxconn’s assembly plant in Zhengzhou is likely to result in a production shortfall of almost 6 million iPhone Pro units this year. Others are even more pessimistic, with Ming-Chi Kuo, an influential analyst at TF International Securities Group Ltd., predicting that Apple could face a shortfall of as many as 20 million iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max devices in the holiday quarter. He also warned that demand for the devices, which can cost as much as $1,599, is at risk of disappearing in a slowing economy.Foxconn said on Dec. 15 that it’s easing most anti-Covid-19 restrictions at its Zhengzhou factory, where most iPhone Pro devices are assembled. To squelch a Covid outbreak and keep production going, the company had forced workers to spend weeks living in isolation with only meager food rations, causing violent protests. Labor disruptions have been “brought under control,” and the plant is gradually moving toward restoring production capacity to normal, Foxconn has said. But the sudden reversal of China’s Covid Zero policies could cause yet more interruptions, with the number of cases and hospitalizations surging.Apple has its skeptics. Michael Lippert, vice president and portfolio manager at the Baron Opportunity Fund, sees an overvalued tech giant whose days of rapid growth and groundbreaking innovations are past. “When was the last time, seriously, they’ve made an amazing innovation since the iPhone?” Lippert asks. “It just gets slightly better” with each new release, he says.Apple’s performance this year shows that many investors disagree. They’re willing to pay more for a massive company whose profits are expected to be immune from an economic slowdown, says Sameer Bhasin, a principal at Value Point Capital. “They have a monopoly on 15% of the world’s richest population,” he says. “In this market where you have a lock on that customer base, I don’t know what other company has that.”","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1097,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9962528328,"gmtCreate":1669811004064,"gmtModify":1676538247950,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Yes Apple 🍎 stock long term investment 👍🏻","listText":"Yes Apple 🍎 stock long term investment 👍🏻","text":"Yes Apple 🍎 stock long term investment 👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9962528328","repostId":"2287504938","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"2287504938","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1669779600,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2287504938?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2022-11-30 11:40","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Is Apple a Must-Own Stock in 2023?","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2287504938","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"There's still room for Apple to grow.","content":"<div>\n<p>Every so often, a company comes along and has so much success that many investors end up retiring millionaires by simply going along for the ride. Apple is one of those companies. The tech giant has ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/11/29/is-apple-a-must-own-stock-in-2023/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n","source":"fool_stock","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Is Apple a Must-Own Stock in 2023?</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nIs Apple a Must-Own Stock in 2023?\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-11-30 11:40 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/11/29/is-apple-a-must-own-stock-in-2023/><strong>Motley Fool</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Every so often, a company comes along and has so much success that many investors end up retiring millionaires by simply going along for the ride. Apple is one of those companies. The tech giant has ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/11/29/is-apple-a-must-own-stock-in-2023/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/11/29/is-apple-a-must-own-stock-in-2023/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2287504938","content_text":"Every so often, a company comes along and has so much success that many investors end up retiring millionaires by simply going along for the ride. Apple is one of those companies. The tech giant has seen success matched by very few in history, and it has been rightfully earned. After all, it has world-class products, top-tier brand loyalty, and a bank account that other companies can only dream of having.Past results are great, but a company's future outlook should be driving investing decisions. And although it's the largest public company in the world with a market cap of over $2.4 trillion -- more than Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and Tesla combined -- there's still room for noticeable growth for Apple.Here's why it's a must-own for 2023.Apple is just getting started in the finance industryApple first began its journey into the financial services space in 2014 with the announcement of Apple Pay, which allowed people to pay from their iPhones. However, this move was seen as more about convenience than Apple making its way into the space. Then came 2019 and the announcement of the Apple Card -- a sign Apple was clearly taking a step in that direction.With the Apple Card, Apple relied on Goldman Sachs to approve applications and fund the loans, which is why when they announced Apple Pay Later -- their move into the buy now, pay later space -- it was no longer a mystery whether Apple was serious about becoming a player in the financial services industry. Apple Pay Later is the first time Apple is underwriting and funding loans by itself.Apple has an advantage that no other financial institution can duplicate: Its iPhone is in more than 100 million hands in the U.S. Between the iPhone's world-class technology and the convenience it can provide, the company's play into the financial services space is bound to test even the most formidable of financial technology (fintech) competitors.The iPhone still reigns supremeThe iPhone is arguably the greatest consumer product ever made; it has quite literally changed the world. Apple reportedly spent over $150 million developing the original iPhone, and to say they've reaped the returns on their investments would be the understatement of the century. In its 2022 fiscal year, Apple brought in $394.3 billion in revenue -- roughly $28.5 billion more than it did in 2021. The iPhone accounted for more than half of that, bringing in $205.4 billion.The fact that the iPhone managed to increase its sales in a year defined by inflation not seen in decades is very telling of its power. In fact, this year was the first time ever that more people in the U.S. used an iPhone than an Android phone. That's a remarkable milestone when you consider the iPhone's market share growth and much higher price point.As long as the iPhone is padding Apple's bottom line, there's no reason to believe it won't continue to be one of the biggest cash cows you'll see from any business in any industry.Apple is ramping up its research and developmentApple has historically spent a smaller portion of its revenue on research and development (R&D) than its other Big Tech competitors like Alphabet and Amazon. In 2020, here's how much the three companies spent on R&D and the percentage that was of their net sales:Alphabet: $27.6 billion (15%)Amazon: $42.7 billion (11%)Apple: $18.8 billion (7%)In 2021, Apple's R&D budget increased to $21.9 billion, and in 2022, it jumped up to $26.2 billion -- a company record. Although this still represents a relatively low percentage of Apple's revenue, it's a sign the company isn't getting complacent and is putting more emphasis on taking advantage of potential growth opportunities.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":1}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1299,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9962163783,"gmtCreate":1669735858742,"gmtModify":1676538233059,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Well done for Apple Pay 👍🏻","listText":"Well done for Apple Pay 👍🏻","text":"Well done for Apple Pay 👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":1,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9962163783","repostId":"2287590574","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2287590574","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1669727980,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2287590574?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2022-11-29 21:19","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Apple Pay Is on Fire This Holiday Season","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2287590574","media":"Yahoo Finance","summary":"Apple Pay is having a moment.In a new note Tuesday, Deutsche Bank analyst Bryan Keane wrote that hol","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>Apple Pay is having a moment.</p><p>In a new note Tuesday, Deutsche Bank analyst Bryan Keane wrote that holiday spending data out of Salesforce shows Apple Pay adoption is growing at an &#34;extremely rapid pace&#34; this holiday season with 52% year-over-year growth.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c1eb6db85271fef7b4eec6c9759db882\" tg-width=\"938\" tg-height=\"670\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/>Apple Pay is having a moment. (Deutsche Bank)</p><p>Apple Pay&#39;s surge seems to be coming at the expense of long-time dominant player <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/PYPL\">PayPal</a>: Keane noted that PayPal adoption has fallen 8% year over globally.</p><p>Apple Pay and PayPal now make up about 5% and 16%, respectively of global e-commerce purchases.</p><p>The diverging paths of Apple Pay and PayPal come amid a broader mixed start to the holiday shopping season as shoppers balk at inflationary prices.</p><p>Consumers spent spent $6.3 billion online through 6PM ET on Cyber Monday, <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/ADBE\">Adobe</a> data showed. Adobe expects that when all the numbers are tallied, Cyber Monday will haul in a record $11.2 billion to $11.6 billion online as consumers sought out deep promotions (and got them).</p><p>&#34;Continuing our checks of the unofficial kick-off to holiday, Cyber Monday showed headline promotions that were largely Deeper year over year, inclusive of several connected fitness companies (Peloton, Mirror, Ergatta),&#34; BMO Capital Markets analyst Simeon Siegel wrote in a note.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/951e2ec90bb5703b99d624a02edbdd51\" tg-width=\"3500\" tg-height=\"2282\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/>A man uses an iPhone 7 smartphone to demonstrate the mobile payment service Apple Pay at a cafe in Moscow, Russia, on October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim Zmeyev</p><p>Adobe said Black Friday weekend spending only rose 4.4% from the prior year to $9.5 billion. For the holiday season to date (Nov. 1 to Nov. 27), consumers have spent $96.42 billion online, up 2.1% year over year.</p><p>U.S. retail sales on Black Friday were up 12% year-over-year excluding automotive, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse data. That was below Mastercard&#39;s projection of 15% growth.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Apple Pay Is on Fire This Holiday Season</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nApple Pay Is on Fire This Holiday Season\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-11-29 21:19 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-pay-is-on-fire-this-holiday-season-chart-115242855.html><strong>Yahoo Finance</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Apple Pay is having a moment.In a new note Tuesday, Deutsche Bank analyst Bryan Keane wrote that holiday spending data out of Salesforce shows Apple Pay adoption is growing at an \"extremely rapid pace...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-pay-is-on-fire-this-holiday-season-chart-115242855.html\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"https://finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-pay-is-on-fire-this-holiday-season-chart-115242855.html","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2287590574","content_text":"Apple Pay is having a moment.In a new note Tuesday, Deutsche Bank analyst Bryan Keane wrote that holiday spending data out of Salesforce shows Apple Pay adoption is growing at an \"extremely rapid pace\" this holiday season with 52% year-over-year growth.Apple Pay is having a moment. (Deutsche Bank)Apple Pay's surge seems to be coming at the expense of long-time dominant player PayPal: Keane noted that PayPal adoption has fallen 8% year over globally.Apple Pay and PayPal now make up about 5% and 16%, respectively of global e-commerce purchases.The diverging paths of Apple Pay and PayPal come amid a broader mixed start to the holiday shopping season as shoppers balk at inflationary prices.Consumers spent spent $6.3 billion online through 6PM ET on Cyber Monday, Adobe data showed. Adobe expects that when all the numbers are tallied, Cyber Monday will haul in a record $11.2 billion to $11.6 billion online as consumers sought out deep promotions (and got them).\"Continuing our checks of the unofficial kick-off to holiday, Cyber Monday showed headline promotions that were largely Deeper year over year, inclusive of several connected fitness companies (Peloton, Mirror, Ergatta),\" BMO Capital Markets analyst Simeon Siegel wrote in a note.A man uses an iPhone 7 smartphone to demonstrate the mobile payment service Apple Pay at a cafe in Moscow, Russia, on October 3, 2016. REUTERS/Maxim ZmeyevAdobe said Black Friday weekend spending only rose 4.4% from the prior year to $9.5 billion. For the holiday season to date (Nov. 1 to Nov. 27), consumers have spent $96.42 billion online, up 2.1% year over year.U.S. retail sales on Black Friday were up 12% year-over-year excluding automotive, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse data. That was below Mastercard's projection of 15% growth.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":0.6}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1057,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9968605056,"gmtCreate":1669196798375,"gmtModify":1676538165886,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"A very good article 👍🏻","listText":"A very good article 👍🏻","text":"A very good article 👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":0,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9968605056","repostId":"2285863548","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2285863548","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1669165202,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2285863548?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2022-11-23 09:00","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Apple: The Last FANG Standing","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2285863548","media":"Seekingalpha","summary":"The Fall From the TopTo this day, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is an exciting company, and the giant tech st","content":"<html><head></head><body><h2>The Fall From the Top</h2><p>To this day, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is an exciting company, and the giant tech stock has held up like no other major tech company during this downturn. I wrote about the epic drop coming for tech stocks in late November last year, right as the market peaked. Well, some of the declines surpassed even my expectations. So, let&#39;s look at how top-tech stocks have performed during this downturn.</p><h2><b>Bear Market Peak to Trough Declines</b></h2><ul><li><a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/META\">Meta Platforms</a> (META): 74%</li><li>Amazon (AMZN): 55%</li><li>Netflix (NFLX): 75%</li><li>Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL): 45%</li><li>Nvidia (NVDA): 69%</li><li>Advanced Micro Devices (AMD): 67%</li><li>Tesla (TSLA): 58%</li><li>Microsoft (MSFT): 40%</li><li>Apple: 28%</li></ul><p>&#34;FANG&#34; stocks went through considerable declines ranging from 40-75% during the bear market phase. However, one giant tech stock stood out, declining by just 28% during the recent tech drop. I&#39;ve been a fan of Apple for many years, not just the stock but the company&#39;s products. I still have my iPhone 12 Pro Max, which I purchased for $1,300 last year. Moreover, I&#39;ve been shopping for a new notebook and decided to upgrade to the MacBook Pro 14 version. However, perhaps the best Apple purchase was investing in the company&#39;s stock in 2007 when the iPhone came out.</p><p><b>Apple 15-Year Chart</b></p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d2e40b56a7fcdf6e0d617ae9739bb504\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"417\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>AAPL (macrotrends.com)</p><p>Remarkably, the stock was only around $3 (split adjusted) back then. Apple&#39;s stock has been one of the top performers in this time frame, appreciating by approximately 6,000% (trough to peak). Apple is an excellent company with extraordinary earnings potential. The company also produces arguably the best products in the world, and the company&#39;s services business continues booming. Despite the likelihood of near-term volatility, Apple stock&#39;s downside is probably limited. Moreover, the company&#39;s growth prospects and profitability potential should improve, enabling Apple&#39;s stock price to appreciate considerably in the coming years.</p><h2>The Apple Advantage</h2><p>The iPhone accounts for a substantial portion of Apple&#39;s revenues. The iPhone segment raked in approximately $205.5 billion last year, accounting for roughly 52% of total sales. However, the iPhone remains hugely popular in the U.S. and globally and should continue increasing sales as the company moves forward.</p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c1febbb809434b24e3b45b9f69a098f6\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"427\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>U.S. smartphone market share (couterpointresearch.com)</p><p>The iPhone dominates in the U.S. with about a 50% smartphone market share. Many consumers consider Apple&#39;s products superior in quality, and once on an iPhone, many customers become lifelong users. This dynamic separates the iPhone from the Android market. Consumers have several producers to choose from in the Android market, but at the end of the day, there is only one iPhone producer, Apple. Therefore, we should continue seeing robust demand in the U.S., and iPhone sales should continue growing globally.</p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9991067830ed1a4a7ca2a503ce4501a8\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"457\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Global smartphone share (counterpointresearch.com)</p><p>Globally, Apple&#39;s smartphone market share is only about 16%, second to Samsung&#39;s 21% market share. Therefore, Apple has significant opportunities for growth outside of the U.S. market, and the company could expand its market share substantially in the coming years. While Samsung makes an excellent cellphone, Apple is still the Apple. The new S22 has fantastic features, but the iPhone 14 wins in many categories.</p><p>Also, there is just something about the iPhone that makes it a status symbol in many countries. I&#39;ve visited many countries, and in many places, there is nothing more prestigious than having the latest iPhone in your pocket. Therefore, we should continue to see iPhone sales increasing, especially as the downturn concludes, leading to substantially higher revenues for Apple.</p><p><b>Apple&#39;s Revenues</b></p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/94e59aafd97a4c359527a3451375c13c\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"313\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Apple revenues (businessquant.com)</p><p>Apple&#39;s revenue has exploded, reaching nearly $400 billion last (fiscal) year. We&#39;ve seen a 73% revenue increase since 2013, and we should continue seeing revenue growth from here.</p><p><b>Revenue by Segment</b></p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c4bac139075d16dd164699c0b8cd7c6a\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"329\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Segment revenues (businessquant.com)</p><p><b>Revenue Breakdown</b></p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/dafd49eca7cebc39c194cbd7524898ae\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"153\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Segment revenues (businessquant.com)</p><p>After being stagnant for several years, Mac revenues have shot up lately, increasing from around $25-26 billion in 2017-2019 to more than $40 billion last year, an increase of 60%. Therefore, the Mac business is working and should continue generating growth and profitability in future years. Services continue doing exceptionally well, growing revenues by a whopping 160% over the last five years. iPhone revenues have surged by 50% in just two years. Perhaps the most exciting segment, &#34;other&#34; revenues, have skyrocketed by 240% in the last five years. Total revenues have increased by 43% over the previous two years.</p><h2>What We Should See From Apple Moving Forward</h2><p><b>Revenue Estimates</b></p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/cdbc2ac111d88928e53ea99d38968619\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"245\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Revenue estimates (seekingalpha.com)</p><p>Revenues should continue increasing from here. Consensus estimates are for around <i>$520 billion</i> in revenues in fiscal 2027, but Apple may do better. Apple is accustomed to surpassing analysts&#39; revenue and EPS estimates, and the company should continue outperforming expectations.</p><p><b>Recent Earnings</b></p><p>Recently, Apple reported revenues of $90.15 billion (8.1% YoY increase), exceeding expectations of $88.9 billion. Q4 EPS came in at $1.29, a beat by two cents. iPhone revenues increased by about 10% YoY, Mac revenues surged by 25% over last year, Other products increased by about 10%, and services came in 5% higher over last year. Despite a challenging economic landscape, Apple continues to perform exceptionally well, bringing in solid growth YoY. Once the downturn concludes, we should see more robust growth, leading to outperformance over current consensus analysts&#39; figures. Many analysts predict 3-7% revenue growth in the next few years, but we may see 5-10% growth, leading to substantially higher revenues and profitability potential as the company advances.</p><p><b>EPS Earnings Surprise</b></p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/615154027ce88f0ba2e763c8a9f77c6e\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"180\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Earnings surprise (seekingalpha.com)</p><p>Apple has surprised higher in each of its last twelve earnings announcements, and this trend should continue as we advance. If the trend continues, we could see 5-10% EPS beats in future quarters.</p><p><b>EPS Expectations</b></p><p></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/bfec0d8d8ea7db5f8516043b74ffa83e\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"239\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>EPS growth (seekingalpha.com)</p><p>Due to the general pessimism surrounding the downturn, consensus EPS estimates are very modest here. We see expeditions of approximately 5% annual growth in the next few years. However, as economic conditions improve, we can see 10-15% EPS growth from Apple in future years.</p><h3><b>Here&#39;s what Apple&#39;s financials could look like moving forward:</b></h3><table><tbody><tr><td>Year (fiscal)</td><td>2022</td><td>2023</td><td>2024</td><td>2025</td><td>2026</td><td>2027</td><td>2028</td><td>2029</td></tr><tr><td>Revenue Bs</td><td>$394</td><td>$420</td><td>$450</td><td>$480</td><td>$520</td><td>$555</td><td>$595</td><td>$640</td></tr><tr><td>Revenue growth</td><td>8%</td><td>7%</td><td>7%</td><td>7%</td><td>8%</td><td>7%</td><td>7%</td><td>7%</td></tr><tr><td>EPS</td><td>$6.11</td><td>$6.80</td><td>$7.30</td><td>$8.10</td><td>$9</td><td>$10</td><td>$11.50</td><td>$13</td></tr><tr><td>Forward P/E</td><td>22</td><td>23</td><td>24</td><td>25</td><td>24</td><td>23</td><td>22</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td>Stock price</td><td>$150</td><td>$170</td><td>$195</td><td>$225</td><td>$240</td><td>$265</td><td>$286</td><td>$330</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Source: The Financial Prophet</p><h2>What Price to Buy Apple</h2><p>Apple may be mildly expensive today at about 22 times forward earnings estimates, but we should see multiple expansion in future years. I have Apple&#39;s valuation peaking at about 25 in 2025, but that is a relatively modest forecast. We could see Apple&#39;s forward P/E ratio increase to 30 or higher when the economy rebounds, sentiment improves, and demand for high-quality stocks increases. However, as we are currently in a slowdown, I recommend stepping back into Apple at about an 18-20 forward P/E ratio, providing a target entry price of around <i>$120-135</i>. 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I wrote about the epic drop ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4559954-apple-stock-the-last-fang-standing\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4559954-apple-stock-the-last-fang-standing","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2285863548","content_text":"The Fall From the TopTo this day, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is an exciting company, and the giant tech stock has held up like no other major tech company during this downturn. I wrote about the epic drop coming for tech stocks in late November last year, right as the market peaked. Well, some of the declines surpassed even my expectations. So, let's look at how top-tech stocks have performed during this downturn.Bear Market Peak to Trough DeclinesMeta Platforms (META): 74%Amazon (AMZN): 55%Netflix (NFLX): 75%Alphabet (GOOG) (GOOGL): 45%Nvidia (NVDA): 69%Advanced Micro Devices (AMD): 67%Tesla (TSLA): 58%Microsoft (MSFT): 40%Apple: 28%\"FANG\" stocks went through considerable declines ranging from 40-75% during the bear market phase. However, one giant tech stock stood out, declining by just 28% during the recent tech drop. I've been a fan of Apple for many years, not just the stock but the company's products. I still have my iPhone 12 Pro Max, which I purchased for $1,300 last year. Moreover, I've been shopping for a new notebook and decided to upgrade to the MacBook Pro 14 version. However, perhaps the best Apple purchase was investing in the company's stock in 2007 when the iPhone came out.Apple 15-Year ChartAAPL (macrotrends.com)Remarkably, the stock was only around $3 (split adjusted) back then. Apple's stock has been one of the top performers in this time frame, appreciating by approximately 6,000% (trough to peak). Apple is an excellent company with extraordinary earnings potential. The company also produces arguably the best products in the world, and the company's services business continues booming. Despite the likelihood of near-term volatility, Apple stock's downside is probably limited. Moreover, the company's growth prospects and profitability potential should improve, enabling Apple's stock price to appreciate considerably in the coming years.The Apple AdvantageThe iPhone accounts for a substantial portion of Apple's revenues. The iPhone segment raked in approximately $205.5 billion last year, accounting for roughly 52% of total sales. However, the iPhone remains hugely popular in the U.S. and globally and should continue increasing sales as the company moves forward.U.S. smartphone market share (couterpointresearch.com)The iPhone dominates in the U.S. with about a 50% smartphone market share. Many consumers consider Apple's products superior in quality, and once on an iPhone, many customers become lifelong users. This dynamic separates the iPhone from the Android market. Consumers have several producers to choose from in the Android market, but at the end of the day, there is only one iPhone producer, Apple. Therefore, we should continue seeing robust demand in the U.S., and iPhone sales should continue growing globally.Global smartphone share (counterpointresearch.com)Globally, Apple's smartphone market share is only about 16%, second to Samsung's 21% market share. Therefore, Apple has significant opportunities for growth outside of the U.S. market, and the company could expand its market share substantially in the coming years. While Samsung makes an excellent cellphone, Apple is still the Apple. The new S22 has fantastic features, but the iPhone 14 wins in many categories.Also, there is just something about the iPhone that makes it a status symbol in many countries. I've visited many countries, and in many places, there is nothing more prestigious than having the latest iPhone in your pocket. Therefore, we should continue to see iPhone sales increasing, especially as the downturn concludes, leading to substantially higher revenues for Apple.Apple's RevenuesApple revenues (businessquant.com)Apple's revenue has exploded, reaching nearly $400 billion last (fiscal) year. We've seen a 73% revenue increase since 2013, and we should continue seeing revenue growth from here.Revenue by SegmentSegment revenues (businessquant.com)Revenue BreakdownSegment revenues (businessquant.com)After being stagnant for several years, Mac revenues have shot up lately, increasing from around $25-26 billion in 2017-2019 to more than $40 billion last year, an increase of 60%. Therefore, the Mac business is working and should continue generating growth and profitability in future years. Services continue doing exceptionally well, growing revenues by a whopping 160% over the last five years. iPhone revenues have surged by 50% in just two years. Perhaps the most exciting segment, \"other\" revenues, have skyrocketed by 240% in the last five years. Total revenues have increased by 43% over the previous two years.What We Should See From Apple Moving ForwardRevenue EstimatesRevenue estimates (seekingalpha.com)Revenues should continue increasing from here. Consensus estimates are for around $520 billion in revenues in fiscal 2027, but Apple may do better. Apple is accustomed to surpassing analysts' revenue and EPS estimates, and the company should continue outperforming expectations.Recent EarningsRecently, Apple reported revenues of $90.15 billion (8.1% YoY increase), exceeding expectations of $88.9 billion. Q4 EPS came in at $1.29, a beat by two cents. iPhone revenues increased by about 10% YoY, Mac revenues surged by 25% over last year, Other products increased by about 10%, and services came in 5% higher over last year. Despite a challenging economic landscape, Apple continues to perform exceptionally well, bringing in solid growth YoY. Once the downturn concludes, we should see more robust growth, leading to outperformance over current consensus analysts' figures. Many analysts predict 3-7% revenue growth in the next few years, but we may see 5-10% growth, leading to substantially higher revenues and profitability potential as the company advances.EPS Earnings SurpriseEarnings surprise (seekingalpha.com)Apple has surprised higher in each of its last twelve earnings announcements, and this trend should continue as we advance. If the trend continues, we could see 5-10% EPS beats in future quarters.EPS ExpectationsEPS growth (seekingalpha.com)Due to the general pessimism surrounding the downturn, consensus EPS estimates are very modest here. We see expeditions of approximately 5% annual growth in the next few years. However, as economic conditions improve, we can see 10-15% EPS growth from Apple in future years.Here's what Apple's financials could look like moving forward:Year (fiscal)20222023202420252026202720282029Revenue Bs$394$420$450$480$520$555$595$640Revenue growth8%7%7%7%8%7%7%7%EPS$6.11$6.80$7.30$8.10$9$10$11.50$13Forward P/E2223242524232222Stock price$150$170$195$225$240$265$286$330Source: The Financial ProphetWhat Price to Buy AppleApple may be mildly expensive today at about 22 times forward earnings estimates, but we should see multiple expansion in future years. I have Apple's valuation peaking at about 25 in 2025, but that is a relatively modest forecast. We could see Apple's forward P/E ratio increase to 30 or higher when the economy rebounds, sentiment improves, and demand for high-quality stocks increases. However, as we are currently in a slowdown, I recommend stepping back into Apple at about an 18-20 forward P/E ratio, providing a target entry price of around $120-135. That is the price range I prefer to enter a long-term position, as Apple's stock price will likely appreciate considerably in future years.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1289,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9968608477,"gmtCreate":1669195959799,"gmtModify":1676538165767,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Congratulations to Tiger&nbsp;🐯. Keep up the good work 👍🏻","listText":"Congratulations to Tiger&nbsp;🐯. Keep up the good work 👍🏻","text":"Congratulations to Tiger 🐯. 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The number of new customers with deposits rose by 22,700 to 754,100, up 23.2% from the same period last year.</p><p>The total trading volume from customers stood at US$78.2 billion on the company&#39;s platform, of which US$23.5 billion was on share trading, and 7.7 million options and futures contracts were made. Net asset inflow from customers exceeded US$700 million during the third quarter, and the company retained 98% of its customers with assets during the period.</p><p>Wu Tianhua, CEO and founder of UP Fintech, said, &#34;In the third quarter, the company witnessed steady sequential growth in key indicators. Our interest-related income was up by almost 70% quarter-over-quarter amid the Federal Reserve&#39;s interest rates hikes. While thanks to further improved operational efficiency, our non-GAAP net income nearly doubled, all the more showing our resilience to global macroeconomic uncertainties. Among our global markets, in Australia and New Zealand, the public recognition of our services rose significantly, with the number of new funded clients accounting for 19% of the total worldwide.&#34;</p><p>&#34;In this quarter, we brought to global investors a fractional share feature in our flagship app Tiger Trade, offering clients with limited deposits access to premium stocks at high prices, and expanding our potential user base. Nearly all US cash equity tradings were self-cleared by our proprietary infrastructure, boosting the overall clearing efficiency and lowering the costs,&#34; Wu Tianhua added.</p><p>Wu Tianhua also revealed, &#34;Looking ahead, in the fourth quarter, we will land our services in Hong Kong, where we are committed to providing investors in this global financial center with the best possible products and services. In addition, we are dedicated to allocating our global resources effectively to serve our worldwide client base well.&#34;</p><p><b>In Singapore, average net deposit of newly acquired clients up for the second consecutive quarter</b></p><p>UP Fintech&#39;s market position in Singapore continued to consolidate with consensual trust from high-worth customers. The average net deposit of newly acquired clients has grown for the second consecutive quarter, passing the US$11,000 threshold in the third quarter, while overtaking the US$9,000 one in the previous quarter.</p><p>In terms of the products we offer, the company upgraded all Singapore-registered accounts by merging share and fund trading operations, enabling the deposit in customers&#39; margin accounts for US stocks to be directed for fund trading to alleviate their liquidity restraint.</p><p>During the period, the company&#39;s cash management services in Singapore were strategically elevated to become Tiger Vault, where customers&#39; in-account deposits can be directly for shares, options, and fund trading, as well as for IPO subscriptions, a move that facilitates the asset management flow. The brand-new Tiger Vault has received positive feedback in Singapore, where the asset under management (AUM) in total was up 120.1% quarter-over-quarter, and the number of users increased by 61.3% quarter-over-quarter. These numbers underscore the diversification we strive to offer to clients against heightened volatility.</p><p>During the third quarter, by spearheading product and technological innovations, UP Fintech bagged the &#34;Fintech - Brokerage&#34; award at the SBR Technology Excellence Awards 2022 from the Singapore Business Review. In the city state&#39;s &#34;Best Customer Service 2022/23&#34; survey conducted jointly by The Straits Times and research firm Statista, the company&#39;s excellent customer service was recognized in the trading and brokerage services sub-category, under Real Estate and Banking. As of now, in Singapore, the company keeps 21.5 hours of customer care services on a daily basis, through a combination of channels including hotline, e-mail, social media platforms, and in-app chat. The company also received &#34;Investor&#39;s Choice Awards 2022: Best Retail Broker&#34; from the Securities Investors Association (Singapore).</p><p>In Southeast Asia, the company announced its Official Sponsor status for the ongoing AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022, the region&#39;s biennial football tournament contested by 10 national &#34;A&#34; teams, a move that seeks to highlight the company&#39;s continued commitment to becoming a global local company and letting everyone in the world enjoy efficient and smart investing.</p><p><b>Nearly 20% of global new customers with deposits from Australia and New Zealand</b></p><p>In Australia and New Zealand, the company continued to gain momentum. In the reporting period, client acquisition sped up, with nearly 20% of all global new funded customers from the two markets. In-app feature-wise, PayID was accepted to deposit Tiger accounts in Australia in an offering to shorten the processing time. The new feature allows customers to enjoy real-time deposits all year round.</p><p>During the two quarters since the company&#39;s entry into Australia, its flagship Tiger Trade app has been trusted by more local customers. In the third quarter, the company captured the winner position in three categories including &#34;Best for Australian investors&#34;, &#34;People&#39;s choice&#34;, and &#34;Best for ETFs&#34;, from the well-known investing media outlet WeMoney.</p><p><b>Global expansion never ceases</b></p><p>The company is also ready to announce its expansion into Hong Kong starting in December, bringing the best possible smart global investing experience to investors in this global financial center. UP Fintech&#39;s subsidiary in Hong Kong holds Type I, II, IV and V licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission, qualifying the company to deal in and advise on securities and futures contracts. In total, the company holds 11 licenses and qualifications in Hong Kong.</p><p><b>US fractional share trading function lowers investing threshold</b></p><p><b>Self-developed infrastructure bears fruit</b></p><p>In the third quarter, the company&#39;s gross commission income stood at US$24.5 million, along with the interest-related income up 68.8% quarter-over-quarter to US$26.9 million.</p><p>As the company&#39;s global expansion goes deep, we remain zoomed in on investing in research and development. During the period, nearly all US cash equity tradings were self-cleared.</p><p>During the reporting period, UP Fintech launched US fractional share trading, a new feature that now supports all S&amp;P 500 stocks, removes the 1 share minimum trading unit, and lowers the trading starting point to as little as US$5. While beginner-friendly, fractional share trading&#39;s low threshold also offers an engaging global investing experience to more investors by diversifying their portfolios in a more flexible way.</p><p>In the meantime, mobile app features such as options combination analysis tools, most sought-after industries, and lists of ETFs for major markets were put on live. Among new PC/desktop features, time-weighted average price (TWAP) and volume-weighted average price (VWAP) orders were presented. With attached order and conditional order functions available, investors are able to analyze and grasp the investing trends in a timely manner.</p><p>During the period, the demand for wealth management services continued to grow steadily. The number of customers increased by 37.7% quarter-over-quarter, and the asset under management (AUM) was up by 50.8% quarter-over-quarter. The number of Fund Mall users increased by 35% quarter-over-quarter, and AUM was up by 72.7% quarter-over-quarter. Cash management products saw the number of users up by 40.2% quarter-over-quarter, and AUM up by 35.8% quarter-over-quarter.</p><p>On the investor education side, UP Fintech relentlessly promoted financial knowledge in a move to help investors adjust themselves to the volatile investing environment. During the period, the company broadcast 112 live sessions, covering a wide range of content from diving into companies&#39; earnings results, to deep analysis of various industries and companies. Over 40% of the content was specially tailored for global investors in different markets.</p><p>As of September 30, in Singapore, UP Fintech held a series of joint live broadcasts online with the Singapore Exchange, and was participated by analysts from institutions such as Standard Chartered Bank and Société Générale for their market insights. These live sessions, which have become the platform&#39;s signature content, were widely accoladed by investors. In Australia, industry analysis covering the most sought-after industries including mining, pharmaceuticals, and technology was well received, helping more local investors make better informed financial decisions, and boosting the content penetration rate to 50%.</p><p><b>Investment banking services take the lead in US IPO underwriting</b></p><p><b>ESOP business spins off with strategic investors involved</b></p><p>During the reporting period, other revenues, including investment banking and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), reached US$4 million. The company participated in 12 Hong Kong and US IPOs, served as an underwriter in 11 of these listings, and was the lead bank in 2 US IPOs.</p><p>In the first three quarters of this year, third-party data shows that UP Fintech ranked third among all global brokerages, with 18 US IPO underwriting, and fourth by the offering size. In terms of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) underwriting, the company ranked second globally by the offering scale of projects underwritten.</p><p>The company also honed its research capabilities by issuing 19 research reports on various sectors including e-commerce, internet, entertainment, auto-making, and cryptocurrency, indicating its in-depth analysis expertise.</p><p>UP Fintech signed 29 ESOP clients during the period, with the number of total clients added up to 393, a year-over-year increase of 50%. The primary market also resonated with the ESOP business&#39;s stellar prospects. During the quarter, strategic investors were involved in completing ESOP&#39;s angel round financing. The business is scheduled to spin off under the new brand &#34;UponeShare&#34; in the fourth quarter, with a vision of promoting digital transformation in equity management.</p><p>In this quarter, dozens of companies including Tim Hortons, Leapmotor, AIM Vaccine, and Jenscare became part of the Tiger Community, and opened enterprise accounts.</p><p>On the corporate social responsibility front, the company collaborated with WWF-Singapore on International Tiger Day to raise awareness about wildlife conservation.</p><p><b>About UP Fintech</b></p><p>UP Fintech Holding Limited (Nasdaq: TIGR), also known as Tiger Brokers, is a leading online brokerage with a focus on redefining global investing with technology for the next generation.</p><p>Founded in 2014, we relentlessly offer a superior user experience in pursuit of becoming a world-leading online brokerage, to let everyone enjoy efficient and smart investing. Currently, we offer a multitude of quality financial products and services across brokerage, employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) management, investment banking, wealth management, investor community, and investor education.</p><p>We strive to elevate financial technology R&amp;D to a new level. While we inherit the best traditions from the financial sector and blend them with the best minds of tech experts, we develop our own technology infrastructure—an aggregation that enables multi-currency trading of various products across markets, guaranteeing our reliable, secure, and scalable services are accessible to all with low latency.</p><p>In March 2019, UP Fintech was listed on Nasdaq under the ticker TIGR. As of now, we serve over 9 million users and about 2 million account holders worldwide on our flagship platform &#34;Tiger Trade&#34;, own 63 licenses and qualifications in different markets, and have over 1,000 employees on the team in Singapore, New Zealand, the US, Hong Kong Australia, and China.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>UP Fintech Posts US$55.41 Million for 2022 Q3 Revenue</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nUP Fintech Posts US$55.41 Million for 2022 Q3 Revenue\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1079075236\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Tiger Newspress </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2022-11-23 16:00</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<html><head></head><body><ul><li>About one-fifth of new customers with deposits are from Australia and New Zealand, indicating growing local recognition</li></ul><ul><li>Average net deposit of newly acquired clients surpasses US$11,000 in Singapore, a sign of deepening trust</li></ul><p><a href=\"https://ttm.financial/RN?name=RNLive&amp;rndata=%7B%22liveId%22:%2216690156664297%22,%22type%22:0%7D\" target=\"_blank\">Live: Tiger Brokers Q3 2022 Earnings Conference Call</a></p><p><b>Singapore and New York, November 23, 2022 — UP Fintech Holding Limited</b> (&#34;UP Fintech&#34; or the &#34;Company&#34;, Nasdaq: TIGR, and all its subsidiaries and consolidated entities), an online brokerage with a focus on redefining global investing with technologies for the next generation, announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2022.</p><p>During the period, the company&#39;s revenue reached US$55.41 million, with the net income attributable to UP Fintech turning positive to US$3.34 million, and non-GAAP net income reaching US$6.63 million, up 91.3% quarter-over-quarter.</p><p>During the third quarter, the number of new customer accounts increased by 35,400, totaling 1.97 million globally, up 11.5% from the same quarter last year. The number of new customers with deposits rose by 22,700 to 754,100, up 23.2% from the same period last year.</p><p>The total trading volume from customers stood at US$78.2 billion on the company&#39;s platform, of which US$23.5 billion was on share trading, and 7.7 million options and futures contracts were made. Net asset inflow from customers exceeded US$700 million during the third quarter, and the company retained 98% of its customers with assets during the period.</p><p>Wu Tianhua, CEO and founder of UP Fintech, said, &#34;In the third quarter, the company witnessed steady sequential growth in key indicators. Our interest-related income was up by almost 70% quarter-over-quarter amid the Federal Reserve&#39;s interest rates hikes. While thanks to further improved operational efficiency, our non-GAAP net income nearly doubled, all the more showing our resilience to global macroeconomic uncertainties. Among our global markets, in Australia and New Zealand, the public recognition of our services rose significantly, with the number of new funded clients accounting for 19% of the total worldwide.&#34;</p><p>&#34;In this quarter, we brought to global investors a fractional share feature in our flagship app Tiger Trade, offering clients with limited deposits access to premium stocks at high prices, and expanding our potential user base. Nearly all US cash equity tradings were self-cleared by our proprietary infrastructure, boosting the overall clearing efficiency and lowering the costs,&#34; Wu Tianhua added.</p><p>Wu Tianhua also revealed, &#34;Looking ahead, in the fourth quarter, we will land our services in Hong Kong, where we are committed to providing investors in this global financial center with the best possible products and services. In addition, we are dedicated to allocating our global resources effectively to serve our worldwide client base well.&#34;</p><p><b>In Singapore, average net deposit of newly acquired clients up for the second consecutive quarter</b></p><p>UP Fintech&#39;s market position in Singapore continued to consolidate with consensual trust from high-worth customers. The average net deposit of newly acquired clients has grown for the second consecutive quarter, passing the US$11,000 threshold in the third quarter, while overtaking the US$9,000 one in the previous quarter.</p><p>In terms of the products we offer, the company upgraded all Singapore-registered accounts by merging share and fund trading operations, enabling the deposit in customers&#39; margin accounts for US stocks to be directed for fund trading to alleviate their liquidity restraint.</p><p>During the period, the company&#39;s cash management services in Singapore were strategically elevated to become Tiger Vault, where customers&#39; in-account deposits can be directly for shares, options, and fund trading, as well as for IPO subscriptions, a move that facilitates the asset management flow. The brand-new Tiger Vault has received positive feedback in Singapore, where the asset under management (AUM) in total was up 120.1% quarter-over-quarter, and the number of users increased by 61.3% quarter-over-quarter. These numbers underscore the diversification we strive to offer to clients against heightened volatility.</p><p>During the third quarter, by spearheading product and technological innovations, UP Fintech bagged the &#34;Fintech - Brokerage&#34; award at the SBR Technology Excellence Awards 2022 from the Singapore Business Review. In the city state&#39;s &#34;Best Customer Service 2022/23&#34; survey conducted jointly by The Straits Times and research firm Statista, the company&#39;s excellent customer service was recognized in the trading and brokerage services sub-category, under Real Estate and Banking. As of now, in Singapore, the company keeps 21.5 hours of customer care services on a daily basis, through a combination of channels including hotline, e-mail, social media platforms, and in-app chat. The company also received &#34;Investor&#39;s Choice Awards 2022: Best Retail Broker&#34; from the Securities Investors Association (Singapore).</p><p>In Southeast Asia, the company announced its Official Sponsor status for the ongoing AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022, the region&#39;s biennial football tournament contested by 10 national &#34;A&#34; teams, a move that seeks to highlight the company&#39;s continued commitment to becoming a global local company and letting everyone in the world enjoy efficient and smart investing.</p><p><b>Nearly 20% of global new customers with deposits from Australia and New Zealand</b></p><p>In Australia and New Zealand, the company continued to gain momentum. In the reporting period, client acquisition sped up, with nearly 20% of all global new funded customers from the two markets. In-app feature-wise, PayID was accepted to deposit Tiger accounts in Australia in an offering to shorten the processing time. The new feature allows customers to enjoy real-time deposits all year round.</p><p>During the two quarters since the company&#39;s entry into Australia, its flagship Tiger Trade app has been trusted by more local customers. In the third quarter, the company captured the winner position in three categories including &#34;Best for Australian investors&#34;, &#34;People&#39;s choice&#34;, and &#34;Best for ETFs&#34;, from the well-known investing media outlet WeMoney.</p><p><b>Global expansion never ceases</b></p><p>The company is also ready to announce its expansion into Hong Kong starting in December, bringing the best possible smart global investing experience to investors in this global financial center. UP Fintech&#39;s subsidiary in Hong Kong holds Type I, II, IV and V licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission, qualifying the company to deal in and advise on securities and futures contracts. In total, the company holds 11 licenses and qualifications in Hong Kong.</p><p><b>US fractional share trading function lowers investing threshold</b></p><p><b>Self-developed infrastructure bears fruit</b></p><p>In the third quarter, the company&#39;s gross commission income stood at US$24.5 million, along with the interest-related income up 68.8% quarter-over-quarter to US$26.9 million.</p><p>As the company&#39;s global expansion goes deep, we remain zoomed in on investing in research and development. During the period, nearly all US cash equity tradings were self-cleared.</p><p>During the reporting period, UP Fintech launched US fractional share trading, a new feature that now supports all S&amp;P 500 stocks, removes the 1 share minimum trading unit, and lowers the trading starting point to as little as US$5. While beginner-friendly, fractional share trading&#39;s low threshold also offers an engaging global investing experience to more investors by diversifying their portfolios in a more flexible way.</p><p>In the meantime, mobile app features such as options combination analysis tools, most sought-after industries, and lists of ETFs for major markets were put on live. Among new PC/desktop features, time-weighted average price (TWAP) and volume-weighted average price (VWAP) orders were presented. With attached order and conditional order functions available, investors are able to analyze and grasp the investing trends in a timely manner.</p><p>During the period, the demand for wealth management services continued to grow steadily. The number of customers increased by 37.7% quarter-over-quarter, and the asset under management (AUM) was up by 50.8% quarter-over-quarter. The number of Fund Mall users increased by 35% quarter-over-quarter, and AUM was up by 72.7% quarter-over-quarter. Cash management products saw the number of users up by 40.2% quarter-over-quarter, and AUM up by 35.8% quarter-over-quarter.</p><p>On the investor education side, UP Fintech relentlessly promoted financial knowledge in a move to help investors adjust themselves to the volatile investing environment. During the period, the company broadcast 112 live sessions, covering a wide range of content from diving into companies&#39; earnings results, to deep analysis of various industries and companies. Over 40% of the content was specially tailored for global investors in different markets.</p><p>As of September 30, in Singapore, UP Fintech held a series of joint live broadcasts online with the Singapore Exchange, and was participated by analysts from institutions such as Standard Chartered Bank and Société Générale for their market insights. These live sessions, which have become the platform&#39;s signature content, were widely accoladed by investors. In Australia, industry analysis covering the most sought-after industries including mining, pharmaceuticals, and technology was well received, helping more local investors make better informed financial decisions, and boosting the content penetration rate to 50%.</p><p><b>Investment banking services take the lead in US IPO underwriting</b></p><p><b>ESOP business spins off with strategic investors involved</b></p><p>During the reporting period, other revenues, including investment banking and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), reached US$4 million. The company participated in 12 Hong Kong and US IPOs, served as an underwriter in 11 of these listings, and was the lead bank in 2 US IPOs.</p><p>In the first three quarters of this year, third-party data shows that UP Fintech ranked third among all global brokerages, with 18 US IPO underwriting, and fourth by the offering size. In terms of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) underwriting, the company ranked second globally by the offering scale of projects underwritten.</p><p>The company also honed its research capabilities by issuing 19 research reports on various sectors including e-commerce, internet, entertainment, auto-making, and cryptocurrency, indicating its in-depth analysis expertise.</p><p>UP Fintech signed 29 ESOP clients during the period, with the number of total clients added up to 393, a year-over-year increase of 50%. The primary market also resonated with the ESOP business&#39;s stellar prospects. During the quarter, strategic investors were involved in completing ESOP&#39;s angel round financing. The business is scheduled to spin off under the new brand &#34;UponeShare&#34; in the fourth quarter, with a vision of promoting digital transformation in equity management.</p><p>In this quarter, dozens of companies including Tim Hortons, Leapmotor, AIM Vaccine, and Jenscare became part of the Tiger Community, and opened enterprise accounts.</p><p>On the corporate social responsibility front, the company collaborated with WWF-Singapore on International Tiger Day to raise awareness about wildlife conservation.</p><p><b>About UP Fintech</b></p><p>UP Fintech Holding Limited (Nasdaq: TIGR), also known as Tiger Brokers, is a leading online brokerage with a focus on redefining global investing with technology for the next generation.</p><p>Founded in 2014, we relentlessly offer a superior user experience in pursuit of becoming a world-leading online brokerage, to let everyone enjoy efficient and smart investing. Currently, we offer a multitude of quality financial products and services across brokerage, employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) management, investment banking, wealth management, investor community, and investor education.</p><p>We strive to elevate financial technology R&amp;D to a new level. While we inherit the best traditions from the financial sector and blend them with the best minds of tech experts, we develop our own technology infrastructure—an aggregation that enables multi-currency trading of various products across markets, guaranteeing our reliable, secure, and scalable services are accessible to all with low latency.</p><p>In March 2019, UP Fintech was listed on Nasdaq under the ticker TIGR. As of now, we serve over 9 million users and about 2 million account holders worldwide on our flagship platform &#34;Tiger Trade&#34;, own 63 licenses and qualifications in different markets, and have over 1,000 employees on the team in Singapore, New Zealand, the US, Hong Kong Australia, and China.</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"TIGR":"老虎证券"},"source_url":"","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1146860364","content_text":"About one-fifth of new customers with deposits are from Australia and New Zealand, indicating growing local recognitionAverage net deposit of newly acquired clients surpasses US$11,000 in Singapore, a sign of deepening trustLive: Tiger Brokers Q3 2022 Earnings Conference CallSingapore and New York, November 23, 2022 — UP Fintech Holding Limited (\"UP Fintech\" or the \"Company\", Nasdaq: TIGR, and all its subsidiaries and consolidated entities), an online brokerage with a focus on redefining global investing with technologies for the next generation, announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2022.During the period, the company's revenue reached US$55.41 million, with the net income attributable to UP Fintech turning positive to US$3.34 million, and non-GAAP net income reaching US$6.63 million, up 91.3% quarter-over-quarter.During the third quarter, the number of new customer accounts increased by 35,400, totaling 1.97 million globally, up 11.5% from the same quarter last year. The number of new customers with deposits rose by 22,700 to 754,100, up 23.2% from the same period last year.The total trading volume from customers stood at US$78.2 billion on the company's platform, of which US$23.5 billion was on share trading, and 7.7 million options and futures contracts were made. Net asset inflow from customers exceeded US$700 million during the third quarter, and the company retained 98% of its customers with assets during the period.Wu Tianhua, CEO and founder of UP Fintech, said, \"In the third quarter, the company witnessed steady sequential growth in key indicators. Our interest-related income was up by almost 70% quarter-over-quarter amid the Federal Reserve's interest rates hikes. While thanks to further improved operational efficiency, our non-GAAP net income nearly doubled, all the more showing our resilience to global macroeconomic uncertainties. Among our global markets, in Australia and New Zealand, the public recognition of our services rose significantly, with the number of new funded clients accounting for 19% of the total worldwide.\"\"In this quarter, we brought to global investors a fractional share feature in our flagship app Tiger Trade, offering clients with limited deposits access to premium stocks at high prices, and expanding our potential user base. Nearly all US cash equity tradings were self-cleared by our proprietary infrastructure, boosting the overall clearing efficiency and lowering the costs,\" Wu Tianhua added.Wu Tianhua also revealed, \"Looking ahead, in the fourth quarter, we will land our services in Hong Kong, where we are committed to providing investors in this global financial center with the best possible products and services. In addition, we are dedicated to allocating our global resources effectively to serve our worldwide client base well.\"In Singapore, average net deposit of newly acquired clients up for the second consecutive quarterUP Fintech's market position in Singapore continued to consolidate with consensual trust from high-worth customers. The average net deposit of newly acquired clients has grown for the second consecutive quarter, passing the US$11,000 threshold in the third quarter, while overtaking the US$9,000 one in the previous quarter.In terms of the products we offer, the company upgraded all Singapore-registered accounts by merging share and fund trading operations, enabling the deposit in customers' margin accounts for US stocks to be directed for fund trading to alleviate their liquidity restraint.During the period, the company's cash management services in Singapore were strategically elevated to become Tiger Vault, where customers' in-account deposits can be directly for shares, options, and fund trading, as well as for IPO subscriptions, a move that facilitates the asset management flow. The brand-new Tiger Vault has received positive feedback in Singapore, where the asset under management (AUM) in total was up 120.1% quarter-over-quarter, and the number of users increased by 61.3% quarter-over-quarter. These numbers underscore the diversification we strive to offer to clients against heightened volatility.During the third quarter, by spearheading product and technological innovations, UP Fintech bagged the \"Fintech - Brokerage\" award at the SBR Technology Excellence Awards 2022 from the Singapore Business Review. In the city state's \"Best Customer Service 2022/23\" survey conducted jointly by The Straits Times and research firm Statista, the company's excellent customer service was recognized in the trading and brokerage services sub-category, under Real Estate and Banking. As of now, in Singapore, the company keeps 21.5 hours of customer care services on a daily basis, through a combination of channels including hotline, e-mail, social media platforms, and in-app chat. The company also received \"Investor's Choice Awards 2022: Best Retail Broker\" from the Securities Investors Association (Singapore).In Southeast Asia, the company announced its Official Sponsor status for the ongoing AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022, the region's biennial football tournament contested by 10 national \"A\" teams, a move that seeks to highlight the company's continued commitment to becoming a global local company and letting everyone in the world enjoy efficient and smart investing.Nearly 20% of global new customers with deposits from Australia and New ZealandIn Australia and New Zealand, the company continued to gain momentum. In the reporting period, client acquisition sped up, with nearly 20% of all global new funded customers from the two markets. In-app feature-wise, PayID was accepted to deposit Tiger accounts in Australia in an offering to shorten the processing time. The new feature allows customers to enjoy real-time deposits all year round.During the two quarters since the company's entry into Australia, its flagship Tiger Trade app has been trusted by more local customers. In the third quarter, the company captured the winner position in three categories including \"Best for Australian investors\", \"People's choice\", and \"Best for ETFs\", from the well-known investing media outlet WeMoney.Global expansion never ceasesThe company is also ready to announce its expansion into Hong Kong starting in December, bringing the best possible smart global investing experience to investors in this global financial center. UP Fintech's subsidiary in Hong Kong holds Type I, II, IV and V licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission, qualifying the company to deal in and advise on securities and futures contracts. In total, the company holds 11 licenses and qualifications in Hong Kong.US fractional share trading function lowers investing thresholdSelf-developed infrastructure bears fruitIn the third quarter, the company's gross commission income stood at US$24.5 million, along with the interest-related income up 68.8% quarter-over-quarter to US$26.9 million.As the company's global expansion goes deep, we remain zoomed in on investing in research and development. During the period, nearly all US cash equity tradings were self-cleared.During the reporting period, UP Fintech launched US fractional share trading, a new feature that now supports all S&P 500 stocks, removes the 1 share minimum trading unit, and lowers the trading starting point to as little as US$5. While beginner-friendly, fractional share trading's low threshold also offers an engaging global investing experience to more investors by diversifying their portfolios in a more flexible way.In the meantime, mobile app features such as options combination analysis tools, most sought-after industries, and lists of ETFs for major markets were put on live. Among new PC/desktop features, time-weighted average price (TWAP) and volume-weighted average price (VWAP) orders were presented. With attached order and conditional order functions available, investors are able to analyze and grasp the investing trends in a timely manner.During the period, the demand for wealth management services continued to grow steadily. The number of customers increased by 37.7% quarter-over-quarter, and the asset under management (AUM) was up by 50.8% quarter-over-quarter. The number of Fund Mall users increased by 35% quarter-over-quarter, and AUM was up by 72.7% quarter-over-quarter. Cash management products saw the number of users up by 40.2% quarter-over-quarter, and AUM up by 35.8% quarter-over-quarter.On the investor education side, UP Fintech relentlessly promoted financial knowledge in a move to help investors adjust themselves to the volatile investing environment. During the period, the company broadcast 112 live sessions, covering a wide range of content from diving into companies' earnings results, to deep analysis of various industries and companies. Over 40% of the content was specially tailored for global investors in different markets.As of September 30, in Singapore, UP Fintech held a series of joint live broadcasts online with the Singapore Exchange, and was participated by analysts from institutions such as Standard Chartered Bank and Société Générale for their market insights. These live sessions, which have become the platform's signature content, were widely accoladed by investors. In Australia, industry analysis covering the most sought-after industries including mining, pharmaceuticals, and technology was well received, helping more local investors make better informed financial decisions, and boosting the content penetration rate to 50%.Investment banking services take the lead in US IPO underwritingESOP business spins off with strategic investors involvedDuring the reporting period, other revenues, including investment banking and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), reached US$4 million. The company participated in 12 Hong Kong and US IPOs, served as an underwriter in 11 of these listings, and was the lead bank in 2 US IPOs.In the first three quarters of this year, third-party data shows that UP Fintech ranked third among all global brokerages, with 18 US IPO underwriting, and fourth by the offering size. In terms of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) underwriting, the company ranked second globally by the offering scale of projects underwritten.The company also honed its research capabilities by issuing 19 research reports on various sectors including e-commerce, internet, entertainment, auto-making, and cryptocurrency, indicating its in-depth analysis expertise.UP Fintech signed 29 ESOP clients during the period, with the number of total clients added up to 393, a year-over-year increase of 50%. The primary market also resonated with the ESOP business's stellar prospects. During the quarter, strategic investors were involved in completing ESOP's angel round financing. The business is scheduled to spin off under the new brand \"UponeShare\" in the fourth quarter, with a vision of promoting digital transformation in equity management.In this quarter, dozens of companies including Tim Hortons, Leapmotor, AIM Vaccine, and Jenscare became part of the Tiger Community, and opened enterprise accounts.On the corporate social responsibility front, the company collaborated with WWF-Singapore on International Tiger Day to raise awareness about wildlife conservation.About UP FintechUP Fintech Holding Limited (Nasdaq: TIGR), also known as Tiger Brokers, is a leading online brokerage with a focus on redefining global investing with technology for the next generation.Founded in 2014, we relentlessly offer a superior user experience in pursuit of becoming a world-leading online brokerage, to let everyone enjoy efficient and smart investing. Currently, we offer a multitude of quality financial products and services across brokerage, employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) management, investment banking, wealth management, investor community, and investor education.We strive to elevate financial technology R&D to a new level. While we inherit the best traditions from the financial sector and blend them with the best minds of tech experts, we develop our own technology infrastructure—an aggregation that enables multi-currency trading of various products across markets, guaranteeing our reliable, secure, and scalable services are accessible to all with low latency.In March 2019, UP Fintech was listed on Nasdaq under the ticker TIGR. 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Market participants are having a lot of difficulty deciding whether the major macroeconomic factors ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/05/12/will-apple-and-microsoft-finally-give-way-in-the-s/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果","MSFT":"微软"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/05/12/will-apple-and-microsoft-finally-give-way-in-the-s/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2235610902","content_text":"The stock market continued to see big ups and downs during the course of trading on Thursday. Market participants are having a lot of difficulty deciding whether the major macroeconomic factors affecting Wall Street are short term in nature or will have longer-term implications, and as attitudes change, stock market moves have been violent. As of closed, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 103 points to 31,730. The S&P 500 dropped 5 points to 3,930, and the Nasdaq Composite gave up 6 points to 11,370.Until recently, giga-cap technology stocks like Apple and Microsoft had large avoided the full brunt of the bear market in the Nasdaq, even as smaller companies lost 50% to 80% or more of their value. However, over the past couple of months, some of the largest companies in the market, including Meta Platforms, Netflix, and Amazon.com, started to move sharply lower. Those big-name moves put a bigger dent in market capitalization-weighted benchmarks.Image source: Getty Images.But along the way, Apple and Microsoft largely avoided the brunt of the downturn. That has changed this week, and today, both companies are seeing bigger losses than the broader market as investors try to assess whether they too will give way to negative market sentiment.Strong fundamentalsFor the most part, Apple and Microsoft have been able to stand up to scrutiny because of their strong financial performance. For instance, Apple's numbers for the fiscal second quarter ending March 26 included a 9% rise in overall revenue and a 6% gain in net income. The tech giant saw notable results from its iPhone, Mac, and wearables and accessories segments, which helped to offset some weakness in iPad sales. Apple also continued to grow its important services business, which some have seen as a potential weak link amid rising competition in areas like streaming content.Similarly, Microsoft has done a good job of capitalizing on the opportunities to serve customers getting more involved in cloud computing. Microsoft's intelligent cloud segment posted the biggest rise in revenue among its businesses, driven by the popularity of the Azure cloud infrastructure platform. Other areas of Microsoft's business also owe much of their success to the cloud, particularly the subscription-as-a-service versions of the Office productivity software suite. An 18% sales boost helped push adjusted net income higher by 13% in the fiscal third quarter ending March 31, and the software behemoth kept returning capital to shareholders through buybacks as well as dividends.Gaps in the armor?However, both Apple and Microsoft have seen some declines in their share prices in the past week. Apple fell 2.7% on Thursday, and it has fallen nearly 15% since May 4. Microsoft has suffered a 12% drop in just over a week, including a 2% decline in today's session.Apple and Microsoft are highly liquid stocks, making them less susceptible to some of the situations that can cause more dramatic movements in share prices of smaller companies. Index funds hold truly massive amounts of their stock. To the extent that long-term investors have stayed the course with their index holdings, that has helped provide ballast for Apple's and Microsoft's share prices.However, impatient investors have started to register substantial outflows from their fund holdings. Forced selling from index funds can have an impact on share prices even for giga-cap tech stock giants, most notably because their weightings in various indexes tend to be extremely high.There's little to suggest anything wrong with Microsoft or Apple in terms of long-term business prospects. Nevertheless, short-term traders will watch the two stocks to see if they can avoid further losses here. If they prove vulnerable to a downturn, then some traders will see that as evidence that a more extensive decline for the overall market could be ahead.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":1,"MSFT":1}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":511,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9968608477,"gmtCreate":1669195959799,"gmtModify":1676538165767,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Congratulations to Tiger&nbsp;🐯. Keep up the good work 👍🏻","listText":"Congratulations to Tiger&nbsp;🐯. Keep up the good work 👍🏻","text":"Congratulations to Tiger 🐯. Keep up the good work 👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":9,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9968608477","repostId":"1146860364","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1146860364","kind":"news","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Providing stock market headlines, business news, financials and earnings ","home_visible":1,"media_name":"Tiger Newspress","id":"1079075236","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba"},"pubTimestamp":1669190411,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1146860364?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2022-11-23 16:00","market":"us","language":"en","title":"UP Fintech Posts US$55.41 Million for 2022 Q3 Revenue","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1146860364","media":"Tiger Newspress","summary":"About one-fifth of new customers with deposits are from Australia and New Zealand, indicating growin","content":"<html><head></head><body><ul><li>About one-fifth of new customers with deposits are from Australia and New Zealand, indicating growing local recognition</li></ul><ul><li>Average net deposit of newly acquired clients surpasses US$11,000 in Singapore, a sign of deepening trust</li></ul><p><a href=\"https://ttm.financial/RN?name=RNLive&amp;rndata=%7B%22liveId%22:%2216690156664297%22,%22type%22:0%7D\" target=\"_blank\">Live: Tiger Brokers Q3 2022 Earnings Conference Call</a></p><p><b>Singapore and New York, November 23, 2022 — UP Fintech Holding Limited</b> (&#34;UP Fintech&#34; or the &#34;Company&#34;, Nasdaq: TIGR, and all its subsidiaries and consolidated entities), an online brokerage with a focus on redefining global investing with technologies for the next generation, announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2022.</p><p>During the period, the company&#39;s revenue reached US$55.41 million, with the net income attributable to UP Fintech turning positive to US$3.34 million, and non-GAAP net income reaching US$6.63 million, up 91.3% quarter-over-quarter.</p><p>During the third quarter, the number of new customer accounts increased by 35,400, totaling 1.97 million globally, up 11.5% from the same quarter last year. The number of new customers with deposits rose by 22,700 to 754,100, up 23.2% from the same period last year.</p><p>The total trading volume from customers stood at US$78.2 billion on the company&#39;s platform, of which US$23.5 billion was on share trading, and 7.7 million options and futures contracts were made. Net asset inflow from customers exceeded US$700 million during the third quarter, and the company retained 98% of its customers with assets during the period.</p><p>Wu Tianhua, CEO and founder of UP Fintech, said, &#34;In the third quarter, the company witnessed steady sequential growth in key indicators. Our interest-related income was up by almost 70% quarter-over-quarter amid the Federal Reserve&#39;s interest rates hikes. While thanks to further improved operational efficiency, our non-GAAP net income nearly doubled, all the more showing our resilience to global macroeconomic uncertainties. Among our global markets, in Australia and New Zealand, the public recognition of our services rose significantly, with the number of new funded clients accounting for 19% of the total worldwide.&#34;</p><p>&#34;In this quarter, we brought to global investors a fractional share feature in our flagship app Tiger Trade, offering clients with limited deposits access to premium stocks at high prices, and expanding our potential user base. Nearly all US cash equity tradings were self-cleared by our proprietary infrastructure, boosting the overall clearing efficiency and lowering the costs,&#34; Wu Tianhua added.</p><p>Wu Tianhua also revealed, &#34;Looking ahead, in the fourth quarter, we will land our services in Hong Kong, where we are committed to providing investors in this global financial center with the best possible products and services. In addition, we are dedicated to allocating our global resources effectively to serve our worldwide client base well.&#34;</p><p><b>In Singapore, average net deposit of newly acquired clients up for the second consecutive quarter</b></p><p>UP Fintech&#39;s market position in Singapore continued to consolidate with consensual trust from high-worth customers. The average net deposit of newly acquired clients has grown for the second consecutive quarter, passing the US$11,000 threshold in the third quarter, while overtaking the US$9,000 one in the previous quarter.</p><p>In terms of the products we offer, the company upgraded all Singapore-registered accounts by merging share and fund trading operations, enabling the deposit in customers&#39; margin accounts for US stocks to be directed for fund trading to alleviate their liquidity restraint.</p><p>During the period, the company&#39;s cash management services in Singapore were strategically elevated to become Tiger Vault, where customers&#39; in-account deposits can be directly for shares, options, and fund trading, as well as for IPO subscriptions, a move that facilitates the asset management flow. The brand-new Tiger Vault has received positive feedback in Singapore, where the asset under management (AUM) in total was up 120.1% quarter-over-quarter, and the number of users increased by 61.3% quarter-over-quarter. These numbers underscore the diversification we strive to offer to clients against heightened volatility.</p><p>During the third quarter, by spearheading product and technological innovations, UP Fintech bagged the &#34;Fintech - Brokerage&#34; award at the SBR Technology Excellence Awards 2022 from the Singapore Business Review. In the city state&#39;s &#34;Best Customer Service 2022/23&#34; survey conducted jointly by The Straits Times and research firm Statista, the company&#39;s excellent customer service was recognized in the trading and brokerage services sub-category, under Real Estate and Banking. As of now, in Singapore, the company keeps 21.5 hours of customer care services on a daily basis, through a combination of channels including hotline, e-mail, social media platforms, and in-app chat. The company also received &#34;Investor&#39;s Choice Awards 2022: Best Retail Broker&#34; from the Securities Investors Association (Singapore).</p><p>In Southeast Asia, the company announced its Official Sponsor status for the ongoing AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022, the region&#39;s biennial football tournament contested by 10 national &#34;A&#34; teams, a move that seeks to highlight the company&#39;s continued commitment to becoming a global local company and letting everyone in the world enjoy efficient and smart investing.</p><p><b>Nearly 20% of global new customers with deposits from Australia and New Zealand</b></p><p>In Australia and New Zealand, the company continued to gain momentum. In the reporting period, client acquisition sped up, with nearly 20% of all global new funded customers from the two markets. In-app feature-wise, PayID was accepted to deposit Tiger accounts in Australia in an offering to shorten the processing time. The new feature allows customers to enjoy real-time deposits all year round.</p><p>During the two quarters since the company&#39;s entry into Australia, its flagship Tiger Trade app has been trusted by more local customers. In the third quarter, the company captured the winner position in three categories including &#34;Best for Australian investors&#34;, &#34;People&#39;s choice&#34;, and &#34;Best for ETFs&#34;, from the well-known investing media outlet WeMoney.</p><p><b>Global expansion never ceases</b></p><p>The company is also ready to announce its expansion into Hong Kong starting in December, bringing the best possible smart global investing experience to investors in this global financial center. UP Fintech&#39;s subsidiary in Hong Kong holds Type I, II, IV and V licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission, qualifying the company to deal in and advise on securities and futures contracts. In total, the company holds 11 licenses and qualifications in Hong Kong.</p><p><b>US fractional share trading function lowers investing threshold</b></p><p><b>Self-developed infrastructure bears fruit</b></p><p>In the third quarter, the company&#39;s gross commission income stood at US$24.5 million, along with the interest-related income up 68.8% quarter-over-quarter to US$26.9 million.</p><p>As the company&#39;s global expansion goes deep, we remain zoomed in on investing in research and development. During the period, nearly all US cash equity tradings were self-cleared.</p><p>During the reporting period, UP Fintech launched US fractional share trading, a new feature that now supports all S&amp;P 500 stocks, removes the 1 share minimum trading unit, and lowers the trading starting point to as little as US$5. While beginner-friendly, fractional share trading&#39;s low threshold also offers an engaging global investing experience to more investors by diversifying their portfolios in a more flexible way.</p><p>In the meantime, mobile app features such as options combination analysis tools, most sought-after industries, and lists of ETFs for major markets were put on live. Among new PC/desktop features, time-weighted average price (TWAP) and volume-weighted average price (VWAP) orders were presented. With attached order and conditional order functions available, investors are able to analyze and grasp the investing trends in a timely manner.</p><p>During the period, the demand for wealth management services continued to grow steadily. The number of customers increased by 37.7% quarter-over-quarter, and the asset under management (AUM) was up by 50.8% quarter-over-quarter. The number of Fund Mall users increased by 35% quarter-over-quarter, and AUM was up by 72.7% quarter-over-quarter. Cash management products saw the number of users up by 40.2% quarter-over-quarter, and AUM up by 35.8% quarter-over-quarter.</p><p>On the investor education side, UP Fintech relentlessly promoted financial knowledge in a move to help investors adjust themselves to the volatile investing environment. During the period, the company broadcast 112 live sessions, covering a wide range of content from diving into companies&#39; earnings results, to deep analysis of various industries and companies. Over 40% of the content was specially tailored for global investors in different markets.</p><p>As of September 30, in Singapore, UP Fintech held a series of joint live broadcasts online with the Singapore Exchange, and was participated by analysts from institutions such as Standard Chartered Bank and Société Générale for their market insights. These live sessions, which have become the platform&#39;s signature content, were widely accoladed by investors. In Australia, industry analysis covering the most sought-after industries including mining, pharmaceuticals, and technology was well received, helping more local investors make better informed financial decisions, and boosting the content penetration rate to 50%.</p><p><b>Investment banking services take the lead in US IPO underwriting</b></p><p><b>ESOP business spins off with strategic investors involved</b></p><p>During the reporting period, other revenues, including investment banking and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), reached US$4 million. The company participated in 12 Hong Kong and US IPOs, served as an underwriter in 11 of these listings, and was the lead bank in 2 US IPOs.</p><p>In the first three quarters of this year, third-party data shows that UP Fintech ranked third among all global brokerages, with 18 US IPO underwriting, and fourth by the offering size. In terms of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) underwriting, the company ranked second globally by the offering scale of projects underwritten.</p><p>The company also honed its research capabilities by issuing 19 research reports on various sectors including e-commerce, internet, entertainment, auto-making, and cryptocurrency, indicating its in-depth analysis expertise.</p><p>UP Fintech signed 29 ESOP clients during the period, with the number of total clients added up to 393, a year-over-year increase of 50%. The primary market also resonated with the ESOP business&#39;s stellar prospects. During the quarter, strategic investors were involved in completing ESOP&#39;s angel round financing. The business is scheduled to spin off under the new brand &#34;UponeShare&#34; in the fourth quarter, with a vision of promoting digital transformation in equity management.</p><p>In this quarter, dozens of companies including Tim Hortons, Leapmotor, AIM Vaccine, and Jenscare became part of the Tiger Community, and opened enterprise accounts.</p><p>On the corporate social responsibility front, the company collaborated with WWF-Singapore on International Tiger Day to raise awareness about wildlife conservation.</p><p><b>About UP Fintech</b></p><p>UP Fintech Holding Limited (Nasdaq: TIGR), also known as Tiger Brokers, is a leading online brokerage with a focus on redefining global investing with technology for the next generation.</p><p>Founded in 2014, we relentlessly offer a superior user experience in pursuit of becoming a world-leading online brokerage, to let everyone enjoy efficient and smart investing. Currently, we offer a multitude of quality financial products and services across brokerage, employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) management, investment banking, wealth management, investor community, and investor education.</p><p>We strive to elevate financial technology R&amp;D to a new level. While we inherit the best traditions from the financial sector and blend them with the best minds of tech experts, we develop our own technology infrastructure—an aggregation that enables multi-currency trading of various products across markets, guaranteeing our reliable, secure, and scalable services are accessible to all with low latency.</p><p>In March 2019, UP Fintech was listed on Nasdaq under the ticker TIGR. As of now, we serve over 9 million users and about 2 million account holders worldwide on our flagship platform &#34;Tiger Trade&#34;, own 63 licenses and qualifications in different markets, and have over 1,000 employees on the team in Singapore, New Zealand, the US, Hong Kong Australia, and China.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>UP Fintech Posts US$55.41 Million for 2022 Q3 Revenue</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nUP Fintech Posts US$55.41 Million for 2022 Q3 Revenue\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<a class=\"head\" href=\"https://laohu8.com/wemedia/1079075236\">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/8274c5b9d4c2852bfb1c4d6ce16c68ba);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Tiger Newspress </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2022-11-23 16:00</p>\n</div>\n\n</a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<html><head></head><body><ul><li>About one-fifth of new customers with deposits are from Australia and New Zealand, indicating growing local recognition</li></ul><ul><li>Average net deposit of newly acquired clients surpasses US$11,000 in Singapore, a sign of deepening trust</li></ul><p><a href=\"https://ttm.financial/RN?name=RNLive&amp;rndata=%7B%22liveId%22:%2216690156664297%22,%22type%22:0%7D\" target=\"_blank\">Live: Tiger Brokers Q3 2022 Earnings Conference Call</a></p><p><b>Singapore and New York, November 23, 2022 — UP Fintech Holding Limited</b> (&#34;UP Fintech&#34; or the &#34;Company&#34;, Nasdaq: TIGR, and all its subsidiaries and consolidated entities), an online brokerage with a focus on redefining global investing with technologies for the next generation, announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2022.</p><p>During the period, the company&#39;s revenue reached US$55.41 million, with the net income attributable to UP Fintech turning positive to US$3.34 million, and non-GAAP net income reaching US$6.63 million, up 91.3% quarter-over-quarter.</p><p>During the third quarter, the number of new customer accounts increased by 35,400, totaling 1.97 million globally, up 11.5% from the same quarter last year. The number of new customers with deposits rose by 22,700 to 754,100, up 23.2% from the same period last year.</p><p>The total trading volume from customers stood at US$78.2 billion on the company&#39;s platform, of which US$23.5 billion was on share trading, and 7.7 million options and futures contracts were made. Net asset inflow from customers exceeded US$700 million during the third quarter, and the company retained 98% of its customers with assets during the period.</p><p>Wu Tianhua, CEO and founder of UP Fintech, said, &#34;In the third quarter, the company witnessed steady sequential growth in key indicators. Our interest-related income was up by almost 70% quarter-over-quarter amid the Federal Reserve&#39;s interest rates hikes. While thanks to further improved operational efficiency, our non-GAAP net income nearly doubled, all the more showing our resilience to global macroeconomic uncertainties. Among our global markets, in Australia and New Zealand, the public recognition of our services rose significantly, with the number of new funded clients accounting for 19% of the total worldwide.&#34;</p><p>&#34;In this quarter, we brought to global investors a fractional share feature in our flagship app Tiger Trade, offering clients with limited deposits access to premium stocks at high prices, and expanding our potential user base. Nearly all US cash equity tradings were self-cleared by our proprietary infrastructure, boosting the overall clearing efficiency and lowering the costs,&#34; Wu Tianhua added.</p><p>Wu Tianhua also revealed, &#34;Looking ahead, in the fourth quarter, we will land our services in Hong Kong, where we are committed to providing investors in this global financial center with the best possible products and services. In addition, we are dedicated to allocating our global resources effectively to serve our worldwide client base well.&#34;</p><p><b>In Singapore, average net deposit of newly acquired clients up for the second consecutive quarter</b></p><p>UP Fintech&#39;s market position in Singapore continued to consolidate with consensual trust from high-worth customers. The average net deposit of newly acquired clients has grown for the second consecutive quarter, passing the US$11,000 threshold in the third quarter, while overtaking the US$9,000 one in the previous quarter.</p><p>In terms of the products we offer, the company upgraded all Singapore-registered accounts by merging share and fund trading operations, enabling the deposit in customers&#39; margin accounts for US stocks to be directed for fund trading to alleviate their liquidity restraint.</p><p>During the period, the company&#39;s cash management services in Singapore were strategically elevated to become Tiger Vault, where customers&#39; in-account deposits can be directly for shares, options, and fund trading, as well as for IPO subscriptions, a move that facilitates the asset management flow. The brand-new Tiger Vault has received positive feedback in Singapore, where the asset under management (AUM) in total was up 120.1% quarter-over-quarter, and the number of users increased by 61.3% quarter-over-quarter. These numbers underscore the diversification we strive to offer to clients against heightened volatility.</p><p>During the third quarter, by spearheading product and technological innovations, UP Fintech bagged the &#34;Fintech - Brokerage&#34; award at the SBR Technology Excellence Awards 2022 from the Singapore Business Review. In the city state&#39;s &#34;Best Customer Service 2022/23&#34; survey conducted jointly by The Straits Times and research firm Statista, the company&#39;s excellent customer service was recognized in the trading and brokerage services sub-category, under Real Estate and Banking. As of now, in Singapore, the company keeps 21.5 hours of customer care services on a daily basis, through a combination of channels including hotline, e-mail, social media platforms, and in-app chat. The company also received &#34;Investor&#39;s Choice Awards 2022: Best Retail Broker&#34; from the Securities Investors Association (Singapore).</p><p>In Southeast Asia, the company announced its Official Sponsor status for the ongoing AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022, the region&#39;s biennial football tournament contested by 10 national &#34;A&#34; teams, a move that seeks to highlight the company&#39;s continued commitment to becoming a global local company and letting everyone in the world enjoy efficient and smart investing.</p><p><b>Nearly 20% of global new customers with deposits from Australia and New Zealand</b></p><p>In Australia and New Zealand, the company continued to gain momentum. In the reporting period, client acquisition sped up, with nearly 20% of all global new funded customers from the two markets. In-app feature-wise, PayID was accepted to deposit Tiger accounts in Australia in an offering to shorten the processing time. The new feature allows customers to enjoy real-time deposits all year round.</p><p>During the two quarters since the company&#39;s entry into Australia, its flagship Tiger Trade app has been trusted by more local customers. In the third quarter, the company captured the winner position in three categories including &#34;Best for Australian investors&#34;, &#34;People&#39;s choice&#34;, and &#34;Best for ETFs&#34;, from the well-known investing media outlet WeMoney.</p><p><b>Global expansion never ceases</b></p><p>The company is also ready to announce its expansion into Hong Kong starting in December, bringing the best possible smart global investing experience to investors in this global financial center. UP Fintech&#39;s subsidiary in Hong Kong holds Type I, II, IV and V licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission, qualifying the company to deal in and advise on securities and futures contracts. In total, the company holds 11 licenses and qualifications in Hong Kong.</p><p><b>US fractional share trading function lowers investing threshold</b></p><p><b>Self-developed infrastructure bears fruit</b></p><p>In the third quarter, the company&#39;s gross commission income stood at US$24.5 million, along with the interest-related income up 68.8% quarter-over-quarter to US$26.9 million.</p><p>As the company&#39;s global expansion goes deep, we remain zoomed in on investing in research and development. During the period, nearly all US cash equity tradings were self-cleared.</p><p>During the reporting period, UP Fintech launched US fractional share trading, a new feature that now supports all S&amp;P 500 stocks, removes the 1 share minimum trading unit, and lowers the trading starting point to as little as US$5. While beginner-friendly, fractional share trading&#39;s low threshold also offers an engaging global investing experience to more investors by diversifying their portfolios in a more flexible way.</p><p>In the meantime, mobile app features such as options combination analysis tools, most sought-after industries, and lists of ETFs for major markets were put on live. Among new PC/desktop features, time-weighted average price (TWAP) and volume-weighted average price (VWAP) orders were presented. With attached order and conditional order functions available, investors are able to analyze and grasp the investing trends in a timely manner.</p><p>During the period, the demand for wealth management services continued to grow steadily. The number of customers increased by 37.7% quarter-over-quarter, and the asset under management (AUM) was up by 50.8% quarter-over-quarter. The number of Fund Mall users increased by 35% quarter-over-quarter, and AUM was up by 72.7% quarter-over-quarter. Cash management products saw the number of users up by 40.2% quarter-over-quarter, and AUM up by 35.8% quarter-over-quarter.</p><p>On the investor education side, UP Fintech relentlessly promoted financial knowledge in a move to help investors adjust themselves to the volatile investing environment. During the period, the company broadcast 112 live sessions, covering a wide range of content from diving into companies&#39; earnings results, to deep analysis of various industries and companies. Over 40% of the content was specially tailored for global investors in different markets.</p><p>As of September 30, in Singapore, UP Fintech held a series of joint live broadcasts online with the Singapore Exchange, and was participated by analysts from institutions such as Standard Chartered Bank and Société Générale for their market insights. These live sessions, which have become the platform&#39;s signature content, were widely accoladed by investors. In Australia, industry analysis covering the most sought-after industries including mining, pharmaceuticals, and technology was well received, helping more local investors make better informed financial decisions, and boosting the content penetration rate to 50%.</p><p><b>Investment banking services take the lead in US IPO underwriting</b></p><p><b>ESOP business spins off with strategic investors involved</b></p><p>During the reporting period, other revenues, including investment banking and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), reached US$4 million. The company participated in 12 Hong Kong and US IPOs, served as an underwriter in 11 of these listings, and was the lead bank in 2 US IPOs.</p><p>In the first three quarters of this year, third-party data shows that UP Fintech ranked third among all global brokerages, with 18 US IPO underwriting, and fourth by the offering size. In terms of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) underwriting, the company ranked second globally by the offering scale of projects underwritten.</p><p>The company also honed its research capabilities by issuing 19 research reports on various sectors including e-commerce, internet, entertainment, auto-making, and cryptocurrency, indicating its in-depth analysis expertise.</p><p>UP Fintech signed 29 ESOP clients during the period, with the number of total clients added up to 393, a year-over-year increase of 50%. The primary market also resonated with the ESOP business&#39;s stellar prospects. During the quarter, strategic investors were involved in completing ESOP&#39;s angel round financing. The business is scheduled to spin off under the new brand &#34;UponeShare&#34; in the fourth quarter, with a vision of promoting digital transformation in equity management.</p><p>In this quarter, dozens of companies including Tim Hortons, Leapmotor, AIM Vaccine, and Jenscare became part of the Tiger Community, and opened enterprise accounts.</p><p>On the corporate social responsibility front, the company collaborated with WWF-Singapore on International Tiger Day to raise awareness about wildlife conservation.</p><p><b>About UP Fintech</b></p><p>UP Fintech Holding Limited (Nasdaq: TIGR), also known as Tiger Brokers, is a leading online brokerage with a focus on redefining global investing with technology for the next generation.</p><p>Founded in 2014, we relentlessly offer a superior user experience in pursuit of becoming a world-leading online brokerage, to let everyone enjoy efficient and smart investing. Currently, we offer a multitude of quality financial products and services across brokerage, employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) management, investment banking, wealth management, investor community, and investor education.</p><p>We strive to elevate financial technology R&amp;D to a new level. While we inherit the best traditions from the financial sector and blend them with the best minds of tech experts, we develop our own technology infrastructure—an aggregation that enables multi-currency trading of various products across markets, guaranteeing our reliable, secure, and scalable services are accessible to all with low latency.</p><p>In March 2019, UP Fintech was listed on Nasdaq under the ticker TIGR. As of now, we serve over 9 million users and about 2 million account holders worldwide on our flagship platform &#34;Tiger Trade&#34;, own 63 licenses and qualifications in different markets, and have over 1,000 employees on the team in Singapore, New Zealand, the US, Hong Kong Australia, and China.</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"TIGR":"老虎证券"},"source_url":"","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1146860364","content_text":"About one-fifth of new customers with deposits are from Australia and New Zealand, indicating growing local recognitionAverage net deposit of newly acquired clients surpasses US$11,000 in Singapore, a sign of deepening trustLive: Tiger Brokers Q3 2022 Earnings Conference CallSingapore and New York, November 23, 2022 — UP Fintech Holding Limited (\"UP Fintech\" or the \"Company\", Nasdaq: TIGR, and all its subsidiaries and consolidated entities), an online brokerage with a focus on redefining global investing with technologies for the next generation, announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2022.During the period, the company's revenue reached US$55.41 million, with the net income attributable to UP Fintech turning positive to US$3.34 million, and non-GAAP net income reaching US$6.63 million, up 91.3% quarter-over-quarter.During the third quarter, the number of new customer accounts increased by 35,400, totaling 1.97 million globally, up 11.5% from the same quarter last year. The number of new customers with deposits rose by 22,700 to 754,100, up 23.2% from the same period last year.The total trading volume from customers stood at US$78.2 billion on the company's platform, of which US$23.5 billion was on share trading, and 7.7 million options and futures contracts were made. Net asset inflow from customers exceeded US$700 million during the third quarter, and the company retained 98% of its customers with assets during the period.Wu Tianhua, CEO and founder of UP Fintech, said, \"In the third quarter, the company witnessed steady sequential growth in key indicators. Our interest-related income was up by almost 70% quarter-over-quarter amid the Federal Reserve's interest rates hikes. While thanks to further improved operational efficiency, our non-GAAP net income nearly doubled, all the more showing our resilience to global macroeconomic uncertainties. Among our global markets, in Australia and New Zealand, the public recognition of our services rose significantly, with the number of new funded clients accounting for 19% of the total worldwide.\"\"In this quarter, we brought to global investors a fractional share feature in our flagship app Tiger Trade, offering clients with limited deposits access to premium stocks at high prices, and expanding our potential user base. Nearly all US cash equity tradings were self-cleared by our proprietary infrastructure, boosting the overall clearing efficiency and lowering the costs,\" Wu Tianhua added.Wu Tianhua also revealed, \"Looking ahead, in the fourth quarter, we will land our services in Hong Kong, where we are committed to providing investors in this global financial center with the best possible products and services. In addition, we are dedicated to allocating our global resources effectively to serve our worldwide client base well.\"In Singapore, average net deposit of newly acquired clients up for the second consecutive quarterUP Fintech's market position in Singapore continued to consolidate with consensual trust from high-worth customers. The average net deposit of newly acquired clients has grown for the second consecutive quarter, passing the US$11,000 threshold in the third quarter, while overtaking the US$9,000 one in the previous quarter.In terms of the products we offer, the company upgraded all Singapore-registered accounts by merging share and fund trading operations, enabling the deposit in customers' margin accounts for US stocks to be directed for fund trading to alleviate their liquidity restraint.During the period, the company's cash management services in Singapore were strategically elevated to become Tiger Vault, where customers' in-account deposits can be directly for shares, options, and fund trading, as well as for IPO subscriptions, a move that facilitates the asset management flow. The brand-new Tiger Vault has received positive feedback in Singapore, where the asset under management (AUM) in total was up 120.1% quarter-over-quarter, and the number of users increased by 61.3% quarter-over-quarter. These numbers underscore the diversification we strive to offer to clients against heightened volatility.During the third quarter, by spearheading product and technological innovations, UP Fintech bagged the \"Fintech - Brokerage\" award at the SBR Technology Excellence Awards 2022 from the Singapore Business Review. In the city state's \"Best Customer Service 2022/23\" survey conducted jointly by The Straits Times and research firm Statista, the company's excellent customer service was recognized in the trading and brokerage services sub-category, under Real Estate and Banking. As of now, in Singapore, the company keeps 21.5 hours of customer care services on a daily basis, through a combination of channels including hotline, e-mail, social media platforms, and in-app chat. The company also received \"Investor's Choice Awards 2022: Best Retail Broker\" from the Securities Investors Association (Singapore).In Southeast Asia, the company announced its Official Sponsor status for the ongoing AFF Mitsubishi Electric Cup 2022, the region's biennial football tournament contested by 10 national \"A\" teams, a move that seeks to highlight the company's continued commitment to becoming a global local company and letting everyone in the world enjoy efficient and smart investing.Nearly 20% of global new customers with deposits from Australia and New ZealandIn Australia and New Zealand, the company continued to gain momentum. In the reporting period, client acquisition sped up, with nearly 20% of all global new funded customers from the two markets. In-app feature-wise, PayID was accepted to deposit Tiger accounts in Australia in an offering to shorten the processing time. The new feature allows customers to enjoy real-time deposits all year round.During the two quarters since the company's entry into Australia, its flagship Tiger Trade app has been trusted by more local customers. In the third quarter, the company captured the winner position in three categories including \"Best for Australian investors\", \"People's choice\", and \"Best for ETFs\", from the well-known investing media outlet WeMoney.Global expansion never ceasesThe company is also ready to announce its expansion into Hong Kong starting in December, bringing the best possible smart global investing experience to investors in this global financial center. UP Fintech's subsidiary in Hong Kong holds Type I, II, IV and V licenses from the Securities and Futures Commission, qualifying the company to deal in and advise on securities and futures contracts. In total, the company holds 11 licenses and qualifications in Hong Kong.US fractional share trading function lowers investing thresholdSelf-developed infrastructure bears fruitIn the third quarter, the company's gross commission income stood at US$24.5 million, along with the interest-related income up 68.8% quarter-over-quarter to US$26.9 million.As the company's global expansion goes deep, we remain zoomed in on investing in research and development. During the period, nearly all US cash equity tradings were self-cleared.During the reporting period, UP Fintech launched US fractional share trading, a new feature that now supports all S&P 500 stocks, removes the 1 share minimum trading unit, and lowers the trading starting point to as little as US$5. While beginner-friendly, fractional share trading's low threshold also offers an engaging global investing experience to more investors by diversifying their portfolios in a more flexible way.In the meantime, mobile app features such as options combination analysis tools, most sought-after industries, and lists of ETFs for major markets were put on live. Among new PC/desktop features, time-weighted average price (TWAP) and volume-weighted average price (VWAP) orders were presented. With attached order and conditional order functions available, investors are able to analyze and grasp the investing trends in a timely manner.During the period, the demand for wealth management services continued to grow steadily. The number of customers increased by 37.7% quarter-over-quarter, and the asset under management (AUM) was up by 50.8% quarter-over-quarter. The number of Fund Mall users increased by 35% quarter-over-quarter, and AUM was up by 72.7% quarter-over-quarter. Cash management products saw the number of users up by 40.2% quarter-over-quarter, and AUM up by 35.8% quarter-over-quarter.On the investor education side, UP Fintech relentlessly promoted financial knowledge in a move to help investors adjust themselves to the volatile investing environment. During the period, the company broadcast 112 live sessions, covering a wide range of content from diving into companies' earnings results, to deep analysis of various industries and companies. Over 40% of the content was specially tailored for global investors in different markets.As of September 30, in Singapore, UP Fintech held a series of joint live broadcasts online with the Singapore Exchange, and was participated by analysts from institutions such as Standard Chartered Bank and Société Générale for their market insights. These live sessions, which have become the platform's signature content, were widely accoladed by investors. In Australia, industry analysis covering the most sought-after industries including mining, pharmaceuticals, and technology was well received, helping more local investors make better informed financial decisions, and boosting the content penetration rate to 50%.Investment banking services take the lead in US IPO underwritingESOP business spins off with strategic investors involvedDuring the reporting period, other revenues, including investment banking and employee stock ownership plan (ESOP), reached US$4 million. The company participated in 12 Hong Kong and US IPOs, served as an underwriter in 11 of these listings, and was the lead bank in 2 US IPOs.In the first three quarters of this year, third-party data shows that UP Fintech ranked third among all global brokerages, with 18 US IPO underwriting, and fourth by the offering size. In terms of special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) underwriting, the company ranked second globally by the offering scale of projects underwritten.The company also honed its research capabilities by issuing 19 research reports on various sectors including e-commerce, internet, entertainment, auto-making, and cryptocurrency, indicating its in-depth analysis expertise.UP Fintech signed 29 ESOP clients during the period, with the number of total clients added up to 393, a year-over-year increase of 50%. The primary market also resonated with the ESOP business's stellar prospects. During the quarter, strategic investors were involved in completing ESOP's angel round financing. The business is scheduled to spin off under the new brand \"UponeShare\" in the fourth quarter, with a vision of promoting digital transformation in equity management.In this quarter, dozens of companies including Tim Hortons, Leapmotor, AIM Vaccine, and Jenscare became part of the Tiger Community, and opened enterprise accounts.On the corporate social responsibility front, the company collaborated with WWF-Singapore on International Tiger Day to raise awareness about wildlife conservation.About UP FintechUP Fintech Holding Limited (Nasdaq: TIGR), also known as Tiger Brokers, is a leading online brokerage with a focus on redefining global investing with technology for the next generation.Founded in 2014, we relentlessly offer a superior user experience in pursuit of becoming a world-leading online brokerage, to let everyone enjoy efficient and smart investing. Currently, we offer a multitude of quality financial products and services across brokerage, employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) management, investment banking, wealth management, investor community, and investor education.We strive to elevate financial technology R&D to a new level. While we inherit the best traditions from the financial sector and blend them with the best minds of tech experts, we develop our own technology infrastructure—an aggregation that enables multi-currency trading of various products across markets, guaranteeing our reliable, secure, and scalable services are accessible to all with low latency.In March 2019, UP Fintech was listed on Nasdaq under the ticker TIGR. As of now, we serve over 9 million users and about 2 million account holders worldwide on our flagship platform \"Tiger Trade\", own 63 licenses and qualifications in different markets, and have over 1,000 employees on the team in Singapore, New Zealand, the US, Hong Kong Australia, and China.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"TIGR":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":1009,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":358696839,"gmtCreate":1616683136621,"gmtModify":1704797434284,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"If Apple drop to $100 I will buy it ??","listText":"If Apple drop to $100 I will buy it ??","text":"If Apple drop to $100 I will buy it ??","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":5,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/358696839","repostId":"1179353023","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":710,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[{"author":{"id":"3577917165320806","authorId":"3577917165320806","name":"KinKat","avatar":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/303a11363633244c53e6b67003899c74","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"authorIdStr":"3577917165320806","idStr":"3577917165320806"},"content":"It was below $100 before their 1-for-4 split a few mths back. If it does drop back to this level, very likely a mkt correction has come & most other stocks would also be similarly \"cheaper\".","text":"It was below $100 before their 1-for-4 split a few mths back. If it does drop back to this level, very likely a mkt correction has come & most other stocks would also be similarly \"cheaper\".","html":"It was below $100 before their 1-for-4 split a few mths back. If it does drop back to this level, very likely a mkt correction has come & most other stocks would also be similarly \"cheaper\"."},{"author":{"id":"3576371892942792","authorId":"3576371892942792","name":"Gigachad","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/364a97d9d654c75693bbd29342d265f9","crmLevel":1,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"authorIdStr":"3576371892942792","idStr":"3576371892942792"},"content":"I'd buy some at $100 for sure!","text":"I'd buy some at $100 for sure!","html":"I'd buy some at $100 for sure!"}],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9025639573,"gmtCreate":1653668234492,"gmtModify":1676535324436,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Move up for Apple stocks 🍎👍🏻","listText":"Move up for Apple stocks 🍎👍🏻","text":"Move up for Apple stocks 🍎👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":7,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9025639573","repostId":"1150622182","repostType":2,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":550,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9026013220,"gmtCreate":1653294971760,"gmtModify":1676535255223,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Buying during the dip and hold it for long term investment 🍎👍🏻","listText":"Buying during the dip and hold it for long term investment 🍎👍🏻","text":"Buying during the dip and hold it for long term investment 🍎👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9026013220","repostId":"1124669492","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1124669492","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1653287557,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1124669492?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2022-05-23 14:32","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Across the World, Apple Faces Macro Pressures","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1124669492","media":"TipRanks","summary":"I am neutral on Apple as its strong recent performance momentum, overwhelming analyst bullishness, a","content":"<div>\n<p>I am neutral on Apple as its strong recent performance momentum, overwhelming analyst bullishness, and formidable competitive advantages are offset by its murky near-term growth outlook and valuation ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.tipranks.com/news/article/across-the-world-apple-faces-macro-pressures/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n","source":"lsy1606183248679","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; 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In addition to its dominant computer and phone products, the company also has a thriving services business that consumers access through its variety of electronic devices. These services include Apple Music, iCloud, Apple Care, and Apple TV+. The company has also been reputed to be considering switching its iPhone business model to increase recurring revenues, and is also rumored to be working on developing an electric vehicle.In this article, I will lay out several reasons why I am neutral on AAPL stock at its current prices.Strong Q2 ResultsFiscal Q2 results for AAPL were quite strong, with revenue up 9% year-over-year, driven by 6% growth in the iPhone business, 15% growth in Mac sales, 17% growth in services, and the remainder of its business grew by 12%. Significantly notable was the continued strong growth momentum in the iPhone business, which reflects well on the company’s ability to innovate and create exciting new features while retaining substantial pricing power. The company also had a very successful launch of its new M1-powered MacBook Pro, and now boasts over 825 million paid members of its services business, representing 40 million in growth from just the previous quarter.Uncertain OutlookWhile Apple’s track record, formidable brand power, scale, and technological prowess boosting competitive advantages are all very impressive, its near term outlook is a bit less clear. The company is facing numerous headwinds to additional growth, including supply chain issues and a severe chip shortage. Additionally, Apple decided to pause sales in Russia following its invasion of Ukraine.While analysts still expect revenue, EBITDA, and earnings per share growth to continue over the next half decade, they are likely to be at a softer rate than was previously experienced by the company. Furthermore, the fact that the company’s base becomes increasingly massive, it is increasingly more difficult to drive revenues higher. With 7.3% expected annualized earnings per share growth, and 5.4% expected annualized revenue growth through 2026, AAPL looks like it will continue to do well, but is unlikely to crush the market like it has in the past.Stock Price Could be BetterAlthough the business is truly one of the finest in the world thanks to its competitive advantages, AAPL’s stock price – while not massively overvalued – looks less compelling than the underlying business.Despite decent but not great expectations for its growth over the next half decade, the forward dividend yield is only 0.7%. As a result, the earnings per share growth rate, plus current yield tallies to only 8%, with the vast majority of that sum coming from growth, making the total return proposition fairly muted here. On top of that, the price to normalized earnings ratio of 22.87x is well above its 10 year average of 16.91x and slightly above its five-year average of 21.25x, indicating that the stock could be currently overvalued.Wall Street analysts – on the other hand – appear to be quite bullish on the stock. According to Wall Street analysts, AAPL earns a Strong Buy analyst consensus based on 20 Buy ratings, six Hold Ratings and zero Sell ratings in the past three months. Additionally, the average analyst AAPL price target of $188.80 puts the upside potential at 37.22%.Summary & ConclusionsAAPL is a very impressive company that has generated fantastic returns for shareholders over the year, while revolutionizing communications technology and consumer electronics along the way. The stock has also proven to be an excellent dividend grower, and is also buying back shares hand over fist.While its services business is driving much of its growth right now, the numerous headwinds facing the business at the moment, combined with its stretched valuation multiple mean that total returns for the foreseeable future may be lackluster.Overall, the company remains one of the finest in the world and its stock is very tough to bet against. However, the valuation looks a bit stretched at the moment, so investors might want to wait for a pullback in the share price before adding shares.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":555,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9023578943,"gmtCreate":1652938081182,"gmtModify":1676535192991,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Yes I agree Apple is a good company to invest. Ifthe price go down, it best to invest 🍎👍🏻. I will buy more of Apple stocks 👍🏻","listText":"Yes I agree Apple is a good company to invest. Ifthe price go down, it best to invest 🍎👍🏻. I will buy more of Apple stocks 👍🏻","text":"Yes I agree Apple is a good company to invest. Ifthe price go down, it best to invest 🍎👍🏻. I will buy more of Apple stocks 👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":7,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9023578943","repostId":"2236375743","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"2236375743","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1652926173,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2236375743?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2022-05-19 10:09","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Apple Stock: What Analysts Think Of This Market Correction","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2236375743","media":"TheStreet","summary":"With Apple stock trading 18% lower in 2022 alone, Wall Street has weighed in on the pullback. Here i","content":"<html><head></head><body><p>With Apple stock trading 18% lower in 2022 alone, Wall Street has weighed in on the pullback. Here is what some analysts had to say about AAPL recently.</p><p><b>Apple</b> stock has been trading 18% lower since 2022 started, and the S&amp;P 500 is also flirting with bear territory. The marketwide decline has been generally driven by unfavorable macroeconomic forces and supply chain disruptions.</p><p>However, from a business perspective,Apple appears to be performing well, benefiting from solid demand for its products and services.</p><p>The current tone on Wall Street towards Apple is bullish — a “strong buy” rating and 27% upside potential, on average. Below is what some of the top analysts think about Apple&#39;s current correction, and where they see the key risks and opportunities.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d350d1310651bece5952b30ba048dc75\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"827\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Figure 1: Apple Stock: What Analysts Think Of This Market Correction</span></p><p><b>Not A Dot-Com Bubble 2.0</b></p><p>According to Wedbush tech analyst Dan Ives, the correction seen in tech stocks is not a second version of the dot-com bubble. However, 2022 could separate the sector into two halves: &#34;clear haves and have nots.&#34;</p><p>The analyst said that the strongest tech companies will likely emerge from the current bearish scenario even stronger than before. Some of those candidates include big tech names like Apple, the top pick in Wedbush&#39;s playbook, followed by <b>Microsoft</b>, considered by the analyst one of &#34;the safest landing spots for investors&#34; at the moment.</p><p>Ives also said that cyber security, cloud, A.I. (artificial intelligence), and big data will continue to benefit from strong spending, despite the choppy markets and softer macro backdrop.</p><p>In an interview with Bloomberg, Dan Ives said that now is the time to look at the fundamentals and pick winners.</p><p><b>Concerns Over Regulatory And Macro Risks</b></p><p>Not so bullish is HSBC analyst Nicolas Cote-Colisson, who has a neutral position on Apple at the moment due to the company&#39;s stance on the macro and regulatory environment.</p><p>One reason for skepticism is the European agreement on the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The new European regulation could mean that Apple needs to allow users to install apps from outside the App Store. The analyst sees this headwind as possibly affecting the company&#39;s business model. The new regulation is not expected to be enforced until 2023.</p><p>In addition, Cote-Colisson sees high risks of a recession hurting consumer spending and, of course, demand for Apple devices.</p><p><b>Tough Economy, But No Need To Panic</b></p><p>Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty trimmed her price target on Apple a few weeks ago. Causing her to de-risk her expectations are challenges in the June quarter, which include foreign exchange, the Russian sales ban, and the lockdowns in China due to COVID-19.</p><p>More recently, the analyst said that she was encouraged by the AppStore&#39;s performance during April, based on data provided by Sensor Tower. Huberty estimates accelerated revenue growth of 8% YoY in April over the March quarter, which grew 6% YoY. That said, the analyst has kept her forecast unchanged at 15% YoY growth for the June quarter.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Apple Stock: What Analysts Think Of This Market Correction</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nApple Stock: What Analysts Think Of This Market Correction\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-05-19 10:09 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.thestreet.com/apple/news/apple-stock-what-analysts-think-of-this-market-correction><strong>TheStreet</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>With Apple stock trading 18% lower in 2022 alone, Wall Street has weighed in on the pullback. Here is what some analysts had to say about AAPL recently.Apple stock has been trading 18% lower since ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.thestreet.com/apple/news/apple-stock-what-analysts-think-of-this-market-correction\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"https://www.thestreet.com/apple/news/apple-stock-what-analysts-think-of-this-market-correction","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2236375743","content_text":"With Apple stock trading 18% lower in 2022 alone, Wall Street has weighed in on the pullback. Here is what some analysts had to say about AAPL recently.Apple stock has been trading 18% lower since 2022 started, and the S&P 500 is also flirting with bear territory. The marketwide decline has been generally driven by unfavorable macroeconomic forces and supply chain disruptions.However, from a business perspective,Apple appears to be performing well, benefiting from solid demand for its products and services.The current tone on Wall Street towards Apple is bullish — a “strong buy” rating and 27% upside potential, on average. Below is what some of the top analysts think about Apple's current correction, and where they see the key risks and opportunities.Figure 1: Apple Stock: What Analysts Think Of This Market CorrectionNot A Dot-Com Bubble 2.0According to Wedbush tech analyst Dan Ives, the correction seen in tech stocks is not a second version of the dot-com bubble. However, 2022 could separate the sector into two halves: \"clear haves and have nots.\"The analyst said that the strongest tech companies will likely emerge from the current bearish scenario even stronger than before. Some of those candidates include big tech names like Apple, the top pick in Wedbush's playbook, followed by Microsoft, considered by the analyst one of \"the safest landing spots for investors\" at the moment.Ives also said that cyber security, cloud, A.I. (artificial intelligence), and big data will continue to benefit from strong spending, despite the choppy markets and softer macro backdrop.In an interview with Bloomberg, Dan Ives said that now is the time to look at the fundamentals and pick winners.Concerns Over Regulatory And Macro RisksNot so bullish is HSBC analyst Nicolas Cote-Colisson, who has a neutral position on Apple at the moment due to the company's stance on the macro and regulatory environment.One reason for skepticism is the European agreement on the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The new European regulation could mean that Apple needs to allow users to install apps from outside the App Store. The analyst sees this headwind as possibly affecting the company's business model. The new regulation is not expected to be enforced until 2023.In addition, Cote-Colisson sees high risks of a recession hurting consumer spending and, of course, demand for Apple devices.Tough Economy, But No Need To PanicMorgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty trimmed her price target on Apple a few weeks ago. Causing her to de-risk her expectations are challenges in the June quarter, which include foreign exchange, the Russian sales ban, and the lockdowns in China due to COVID-19.More recently, the analyst said that she was encouraged by the AppStore's performance during April, based on data provided by Sensor Tower. Huberty estimates accelerated revenue growth of 8% YoY in April over the March quarter, which grew 6% YoY. That said, the analyst has kept her forecast unchanged at 15% YoY growth for the June quarter.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":1}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":651,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":221185827459104,"gmtCreate":1695042631852,"gmtModify":1695042638931,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Apple stock for long term investment 👍🏻","listText":"Apple stock for long term investment 👍🏻","text":"Apple stock for long term investment 👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":8,"commentSize":1,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/221185827459104","repostId":"1173155077","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"1173155077","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1695030900,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1173155077?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2023-09-18 17:55","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Apple Stock To Climb 38%: The Ultra-Bullish Case Explained","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1173155077","media":"The Street","summary":"Wedbush analyst Dan Ives predicts a 38% rise in Apple stock, driven by iPhone upgrades and services growth. Is this optimistic outlook realistic or just wishful thinking?","content":"<html><head></head><body><ul style=\"\"><li><p>Analyst Dan Ives predicts a 38% upside in Apple stock, citing 250 million iPhone users who haven&#39;t upgraded in over 4 years as potential buyers.</p></li></ul><ul style=\"\"><li><p>Ives believes iPhone 15 pricing and carrier promotions will boost sales by 8-10 million units, with a focus on higher-margin Pro models.</p></li><li><p>Beyond iPhones, Ives sees Apple&#39;s services segment returning to double-digit growth, valuing it at $1.5 trillion and contributing to an overall bullish outlook.</p></li></ul><p>As reported by the Apple Maven recently, <strong>Apple</strong> stock took a hit following the launch of the new iPhone 15. The “sticky point” for investors and traders seems to be pricing: the Cupertino company chose not to mark up its new smartphones, except for the Pro Max.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Despite the recent events, one analyst chose to bump up his target price on AAPL. Wedbush’s Dan Ives now sees Apple stock climbing to $240, a Street-high, which represents an upside opportunity of 38% from current levels.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Below, we talk about how the sell-side shop envisions this rally taking shape over the next several months.</p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f34425b15d880eea0685f57f1f6bec5f\" alt=\"Unsplash\" title=\"Unsplash\" tg-width=\"1200\" tg-height=\"674\"/><span>Unsplash</span></p><h2 id=\"apple-still-an-iphone-story\" style=\"text-align: start;\">Apple: Still An iPhone Story</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">At the core of Dan Ives’ outperform rating is his understanding that the iPhone 15 cycle will surprise analysts and investors to the upside.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">The analyst has been talking for a while about a substantial proportion of the current iPhone installed base that will need to upgrade its devices soon – “[approximately] 250 million+ of 1.2 billion iPhone users worldwide have not upgraded their phones in over 4 years”, to be precise.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">The icing on the cake was the launch of the iPhone 15, which Dan Ives called “an impressive event”. He believes that the lack of a price increase across all models except the Pro Max will help to sell an additional 8 to 10 million units worldwide, aided in part by carrier promotions.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">In addition, Wedbush believes that the mix of Pro models sold in fiscal 2024 will be heavier than the historical average to the tune of about 15 percentage points. If confirmed, this should be a positive to revenues, ASP (average selling price), and likely margins.</p><h2 id=\"but-it-s-not-all-about-the-iphone\" style=\"text-align: start;\">… But It’s Not All About The iPhone</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Lastly, Dan Ives’ price target bump was also grounded on Apple’s services. He sees the segment returning to double-digit growth in a matter of quarters. The analyst values this corner of the business alone, which accounts for only about 20% of total sales, at about $1.5 trillion.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">Wedbush’s ultra-bullish case for 38% returns ahead is a combination of the services piece described above and the product portfolio that the analyst values at about $2 trillion.</p><h2 id=\"the-apple-maven-s-take\" style=\"text-align: start;\">The Apple Maven’s Take</h2><p style=\"text-align: start;\">I’ve always found the business of forecasting iPhone cycles a bit speculative. While it is true that Apple has made mistakes in the past (think iPhone 5c), the company has become better over time at anticipating demand and meeting it – that is, when the supply chain is not an issue.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">If Dan Ives is correct in his assessment of the upgrade cycle, the opportunity to upgrade 250 million devices at an assumed ASP of $900 suggests $225 billion in potential iPhone sales in fiscal 2024 from upgraders alone. For reference, Apple’s iPhone revenues in fiscal 2022 reached “only” $205 billion.</p><p>On the service side, I see Wedbush’s projection of double-digit growth and a $1.5 trillion valuation as fair and reasonable. In fact, I have explained why I believe that services alone could be worth $2 trillion, using a simple set of assumptions.</p><p style=\"text-align: start;\">For the reasons above, I think that Dan Ives’ price target of $240 for Apple shares is sensical. Nailing the timing of the potential 38% gain, however, is a bit trickier. The direction of economic growth, inflation, and interest rates can pose risks in the short-to-medium terms.</p></body></html>","source":"lsy1610613172068","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Apple Stock To Climb 38%: The Ultra-Bullish Case Explained</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nApple Stock To Climb 38%: The Ultra-Bullish Case Explained\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2023-09-18 17:55 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://www.thestreet.com/apple/stock/apple-stock-to-climb-38-the-ultra-bullish-case-explained><strong>The Street</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Analyst Dan Ives predicts a 38% upside in Apple stock, citing 250 million iPhone users who haven't upgraded in over 4 years as potential buyers.Ives believes iPhone 15 pricing and carrier promotions ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.thestreet.com/apple/stock/apple-stock-to-climb-38-the-ultra-bullish-case-explained\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"https://www.thestreet.com/apple/stock/apple-stock-to-climb-38-the-ultra-bullish-case-explained","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1173155077","content_text":"Analyst Dan Ives predicts a 38% upside in Apple stock, citing 250 million iPhone users who haven't upgraded in over 4 years as potential buyers.Ives believes iPhone 15 pricing and carrier promotions will boost sales by 8-10 million units, with a focus on higher-margin Pro models.Beyond iPhones, Ives sees Apple's services segment returning to double-digit growth, valuing it at $1.5 trillion and contributing to an overall bullish outlook.As reported by the Apple Maven recently, Apple stock took a hit following the launch of the new iPhone 15. The “sticky point” for investors and traders seems to be pricing: the Cupertino company chose not to mark up its new smartphones, except for the Pro Max.Despite the recent events, one analyst chose to bump up his target price on AAPL. Wedbush’s Dan Ives now sees Apple stock climbing to $240, a Street-high, which represents an upside opportunity of 38% from current levels.Below, we talk about how the sell-side shop envisions this rally taking shape over the next several months.UnsplashApple: Still An iPhone StoryAt the core of Dan Ives’ outperform rating is his understanding that the iPhone 15 cycle will surprise analysts and investors to the upside.The analyst has been talking for a while about a substantial proportion of the current iPhone installed base that will need to upgrade its devices soon – “[approximately] 250 million+ of 1.2 billion iPhone users worldwide have not upgraded their phones in over 4 years”, to be precise.The icing on the cake was the launch of the iPhone 15, which Dan Ives called “an impressive event”. He believes that the lack of a price increase across all models except the Pro Max will help to sell an additional 8 to 10 million units worldwide, aided in part by carrier promotions.In addition, Wedbush believes that the mix of Pro models sold in fiscal 2024 will be heavier than the historical average to the tune of about 15 percentage points. If confirmed, this should be a positive to revenues, ASP (average selling price), and likely margins.… But It’s Not All About The iPhoneLastly, Dan Ives’ price target bump was also grounded on Apple’s services. He sees the segment returning to double-digit growth in a matter of quarters. The analyst values this corner of the business alone, which accounts for only about 20% of total sales, at about $1.5 trillion.Wedbush’s ultra-bullish case for 38% returns ahead is a combination of the services piece described above and the product portfolio that the analyst values at about $2 trillion.The Apple Maven’s TakeI’ve always found the business of forecasting iPhone cycles a bit speculative. While it is true that Apple has made mistakes in the past (think iPhone 5c), the company has become better over time at anticipating demand and meeting it – that is, when the supply chain is not an issue.If Dan Ives is correct in his assessment of the upgrade cycle, the opportunity to upgrade 250 million devices at an assumed ASP of $900 suggests $225 billion in potential iPhone sales in fiscal 2024 from upgraders alone. For reference, Apple’s iPhone revenues in fiscal 2022 reached “only” $205 billion.On the service side, I see Wedbush’s projection of double-digit growth and a $1.5 trillion valuation as fair and reasonable. In fact, I have explained why I believe that services alone could be worth $2 trillion, using a simple set of assumptions.For the reasons above, I think that Dan Ives’ price target of $240 for Apple shares is sensical. Nailing the timing of the potential 38% gain, however, is a bit trickier. The direction of economic growth, inflation, and interest rates can pose risks in the short-to-medium terms.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":1.1}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":2948,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[{"author":{"id":"4111842224562182","authorId":"4111842224562182","name":"DailyTrader7","avatar":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/221e86f826e5d51d2c15d2af518a6f07","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"authorIdStr":"4111842224562182","idStr":"4111842224562182"},"content":"Totally agreed 👌🏼","text":"Totally agreed 👌🏼","html":"Totally agreed 👌🏼"}],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9033756422,"gmtCreate":1646363974436,"gmtModify":1676534122813,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"I can't wait to see the new launch product from Apple&nbsp;","listText":"I can't wait to see the new launch product from Apple&nbsp;","text":"I can't wait to see the new launch product from Apple","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":6,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9033756422","repostId":"1181626612","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1181626612","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1646359577,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1181626612?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2022-03-04 10:06","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Low-Priced iPhone Will Help AAPL Stock Heat Up After ‘Peak Performance’ Apple Event","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1181626612","media":"InvestorPlace","summary":"For fans of Apple(NASDAQ:AAPL), the wait is finally over. The Silicon Valley innovator has announced","content":"<div>\n<p>For fans of Apple(NASDAQ:AAPL), the wait is finally over. The Silicon Valley innovator has announced that it will be broadcasting its “Peak Performance” event on March 8. After weeks of rumors, the ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://investorplace.com/2022/03/low-priced-iphone-will-help-aapl-stock-heat-up-after-peak-performance-apple-event/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n","source":"lsy1606302653667","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Low-Priced iPhone Will Help AAPL Stock Heat Up After ‘Peak Performance’ Apple Event</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nLow-Priced iPhone Will Help AAPL Stock Heat Up After ‘Peak Performance’ Apple Event\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-03-04 10:06 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://investorplace.com/2022/03/low-priced-iphone-will-help-aapl-stock-heat-up-after-peak-performance-apple-event/><strong>InvestorPlace</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>For fans of Apple(NASDAQ:AAPL), the wait is finally over. The Silicon Valley innovator has announced that it will be broadcasting its “Peak Performance” event on March 8. After weeks of rumors, the ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://investorplace.com/2022/03/low-priced-iphone-will-help-aapl-stock-heat-up-after-peak-performance-apple-event/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"https://investorplace.com/2022/03/low-priced-iphone-will-help-aapl-stock-heat-up-after-peak-performance-apple-event/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1181626612","content_text":"For fans of Apple(NASDAQ:AAPL), the wait is finally over. The Silicon Valley innovator has announced that it will be broadcasting its “Peak Performance” event on March 8. After weeks of rumors, the tech sector will see what Apple is planning on rolling out in the year ahead. According to some, this will mean updates on the new iPhone SE and iPad Air, among other products. AAPL stock is up slightly in aftermarket trading today on anticipation for the event.Following its decline in February as negative momentum pushed down the tech sector, AAPL stock has rebounded nicely. If the stock continues to move upward, it will be back in the green for the month before the March 8 catalyst.While the event in general promises to generate momentum for AAPL stock, there is a specific reason why. In particular, fans and investors are expecting to see the newest low-cost iPhone.The Verge reports the device is rumored to include 5G and “a faster A15 CPU chip” as well as higher-quality cameras.What’s Happening with AAPL StockEver since its iconic debut in 2007, the iPhone has been proving critics wrong. The device has gone from being a luxury item to a common device. Of course, a frequent complaint about Apple has always been its products are too expensive. However, the upcoming release could be a significant step forward in this regard. Mark Gurman ofBloomberghassuggestedthat the release of the new low-cost iPhone could position Apple to lower its current SE model price to $199.Apple is already the company that gave the world the smartphone. Some of its competitors, such as Samsung and Motorola(NYSE:MSI) have stayed competitive largely by offering more affordable alternatives. For Apple to lower its iPhone prices by this much could mean a difficult road ahead for these competitors. It would serve to boost sales for Apple considerably, though, sending AAPL stock up even further.The smartphone market is already shifting in that direction. Earlier this year, tech review site Tom’s Guide ranked the iPhone SE second on a list of top smartphones under $400, ahead of models from Motorola, Samsung and others. It appears that the affordable smartphone market is truly the final frontier for Apple to conquer — and many signs indicate we are about to see the company do exactly that.What It MeansCompeting with a company like Apple wasn’t easy when the iPhone was too costly. After all, the company’s consumer base consists of a large, loyal and highly motivated group. Now that we are about to see the iPhone reach a new level of affordability, though, competitors may need to accept defeat.Additionally, investors have plenty more reason to bet on AAPL stock, iPhone or not. AsInvestorPlacecontributor Thomas Niel notes, Apple’sexposure to the metaverse will help boost shares in 2022. Louis Navellier also notes that Warren Buffett has loyally maintained his position in AAPL, indicating the company likely still has growth potential.Investors should watch the “Peak Performance” event closely. However, AAPL stock should still rise with or without low-cost iPhones.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":662,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":359384795,"gmtCreate":1616346630617,"gmtModify":1704793026809,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Apple is still a good buy ??","listText":"Apple is still a good buy ??","text":"Apple is still a good buy ??","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":4,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/359384795","repostId":"1103756496","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":620,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[{"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"content":"I am looking at if it drop to US$100 per share. it a good buy.","text":"I am looking at if it drop to US$100 per share. it a good buy.","html":"I am looking at if it drop to US$100 per share. it a good buy."}],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9913180521,"gmtCreate":1663937222363,"gmtModify":1676537366463,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"If Apple Stock go down to $128 I will buy more toinvest.&nbsp;","listText":"If Apple Stock go down to $128 I will buy more toinvest.&nbsp;","text":"If Apple Stock go down to $128 I will buy more toinvest.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":3,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9913180521","repostId":"1143184962","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"1143184962","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1663946413,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1143184962?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2022-09-23 23:20","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Apple: A Word Of Caution From Tim Cook And iPhone 14 Pre-Orders","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1143184962","media":"Seeking Alpha","summary":"SummaryA revenue beat from 3Q22 results came from better than expected supply side factors rather th","content":"<html><head></head><body><p><b>Summary</b></p><ul><li>A revenue beat from 3Q22 results came from better than expected supply side factors rather than from the demand side.</li><li>Tim Cook did not see any impact on demand for iPhones so far, although there were pockets of weakness in other parts of the business due to macroeconomic impacts.</li><li>There were incremental improvements made for the iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch in the September 7 event.</li><li>Early data from pre-orders of the new iPhone 14 shows weakness in some models while the iPhone 14 Pro Max demand was strong.</li><li>My 1 year target price for Apple is $128, implying a 17% downside from current levels.</li></ul><p>Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL)has held the status as the most valuable company in the world for some time now and for good reasons. I have written about the positives as well as the negatives for the investment case for and against Apple in my previous article. In this article, I look for early warning signs that demand for Apple products may be less than expected as the global economy starts to weaken.</p><p><b>Investment thesis</b></p><p>While I continue to see Apple as an excellent company with great products and a strong brand with strong competitive moats, I do think that the current price levels are not the right levels for investors to add to Apple. The premium multiple it is commanding today comes with a high level of risk as the market is pricing in mid single digit EPS growth in the next 2 years. With the heightened risk of slowing of the macroeconomic environment and potentially a recession, demand for Apple&#39;s products could start to wane as consumers become more sensitive in their spending.</p><p>As such, I think that the current premium multiple is not warranted given the possibility of further downward revisions to the mid single digit EPS that is priced in today. Even with the competitive moat that Apple has today, with a hefty price tag of 24x 2023 P/E with 6% EPS growth from 2023 to 2024, I think that there could be more downside to come for Apple.</p><p><b>3Q22 revenue beat came from supply side</b></p><p>In the current 3Q22 quarter, the company posted a revenue beat of $2.8 billion. Given that management guided that they expect a supply chain impact of about $4 billion to $8 billion for the current quarter, the approximately $3.5 billion in supply chain impact brought a positive impact of about $2.5 billion to the average of $6 billion supply chain impacts that would be expected for the quarter. As a result, the revenue beat did come from better than expected supply side factors, which is of course, positive news given that supply chain issues have been a major constraint for some of its products.</p><p>That said, I take a more cautious view on the demand side of things for Apple until I start to see demand driving the beat. I would look at the sales of the newest iPhone 14 models to gauge for demand since, as highlighted in my previous article, the iPhone takes up more than50%of Apple&#39;s total revenues.</p><p><b>Weak guidance</b></p><p>Although Apple does not usually give a specific numeric guidance, the fourth quarter guidance was less clear than normally provided. In terms of how the macroeconomic environment and higher inflation is affecting the business, I think that it is encouraging that management cleared the air that for the iPhone in particular, there were no obvious signs that macroeconomic factors were affecting the business.</p><p>However, it is also worth pointing out that CEO Tim Cook did acknowledge pockets of weakness in Wearables and Services as these businesses seem to be experiencing the impacts of weakening macroeconomic environment. Mac and iPad were constrained by supply which were not enough to test the demand. Also, there are headwinds coming from the foreign exchange as there were 300 basis points that had an impact on growth rates in the current quarter coming from these FX headwinds.</p><p>All in all, while there are pockets of weakness, I think that it is not all doom for Apple as consumer demand for the iPhone still looks to be holding up. Should there be any signs of weakness in demand for the iPhone 14, I think that this may spell near-term trouble for the company. However, I think management is currently being cautious about expectations rather than management signaling that consumer demand is waning. Furthermore, I think that the uncertain global environment does make it relatively more difficult for a clearer guidance.</p><p><b>Apple&#39;s 7 Sept event</b></p><p>As usual, Apple&#39;s biggest event of the calendar year was met with much enthusiasm. It was great to see incremental improvements, in my view, for their launches of the new iPhone, Watch and AirPods during the 7 September event.</p><p>Firstly, I would highlight the pricing for all models of its iPhones remain unchanged. In my view, this is necessary given that Apple could see a shift in demand from iPhone Pro to its non-Pro models if there were a price increase. Apple&#39;s iPhone Pro mix was abnormally higher during the pandemic and an increase in prices for the iPhone 14 Pro might have risked a more drastic normalization of the iPhone mix.</p><p>Apple did release other features like the Emergency SOS service that uses satellite connectivity which will be free for 2 years for all the new phones that allow for the service, as well as the Dynamic Island that is meant as a clever use of the cutout in the iPhone Pro model for showing alerts. The iPhone Pro model also has an updated 48MP quad-pixel sensor and up from the previous model&#39;s 12MP. Action mode was also launched for videos to look more smooth in videos with significant motion.</p><p>Targeting the fitness and outdoor enthusiasts that currently use watches from companies like Garmin, Apple launched the Apple Ultra Watch. It is a new premium watch with a 49mm titanium case and the watch has improved multi band GPS and the new L5frequency, with a pricing of $799. Furthermore, the company eliminated the Apple Watch Series 3 while reducing the price of the Apple Watch SE by $30 to $249. This means that the most affordable Apple Watch is now the Apple Watch SE.</p><p>Other upgrades include an upgrade to the AirPods Pro, with a new H2 chip that is said to have better sound quality, almost 2x better noise cancellation as well as a longer battery life of6 hours compared to the 4.5 hours in the previous version. Also, the pricing of the new AirPods Pro remains unchanged at $249.</p><p>All in all, while there were incremental improvements during the event for the new iPhone, Watch and AirPods, I take the view that these will not make meaningful improvements to the company&#39;s business or growth. With the event now behind us, this also leaves one less catalyst for the Apple stock in the near term and since this event does not move the needle much, most of the upside or downside in the near term will still come from the higher or lower demand for Apple&#39;s products in the current uncertain economic environment.</p><p><b>Early signs of demand from iPhone 14 launch</b></p><p>While it may be premature to gauge how the sales of the newest iPhone 14 will be in the next year, the data from the launch can be a good leading indicator of what we can expect moving forward. Furthermore, typically the more loyal Apple fans will be the ones buying the latest model near launch date and may not be a good representation of what the true demand is going forward.</p><p>An analyst from TF Securities has done the good work of analyzing and providing data on the pre-orders of Apple&#39;s newest iPhone 14 models. What he found was that for the top end model, iPhone 14 Pro Max, this surpassed the demand that was seen in the same period last year, for which the analyst rated good. The iPhone 14 Pro saw the same demand as the iPhone 13 Pro one year before and thus, was labeled as neutral. The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 plus were rated a bad rating.</p><p>I think what this means is that we will see a shift in the mix towards the higher end model and thus a higher average selling price given the strong numbers for the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Furthermore, it does imply that the higher end consumers continue to be willing to spend and that iPhone 14 Pro Max&#39;s features and upgrades are the most attractive relative to the other 3 models.</p><p>The iPhone 14 plus had a weaker demand than that of the iPhone 13 mini launched last year, and the two models of iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 plus made up 45% of total shipments.</p><p>It remains to be seen whether the relatively stronger demand for the iPhone 14 Pro Max will be sustained past the early pre-order phase as we might see demand wane if the less loyal Apple consumers may not have the same enthusiasm for the iPhone 14 Pro Max as those who made the pre-order.</p><p><b>Valuation</b></p><p>Apple is currently trading at 24x 2023 P/E and 23x 2024 P/E. Embedded in this P/E is the pricing in of 6% growth on average in these 2 years. Even though I acknowledge Apple has one of the best businesses and competitive moats, I think that Apple still looks expensive to me at current levels.</p><p>I think that Apple&#39;s premium multiple makes it difficult for me to justify investment into the company at current levels because of the risks of macro economy weakening going into 2023, bringing downside to the current 6% average growth expected over the next 2 years. Furthermore, paying 24x 2023 P/E for 6% growth rate does not make sense to me as I see better opportunities out there.</p><p>I apply a 20x P/E multiple to my 2023F EPS estimate of $6.40. As such, my 1 year target price for Apple is $128, implying 17% downside from current levels. While I have not priced in a recession scenario in my EPS estimates for 2023F, I think that my estimates are relatively de-risked from that of Wall Street and my lower P/E multiple takes into account the higher risk we are seeing today with regard to the weakening macro situation.</p><p><b>Risks</b></p><p>Macroeconomic environment</p><p>While it can be argued that Apple has the most loyal fans, the uncertainty around the global macroeconomic environment now means that there are heightened risks that demand could fade if the economy makes a turn for the worse. I think that the main risk for Apple right now both for the upside and the downside is how demand plays out in the near-term. If demand holds up better than expected, we could see further upside in the stock price. However, if the recession scenario does occur and demand falls, there could be substantial downside to come.</p><p>Market share loss in high end smartphone markets</p><p>While Apple has one of the best competitive moats in the world, sometimes, the bigger they come, the harder they may fall. As such, I think it is crucial Apple maintains this competitive advantage. If Apple is unable to maintain its competitive advantage as an ecosystem leader, other high end smartphone players may take up market share and this will negatively affect share price.</p><p><b>Conclusion</b></p><p>Although Apple&#39;s strong platform creates optionality longer term we see this as offset by a premium multiple and both macro and normalization risks to numbers heading into 2023. We believe there are better options for investors wishing to weather deteriorating macro elsewhere in our coverage.</p><p>I prefer to be on the sidelines with Apple at the current levels, and maintain my neutral rating. There are warning signs for the business appearing as Tim Cook has mentioned some pockets of weakness in the business in the 2Q22 call, supply side factors driving the revenue beat in 2Q22, and iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 plus models not being well received in the pre-order stage. That said, I continue to like Apple as a business for the long-term with a great management running the show with best-in-class products and strong brand reputation. The premium valuation is not justified with the heightened risks that we are seeing going into 2023 with risks of weakening of consumer sentiment and potentially a recession. As such, I think that market has not yet priced in these risks for Apple. My 1 year target price for Apple is $128, implying 17% downside from current levels.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Apple: A Word Of Caution From Tim Cook And iPhone 14 Pre-Orders</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; 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I have written about the positives as well as the negatives for the investment case for and against Apple in my previous article. In this article, I look for early warning signs that demand for Apple products may be less than expected as the global economy starts to weaken.Investment thesisWhile I continue to see Apple as an excellent company with great products and a strong brand with strong competitive moats, I do think that the current price levels are not the right levels for investors to add to Apple. The premium multiple it is commanding today comes with a high level of risk as the market is pricing in mid single digit EPS growth in the next 2 years. With the heightened risk of slowing of the macroeconomic environment and potentially a recession, demand for Apple's products could start to wane as consumers become more sensitive in their spending.As such, I think that the current premium multiple is not warranted given the possibility of further downward revisions to the mid single digit EPS that is priced in today. Even with the competitive moat that Apple has today, with a hefty price tag of 24x 2023 P/E with 6% EPS growth from 2023 to 2024, I think that there could be more downside to come for Apple.3Q22 revenue beat came from supply sideIn the current 3Q22 quarter, the company posted a revenue beat of $2.8 billion. Given that management guided that they expect a supply chain impact of about $4 billion to $8 billion for the current quarter, the approximately $3.5 billion in supply chain impact brought a positive impact of about $2.5 billion to the average of $6 billion supply chain impacts that would be expected for the quarter. As a result, the revenue beat did come from better than expected supply side factors, which is of course, positive news given that supply chain issues have been a major constraint for some of its products.That said, I take a more cautious view on the demand side of things for Apple until I start to see demand driving the beat. I would look at the sales of the newest iPhone 14 models to gauge for demand since, as highlighted in my previous article, the iPhone takes up more than50%of Apple's total revenues.Weak guidanceAlthough Apple does not usually give a specific numeric guidance, the fourth quarter guidance was less clear than normally provided. In terms of how the macroeconomic environment and higher inflation is affecting the business, I think that it is encouraging that management cleared the air that for the iPhone in particular, there were no obvious signs that macroeconomic factors were affecting the business.However, it is also worth pointing out that CEO Tim Cook did acknowledge pockets of weakness in Wearables and Services as these businesses seem to be experiencing the impacts of weakening macroeconomic environment. Mac and iPad were constrained by supply which were not enough to test the demand. Also, there are headwinds coming from the foreign exchange as there were 300 basis points that had an impact on growth rates in the current quarter coming from these FX headwinds.All in all, while there are pockets of weakness, I think that it is not all doom for Apple as consumer demand for the iPhone still looks to be holding up. Should there be any signs of weakness in demand for the iPhone 14, I think that this may spell near-term trouble for the company. However, I think management is currently being cautious about expectations rather than management signaling that consumer demand is waning. Furthermore, I think that the uncertain global environment does make it relatively more difficult for a clearer guidance.Apple's 7 Sept eventAs usual, Apple's biggest event of the calendar year was met with much enthusiasm. It was great to see incremental improvements, in my view, for their launches of the new iPhone, Watch and AirPods during the 7 September event.Firstly, I would highlight the pricing for all models of its iPhones remain unchanged. In my view, this is necessary given that Apple could see a shift in demand from iPhone Pro to its non-Pro models if there were a price increase. Apple's iPhone Pro mix was abnormally higher during the pandemic and an increase in prices for the iPhone 14 Pro might have risked a more drastic normalization of the iPhone mix.Apple did release other features like the Emergency SOS service that uses satellite connectivity which will be free for 2 years for all the new phones that allow for the service, as well as the Dynamic Island that is meant as a clever use of the cutout in the iPhone Pro model for showing alerts. The iPhone Pro model also has an updated 48MP quad-pixel sensor and up from the previous model's 12MP. Action mode was also launched for videos to look more smooth in videos with significant motion.Targeting the fitness and outdoor enthusiasts that currently use watches from companies like Garmin, Apple launched the Apple Ultra Watch. It is a new premium watch with a 49mm titanium case and the watch has improved multi band GPS and the new L5frequency, with a pricing of $799. Furthermore, the company eliminated the Apple Watch Series 3 while reducing the price of the Apple Watch SE by $30 to $249. This means that the most affordable Apple Watch is now the Apple Watch SE.Other upgrades include an upgrade to the AirPods Pro, with a new H2 chip that is said to have better sound quality, almost 2x better noise cancellation as well as a longer battery life of6 hours compared to the 4.5 hours in the previous version. Also, the pricing of the new AirPods Pro remains unchanged at $249.All in all, while there were incremental improvements during the event for the new iPhone, Watch and AirPods, I take the view that these will not make meaningful improvements to the company's business or growth. With the event now behind us, this also leaves one less catalyst for the Apple stock in the near term and since this event does not move the needle much, most of the upside or downside in the near term will still come from the higher or lower demand for Apple's products in the current uncertain economic environment.Early signs of demand from iPhone 14 launchWhile it may be premature to gauge how the sales of the newest iPhone 14 will be in the next year, the data from the launch can be a good leading indicator of what we can expect moving forward. Furthermore, typically the more loyal Apple fans will be the ones buying the latest model near launch date and may not be a good representation of what the true demand is going forward.An analyst from TF Securities has done the good work of analyzing and providing data on the pre-orders of Apple's newest iPhone 14 models. What he found was that for the top end model, iPhone 14 Pro Max, this surpassed the demand that was seen in the same period last year, for which the analyst rated good. The iPhone 14 Pro saw the same demand as the iPhone 13 Pro one year before and thus, was labeled as neutral. The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 plus were rated a bad rating.I think what this means is that we will see a shift in the mix towards the higher end model and thus a higher average selling price given the strong numbers for the iPhone 14 Pro Max. Furthermore, it does imply that the higher end consumers continue to be willing to spend and that iPhone 14 Pro Max's features and upgrades are the most attractive relative to the other 3 models.The iPhone 14 plus had a weaker demand than that of the iPhone 13 mini launched last year, and the two models of iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 plus made up 45% of total shipments.It remains to be seen whether the relatively stronger demand for the iPhone 14 Pro Max will be sustained past the early pre-order phase as we might see demand wane if the less loyal Apple consumers may not have the same enthusiasm for the iPhone 14 Pro Max as those who made the pre-order.ValuationApple is currently trading at 24x 2023 P/E and 23x 2024 P/E. Embedded in this P/E is the pricing in of 6% growth on average in these 2 years. Even though I acknowledge Apple has one of the best businesses and competitive moats, I think that Apple still looks expensive to me at current levels.I think that Apple's premium multiple makes it difficult for me to justify investment into the company at current levels because of the risks of macro economy weakening going into 2023, bringing downside to the current 6% average growth expected over the next 2 years. Furthermore, paying 24x 2023 P/E for 6% growth rate does not make sense to me as I see better opportunities out there.I apply a 20x P/E multiple to my 2023F EPS estimate of $6.40. As such, my 1 year target price for Apple is $128, implying 17% downside from current levels. While I have not priced in a recession scenario in my EPS estimates for 2023F, I think that my estimates are relatively de-risked from that of Wall Street and my lower P/E multiple takes into account the higher risk we are seeing today with regard to the weakening macro situation.RisksMacroeconomic environmentWhile it can be argued that Apple has the most loyal fans, the uncertainty around the global macroeconomic environment now means that there are heightened risks that demand could fade if the economy makes a turn for the worse. I think that the main risk for Apple right now both for the upside and the downside is how demand plays out in the near-term. If demand holds up better than expected, we could see further upside in the stock price. However, if the recession scenario does occur and demand falls, there could be substantial downside to come.Market share loss in high end smartphone marketsWhile Apple has one of the best competitive moats in the world, sometimes, the bigger they come, the harder they may fall. As such, I think it is crucial Apple maintains this competitive advantage. If Apple is unable to maintain its competitive advantage as an ecosystem leader, other high end smartphone players may take up market share and this will negatively affect share price.ConclusionAlthough Apple's strong platform creates optionality longer term we see this as offset by a premium multiple and both macro and normalization risks to numbers heading into 2023. We believe there are better options for investors wishing to weather deteriorating macro elsewhere in our coverage.I prefer to be on the sidelines with Apple at the current levels, and maintain my neutral rating. There are warning signs for the business appearing as Tim Cook has mentioned some pockets of weakness in the business in the 2Q22 call, supply side factors driving the revenue beat in 2Q22, and iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 plus models not being well received in the pre-order stage. That said, I continue to like Apple as a business for the long-term with a great management running the show with best-in-class products and strong brand reputation. The premium valuation is not justified with the heightened risks that we are seeing going into 2023 with risks of weakening of consumer sentiment and potentially a recession. As such, I think that market has not yet priced in these risks for Apple. 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And based on preorder data, the strategy is already working with consumers, who have turned the most expensive new iPhone into the most popular version.Though overall spending on mobile devices and computers is slowing this year, there’s still an appetite for top-tier smartphones -- Apple’s strength. That’s allowed the company to hold production steady at a time when much of the industry is scaling back plans.“The data continues to point to robust demand for the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max, which could have a materially positive impact for both mix and margins,” Amit Daryanani, an analyst at Evercore ISI, said in a report this week.The iPhone 14 line was unveiled earlier this month alongside new Apple Watches and AirPods. The company didn’t raise prices, a surprise to analysts who thought inflationary pressure would force the move. But Apple is still attempting to upsell consumers more than ever before.The standard iPhone, which starts at $799, doesn’t even run Apple’s latest processor, the A16. Instead, it uses the same A15 chip as last year, with the A16 going into the Pro models. The Pro phones also get significant camera improvements and a new interface called the Dynamic Island.That’s left users with less reason to upgrade to a basic iPhone 14, but plenty of incentive to pay a little more for the Pro. A flurry of carrier promotions and trade-in offers also may coax consumers into buying a glitzier model.Apple reshuffled its display configurations this year as well. Gone is the mini version of the iPhone. Instead, the company is betting that consumers want more screen real estate. The non-Pro iPhone 14 will come in a 6.1-inch model and a 6.7-inch Plus version that won’t be available until Oct. 7.The preorder data suggests the iPhone 14 Pro Max is more in demand than the same model was last year, part of the shift upscale, according to a report by KGI Securities.The question now is whether that momentum is strong enough for Apple to overcome a broader slump. Worldwide the smartphone market is expected to decline 3.5% to 1.31 billion units this year, according to market research firm IDC.In China, both a manufacturing hub for Apple and a key market, smartphone sales have tumbled this year. But Apple shipments are up 5% compared with an overall decline of 23%, according to Evercore ISI’s Daryanani.“Apple continues to gain significant share in China and we expect the share gains to continue,” he said.A successful iPhone 14 launch could help ease investor jitters after a roller coaster of a month. The stock has whipsawed between gains and losses in recent trading sessions, with the shares suffering their worst single-day rout since 2020 on Tuesday. A higher-than-expected inflation report and concerns about interest rate hikes have hit tech stocks especially hard.Apple shares are down 14% for the year, though that’s a bit better than the S&P 500, which has fallen 18%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index has tumbled 26%.Analysts expect Apple sales to tick up 6% this quarter, a deceleration from the 29% gain it saw a year earlier -- when pandemic-bound consumers were still snapping up technology. The iPhone 14 is coming out a couple weeks earlier in the year than usual, which should help shore up Apple’s revenue in the September quarter. The company’s biggest sales period of the year is usually the December quarter, lifted by holiday spending. Sales in that period are expected to gain 3%, according to analysts’ estimates.The iPhone is unrivaled among Apple’s products in its importance. It provides about half of the company’s total revenue and helps spur sales of other devices, including the Apple Watch and AirPods. Both of those categories got makeovers during the recent launch, further spotlighting the company’s high-end focus.The company unveiled a update of the AirPods Pro and a first-ever Apple Watch Ultra model, which -- like the Pro iPhones -- is designed to be both bigger and better. And, of course, it will cost a bit more.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":1}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":575,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9991868734,"gmtCreate":1660807997232,"gmtModify":1676536403442,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Great company to invest in 👍🏻","listText":"Great company to invest in 👍🏻","text":"Great company to invest in 👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":5,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9991868734","repostId":"1139363176","repostType":4,"repost":{"id":"1139363176","kind":"news","weMediaInfo":{"introduction":"Stock Market Quotes, Business News, Financial News, Trading Ideas, and Stock Research by Professionals","home_visible":0,"media_name":"Benzinga","id":"1052270027","head_image":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d08bf7808052c0ca9deb4e944cae32aa"},"pubTimestamp":1660804222,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/1139363176?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2022-08-18 14:30","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Is Apple \"The Perfect Stock To Own In An Economic Downturn\"?","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1139363176","media":"Benzinga","summary":"ZINGER KEY POINTSJoe Terranova says Apple's financial metrics set it up for success amid current mar","content":"<html><head></head><body><p><b>ZINGER KEY POINTS</b></p><ul><li>Joe Terranova says Apple&#39;s financial metrics set it up for success amid current market conditions.</li><li>&#34;It&#39;s an unbelievable company. Oh, and by the way, they&#39;re buying back their shares,&#34; Terranova says.</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/815df67692da99c4a64b6fb3705b12a4\" tg-width=\"864\" tg-height=\"575\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Photo: courtesy of Apple.</span></p><p><b>Apple Inc</b> shares are on the move Wednesday following a pair of upgrades from analysts who see strong demand trends in the hardware side of the business.</p><p>Virtus Investment Partners&#39; <b>Joe Terranova</b> backed up the bullish analyst calls Wednesday on CNBC&#39;s &#34;Fast Money Halftime Report.&#34;</p><p>He might have even one-upped the analysts when he said Apple is &#34;the perfect stock to own in an economic downturn.&#34;</p><p><b>What To Know:</b> Apple began the year trading at $177.57, Terranova said.</p><p>&#34;That&#39;s where Apple is going to trade above in the next several weeks, if not the next several days,&#34; he said.</p><p>He suggested that Apple stock will be able to hold its gains through the end of the year — and those who remain long the name will be rewarded.</p><p>&#34;It will be higher on the year because all of the financial metrics of this company align itself with the environment in which the economic contraction that is unfolding allows for resiliency and allows for investors to be rewarded staying patient and invested in this name,&#34; he said.</p><p>&#34;It&#39;s an unbelievable company. Oh, and by the way, they&#39;re buying back their shares.&#34;</p><p>During the company&#39;s March quarter, Apple announced that its board authorized an increase of $90 billion to its existing share repurchase program. At that time, the company reported $43.11 billion in buybacks through the second quarter of its fiscal year.</p><p>In the company&#39;s most recent earnings report from the end of July, Apple reported total fiscal year buybacks of $64.97 billion, which shows that Apple repurchased $21.865 billion of its stock last quarter.</p><p><b>AAPL Price Action:</b> Apple has a 52-week high of $182.94 and a 52-week low of $129.04.</p><p>The stock gained 0.88% Wednesday, closing at $174.55, according to Benzinga Pro.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Is Apple \"The Perfect Stock To Own In An Economic Downturn\"?</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nIs Apple \"The Perfect Stock To Own In An Economic Downturn\"?\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n<div class=\"head\" \">\n\n\n<div class=\"h-thumb\" style=\"background-image:url(https://static.tigerbbs.com/d08bf7808052c0ca9deb4e944cae32aa);background-size:cover;\"></div>\n\n<div class=\"h-content\">\n<p class=\"h-name\">Benzinga </p>\n<p class=\"h-time\">2022-08-18 14:30</p>\n</div>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<html><head></head><body><p><b>ZINGER KEY POINTS</b></p><ul><li>Joe Terranova says Apple&#39;s financial metrics set it up for success amid current market conditions.</li><li>&#34;It&#39;s an unbelievable company. Oh, and by the way, they&#39;re buying back their shares,&#34; Terranova says.</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/815df67692da99c4a64b6fb3705b12a4\" tg-width=\"864\" tg-height=\"575\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Photo: courtesy of Apple.</span></p><p><b>Apple Inc</b> shares are on the move Wednesday following a pair of upgrades from analysts who see strong demand trends in the hardware side of the business.</p><p>Virtus Investment Partners&#39; <b>Joe Terranova</b> backed up the bullish analyst calls Wednesday on CNBC&#39;s &#34;Fast Money Halftime Report.&#34;</p><p>He might have even one-upped the analysts when he said Apple is &#34;the perfect stock to own in an economic downturn.&#34;</p><p><b>What To Know:</b> Apple began the year trading at $177.57, Terranova said.</p><p>&#34;That&#39;s where Apple is going to trade above in the next several weeks, if not the next several days,&#34; he said.</p><p>He suggested that Apple stock will be able to hold its gains through the end of the year — and those who remain long the name will be rewarded.</p><p>&#34;It will be higher on the year because all of the financial metrics of this company align itself with the environment in which the economic contraction that is unfolding allows for resiliency and allows for investors to be rewarded staying patient and invested in this name,&#34; he said.</p><p>&#34;It&#39;s an unbelievable company. Oh, and by the way, they&#39;re buying back their shares.&#34;</p><p>During the company&#39;s March quarter, Apple announced that its board authorized an increase of $90 billion to its existing share repurchase program. At that time, the company reported $43.11 billion in buybacks through the second quarter of its fiscal year.</p><p>In the company&#39;s most recent earnings report from the end of July, Apple reported total fiscal year buybacks of $64.97 billion, which shows that Apple repurchased $21.865 billion of its stock last quarter.</p><p><b>AAPL Price Action:</b> Apple has a 52-week high of $182.94 and a 52-week low of $129.04.</p><p>The stock gained 0.88% Wednesday, closing at $174.55, according to Benzinga Pro.</p></body></html>\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1139363176","content_text":"ZINGER KEY POINTSJoe Terranova says Apple's financial metrics set it up for success amid current market conditions.\"It's an unbelievable company. Oh, and by the way, they're buying back their shares,\" Terranova says.Photo: courtesy of Apple.Apple Inc shares are on the move Wednesday following a pair of upgrades from analysts who see strong demand trends in the hardware side of the business.Virtus Investment Partners' Joe Terranova backed up the bullish analyst calls Wednesday on CNBC's \"Fast Money Halftime Report.\"He might have even one-upped the analysts when he said Apple is \"the perfect stock to own in an economic downturn.\"What To Know: Apple began the year trading at $177.57, Terranova said.\"That's where Apple is going to trade above in the next several weeks, if not the next several days,\" he said.He suggested that Apple stock will be able to hold its gains through the end of the year — and those who remain long the name will be rewarded.\"It will be higher on the year because all of the financial metrics of this company align itself with the environment in which the economic contraction that is unfolding allows for resiliency and allows for investors to be rewarded staying patient and invested in this name,\" he said.\"It's an unbelievable company. Oh, and by the way, they're buying back their shares.\"During the company's March quarter, Apple announced that its board authorized an increase of $90 billion to its existing share repurchase program. At that time, the company reported $43.11 billion in buybacks through the second quarter of its fiscal year.In the company's most recent earnings report from the end of July, Apple reported total fiscal year buybacks of $64.97 billion, which shows that Apple repurchased $21.865 billion of its stock last quarter.AAPL Price Action: Apple has a 52-week high of $182.94 and a 52-week low of $129.04.The stock gained 0.88% Wednesday, closing at $174.55, according to Benzinga Pro.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":650,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9934876392,"gmtCreate":1663227757516,"gmtModify":1676537232365,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Yay agree Apple is a stock to buy 👍🏻","listText":"Yay agree Apple is a stock to buy 👍🏻","text":"Yay agree Apple is a stock to buy 👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":2,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9934876392","repostId":"1151661642","repostType":2,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":431,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9908805129,"gmtCreate":1659351241661,"gmtModify":1705979384313,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Yes when Apple stock was going down I buy it. 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(NASDAQ:AAPL) - just twelve months ago the company was generating $90B in free cash flow &amp; $76B in earnings, then fluctuated between $130 and $180 per share from the exuberance of the market to the decline of all things tech, and now has settled at...almost precisely where it was on a share price basis one year ago.</p><p>But wait...with a nearly 5% decline in shares outstanding the market cap actually sits slightly lower now than one year ago. And now Apple is generating nearly $106B in free cash flow and almost $102B in earnings. Clearly, the valuation has dropped while the fundamental performance has continued progressing forward at rates almost unheard of for a $2.45T (with a T) market cap company. As you will see based on the fundamentals, this is clearly a wonderful business that has continued to outperform its competitors and almost every other business with its reach, moat, and financial performance. The analysis shows this with ease, but with each step, we must ask and assess - can this continue?</p><p>Let&#39;s take a look at the current share price&#39;s justification by valuation metrics and the fundamentals over the past 5 years.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/86eaf0d782cee5325b02b022bb623280\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"417\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/>Data by YCharts</p><p>Using the $2.451T market cap as of July 18, 2022, Apple is the world&#39;s most valuable company and has grown over 5 years at compounded annual growth rates that astound: 12% revenue CAGR, 17.5% earnings CAGR, and over 14% free cash flow CAGR - all while decreasing share count at 5% compounded annually. The margins continue expanding as the services component of the business continues growing, now making up 20% of total revenue at 72.6% gross margin - the second largest category of revenue Apple breaks out.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/39d0b86012afe08f5c49e3373d6b6147\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"433\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/>Data by YCharts</p><p>Just look at this return from 10 years showing the price growth of $10,000. Apple, through high return on invested capital, earnings growth, and recent share buybacks, was able to more than double the S&amp;P 500 return. But it wasn&#39;t always the case - the outperformance has occurred almost exclusively since the end of 2019 as the valuation metric went from 10-12x earnings to nearly 30 in the most exuberant parts of late 2021. All of this sets the stage for some introspection from an investor&#39;s standpoint: clearly, the company operated in the doldrums compared to the S&amp;P 500 return for many years, can this pattern return? Or should investors take solace in what has been a steady improvement in the business fundamentals and management&#39;s experience in continuing this growth?</p><p>Using a 10-Step Fundamental Analysis detailed further here, I will examine 10 important components of Apple and how the company measures up on each metric, either assigning a 1/1, 0.5/1, or a 0/1 for each of the 10 components.</p><p><b>Incredible Revenue &amp; Income Growth Almost Defies the &#34;Law of Large Numbers&#34;</b><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/19dccc1a6b99630c7e38aed07199e02b\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"433\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/></p><p>Data by YCharts</p><p>Looking at trailing 12-month numbers as of March 31, 2022 for operating revenue over the past 5 years, Apple has increased revenue from $220.46B in 2017 to $386.02B in 2022. Revenue increase has come from a combination of extreme digital services growth, Mac outperformance in the market, the emergence of a &#34;wearables&#34; market with Apple Watch, and of course, iPhone strength and pricing power during the 5-year period. With consumers comfortable paying well over $1,000 for iPhone in 2022 as the center of their digital lifestyle, revenue has increased significantly as compared to the $699 starting price for an iPhone 8 in 2017. (Source)</p><p>This is an example of what Warren Buffett refers to as a &#34;moat&#34; or durable competitive advantage. As services grow and the ecosystem continues expanding and becoming more indispensable to the consumer, the &#34;stickiness&#34; factor of the iPhone means pricing power can continue to rise. Where upgrades every two years used to be entirely or partially subsidized by the wireless carriers just 5 years ago, now it is completely common practice to have monthly payments for the iPhone on your wireless bill monthly, as high as $50 per month!</p><p>Not only that, but here is the brilliance of this model - the carrier pays Apple and you pay the carrier so the cost on a monthly basis feels minimal - every $100 in pricing power the iPhone achieves is barely over $4 per month over 24 months for the consumer - and the consumer isn&#39;t even paying Apple directly most of the time. All of this along with the services ecosystem is a tremendous tailwind for the company. This revenue growth has grown at an 11.9% CAGR over the past 5 years, but taking into account the share buybacks creates an even more enhanced piece of data: per share revenue - which grew from $10.57/share in 2017 to $23.85/share in 2022 or a 17.7% CAGR.</p><p>This is the effect of share buybacks and how they can even further enhance growth for the investor. The compounding machine continues forward at rates that are incredible for a company generating well over a third of a trillion dollars in annual revenue.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Revenue Growth: $220.46B -&gt; $386.02B over 5 years, 11.9% CAGR // 17.7% per share CAGR with buybacks</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Incredible revenue growth at this large of a scale over 5 years enhanced by share buybacks, and continuing to grow at over a 9% rate quarter over quarter even with a strong dollar.<b><i>Score: 1/1</i></b></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/7075033a3a59fc5462732332d483c4f7\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"433\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/>Data by YCharts</p><p>Although net income is not quite as insightful of a valuation metric compared to free cash flow, Apple&#39;s sensible and consistent investments, coupled with heavy research and development (versus property plant &amp; equipment) leads to a very similar net income or earnings figure to free cash flow - one that is growing at a rapid rate. Using trailing twelve-month figures as of March 31, 2022 - Apple&#39;s net income has more than doubled over the past 5 years from $45.73B to $101.94B representing a massive 17.4% CAGR. These figures are further enhanced as shown in the chart when seen through a per share basis to account for the buybacks: $2.19/share in earnings in 2017 growing to $6.30/share in earnings over 5 years or a 23.5% CAGR. (Note the chart doesn&#39;t accurately show the most up-to-date and ever decreasing share count).</p><p>These types of growth rates in a mature business are incredible and highlight the power of the internal compound with minimal capital expenditures required compared to operational free cash flow (but a high rate of return achieved on those expenditures to enhance the compounding). These rates of earnings compounded growth and per share growth even outpace those of AutoZone (AZO), which has experienced enormous industry tailwinds, minimal capital expenditures, and transformational share buybacks -- and all at about 50 times the scale! (Source) But...now is a good time for an investor to ask the obvious...can this continue or has this simply just been a very good run?</p><p>Looking to the future, there are two major questions regarding headwinds that Apple will face in terms of their financial performance: 1) Will the law of big numbers eventually catch up to Apple?; and 2) Just how much more innovation is left and how long can the brand stay dominant in an industry notorious for systemic shifts? There are obviously no easy or resolute answers to be had to either question, but what we do know at present should alleviate major concerns, though leave smaller ones behind of course.</p><p>First, there is no doubt that the law of big numbers has and will continue in larger scale to drag performance. 10% growth on $38B in revenue is $3.8B or roughly 4-6 weeks of iPad sales - but 10% growth on $386.02B is $38.6B or roughly the entire Mac market for an entire year. This requires continual disrupting, innovating, market share growth, and pricing power. Luckily, I see all of these things continuing to happen with Apple: one example is the Watch is becoming a health device with so many paths forward towards not only usability but also revenue growth through services.</p><p>Then there&#39;s the Arcade, the Apple TV service, the Fitness service, the iCloud storage service, and so much more. What was once a one-time buy now is a very strong and sticky ecosystem with continual opportunities for revenue as highlighted by the 20% revenue that is services at an incredible 72.6% gross margin.</p><p>Will Apple stay dominant? All signs point to yes. The iPhone at the center of the digital world of so many consumers, especially young consumers, means they have and will continue building the Apple ecosystem around them in growing numbers.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Income Growth: $45.73B -&gt; $101.94B over 5 years, 17.4% CAGR // 23.5% per share CAGR - Incredible!</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Very consistent &amp; robust income growth over 5 years significantly enhanced on a per share basis by share buybacks and a growing emphasis on very high margin services like subscriptions, storage, content, and the toll booth that is the App Store. <b><i>Score: 1/1</i></b></p><p><b>Strong Balance Sheet And Debt Ratios Do Not Detract From The Stability</b><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/f61d2e4dd1b3d9116c338518ea3a97b8\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"433\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/>Data by YCharts</p><p>Due to the liquidity of current retail assets being sold and the amount of inventory required, retailers and grocers traditionally do not hold current assets greater than current liabilities. This is magnified by such a large and growing mix of products, including the transition to Apple silicon from Intel, amongst other changes. It is also rumored to be an especially full and busy season for introducing new products, meaning that current liabilities at present could be higher than assets due to the supply chain timing.</p><p>Based on this and the established industry norms, while liquidity in terms of the company&#39;s ability to pay off all current liabilities with current assets is definitely ideal, it is rarely expected in a retail setting such as this due to sell-through rates. I will note, however, that this is the first time in the 5-year chart that this situation has occurred, which does give me pause and concern should it become a long-term trend as this would represent a reversion from historical norms for Apple.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Assets vs. Liabilities: $118.18B current assets vs.$127.51B current liabilities / negative, but retail</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>While common for retailers, current assets do fall short of current liabilities, representing less than ideal liquidity. Due to the norms of the industry practice, this being the first time it has happened in over 5 years, and the likelihood of correction in the future, we will deduct half a point instead of a full point. <b><i>Score: 0.5/1</i></b></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/31f8905f21e0a4c844a2187cb8a2b8e5\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"433\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/>Data by YCharts</p><p>Apple management has kept long-term debt of just over 1x annual free cash flow, which represents an extremely conservative and reasonable figure for management to keep within. The debt expansion did concern me at first glance, just looking at the chart above, but management noted in the Q2-2022 conference call:</p><blockquote>Let me now turn to our cash position. As we continue to generate very strong cash flow, we ended the quarter with $193 billion in cash and marketable securities. We repaid $3.8 billion in maturing debt while increasing commercial paper by $2 billion, leaving us with total debt of $120 billion. As a result, net cash was $73 billion at the end of the quarter. (Source)</blockquote><p>While $120 billion of total debt seems startlingly high, it could all be paid off immediately with the cash and marketable securities and still have $73 billion left over, not even mentioning the roughly $28 billion in free cash flow quarterly! Simply put, debt is so reasonably constrained at Apple that it represents a non-issue.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Long Term Debt: Slight Growth, But At Just Over 1x Annual Free Cash Flow, It is a Non-Issue</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Management is prudently using debt, interest is a small portion of cash flow, and overall is just over 1x Free Cash Flow. <b><i>Score: 1/1</i></b></p><p><b>The Compounding Secret: Incredible Return on Invested Capital &amp; Vigorous Share Buybacks</b><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d9c1583d3a1994afb1a94fd08a91d877\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"417\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/>Data by YCharts</p><p>After examining the long-term debt situation on the balance sheet, it appears an ideal time to examine management&#39;s returns from the capital invested back into the business. Return on invested capital is perhaps one of the most apparent indicators of a competent and innovative management team focused on shareholder return - how capital is invested and allocated back into the business. The average of S&amp;P 500 companies is approximately 7%. Looking at improving upon than average and towards companies deploying their money in a high quality manner, I look for businesses earning more than 10% return on invested capital.</p><p>Return on invested capital is a financial metric favored by Charlie Munger, stating<i>“It’s obvious that if a company generates high returns on capital and reinvests at high returns, it will do well.&#34; (Source)</i>With an average ROIC of 32% over the past 5 years, Apple management is doing a first-class job of using shareholder money in the most efficient and productive manner possible. Investors can feel confident whatever free cash flow is not being returned to shareholders in the form of buybacks and dividends is being very wisely used to internally compound growth within the company. In fact, current ROIC shows returns at 53.8% which is a massive surprise considering the capital being deployed by Apple, and the 10-year chart above represents just how consistently Apple has produced outsized returns.</p><p>To outpace the average S&amp;P in this regard by 4.5 times over 5 years and 7.5 times at present truly shows the magnitude by which Apple makes incredible investments within their company, generating substantial returns for shareholders. I consider this a major sign that services, with their high margins, are playing an outsized role in Apple&#39;s future growth as a business.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Invested Capital &amp; Equity Returns: 32% ROIC avg 5 years &amp; currently 53.8% - Incredible Numbers</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>ROIC is well above 10% at 32% average and 53.8% at present and continuing to grow quarter over quarter. Since shareholder equity is so strongly affected by aggressive buybacks, the return on equity percentage tops 150% at present. <b><i>Score: 1/1</i></b></p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b7fbd40abf39f361b8fec68fa5562112\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"450\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/>Data by YCharts</p><p>Apple has a share buyback program that is unrivaled in terms of sheer scale: in the last 12 months, nearly $86 billion of shares have been repurchased alone. Let&#39;s look at the chart above for a simple example: as shares (orange line) go down by 22.4% during 5 years, earnings per share (light blue line) go up by over 187% during the 5 years - so it is no surprise that the share price (purple line) also goes up, in this case, by some 275%.</p><p>The number of shares of the company and the way management either enhances shareholder value or dilutes it through buybacks or share issuances is a very meaningful metric for overall investor return. While some companies will buy back 1% of shares annually and have a very good buyback program at that, others will dilute and raise capital through issuing new shares.</p><p>With Apple, the magnitude of the buyback is truly impressive. In 5 years, the shares outstanding have decreased (taking into account the stock split) from 20,855,360,000 shares to 16,185,181,000 shares, representing a 22.4% decrease in shares and investors having a 5.23% CAGR just from buybacks alone! As demonstrated by Berkshire Hathaway&#39;s (BRK.A) (BRK.B) long-term buying back of shares, Apple management is showing that buybacks are one of the best ways to enhance shareholder return in a tax-efficient manner in the long term. The growth of the earnings power is magnified by the decrease in the share count, creating a compounding machine.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5cf260b00d80774c3c41bfabcefd94c6\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"417\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/>Data by YCharts</p><p>Take a look at one more chart just to really enhance the magnitude of this: from July 2012 to now, Apple decreased their share count by 38.5% - representing investors increasing their ownership stake in the company by 62%. It&#39;s good to be patient and let compounding do its job!</p><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Buybacks: 20.855B -&gt; 16.185B shares over 5 years, 22.4% decrease in shares - A+ and</b>At Huge Scale!</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Share count has decreased over past 5 years &amp; that is the gold standard. <b><i>Score: 1/1</i></b></p><p><b>Modestly Growing, Well-Covered Dividend Offers Little To Excite Investors</b><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/b06f4af0ed1745f8f7b58959f9ab3c1b\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"447\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/>Data by YCharts</p><p>Having increased the dividend at an 8% CAGR during the past 5 years from a split-adjusted $0.1575/share to the present $0.23/share annually, Apple represents just a 0.6% yield at the current valuation. However, because of the size of the business, this modest yield represents a total payout of $14.89B annually or 14% payout on total annual free cash flow. The growth has been modest when viewed against the power and size of the share buyback program, which is clearly Apple&#39;s preferred mechanism of shareholder return for the past 10 years.</p><p>Overall, this is a very minor footnote to the overall Apple investor story, albeit one that takes up nearly $15 billion in free cash flow resources annually. Based on present valuations as compared to past valuations, I would rather see even further enhanced share buybacks taking place - although having a dividend does create some semblance of cash flow for passive investors. At 911 million shares, Berkshire Hathaway&#39;s stake in Apple alone represents over $838 million annually in dividend payments.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Dividend: $14.89B dividend annual, 0.60% yield / 14% payout of free cash flow / Modest Yet Covered</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>With a well-covered, modest dividend, Apple offers stability and consistency for investors, though not even close to being the primary means of shareholder return compared to the buyback program. <b>Score: 1/1</b></p><p><b>Massive Free Cash Flow Generation and Growth... At A Fair Valuation</b><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/28bed29cf8f20a9b7c6fbc9bd649bdf8\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"433\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/>Data by YCharts</p><p>From the standpoint of a company&#39;s operational strength and stability, free cash flow represents a very meaningful metric and the primary factor I look towards when creating a valuation metric and measuring long-term stability and growth. Apple again produces characteristically strong outperformance with regards to free cash flow over 5 years - going from $54.53B to $105.8B representing a 14.2% CAGR and a near double during the time period. Where the numbers really become affected greatly though, is on a per share basis thanks to the buybacks - approximately $2.61/share in free cash flow 5 years ago has turned into approximately $6.53/share in free cash flow now - a 2.5x increase representing a staggering 20% CAGR.</p><p>The fact that this is cash flow being measured in the hundreds of billions annually growing at these elevated rates makes the growth even more compelling. Like the other fundamental metrics of the company that we have reviewed, this is a remarkable display of management over-performance. Only Saudi Aramco (Source) is generating stronger cash flows at present ($30 billion per quarter) and that is on the back of an unbelievably hot and cyclical oil market.</p><p>Having this level of free cash flow allows for five primary uses of the capital: 1) share buybacks; 2) dividends; 3) acquisitions; 4) investment in itself; and 5) debt repayment. All of these, with the exception of some acquisitions, grow shareholder value over time when handled properly by management.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Free Cash Flow: $54.53B -&gt; $105.8B in 5 yr (14.2% CAGR increase) or $2.61/sh -&gt; $6.53/sh (20% CAGR)</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>Free cash growth over the past five years is consistent and compounding at very high rates for an incredible result that directly has benefited shareholders significantly. <b><i>Score: 1/1</i></b></p><p>Now for the component of valuation with regards to Apple: let&#39;s look at two methods: free cash flow, and earnings.</p><p><i>Apple, based on the $2.451 trillion market cap, is selling for 23.16 times free cash flow for the trailing twelve months - representing a 4.32% initial rate of return based on free cash flow with a 14.2% CAGR free cash flow growth over the past 5 years.</i></p><p><i>Apple, based on the $42.26B market cap, is selling for 24.04 times earnings for the trailing twelve months - representing a 4.16% initial rate of return based on earnings with a 17.4% CAGR earnings growth over the past 5 years.</i></p><p>By my standard metrics of looking for growth companies selling for under 20 times free cash flow, the valuation of Apple is stretched from both aspects noted above, though the double-digit growth in particular with earnings does give me pause. This recent pullback in valuation as shown in the chart above does give me confidence, but the chart also shows years very recently where Apple was selling at just 12 times free cash flow. Essentially the positive is: I am buying a compounding company with strong free cash flow growth and an incredible durable competitive advantage. The negative: I am only getting a fair value at present. It&#39;s the classic wonderful business at a fair price.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><b>Valuation: 23.16x FCF; 24x EPS; 4.16-4.32% implied initial return w/14% CAGR FCF &amp; 17% CAGR Earnings</b></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There is so much to like about Apple from a fundamental business standpoint: the dynamic growth, management&#39;s incredible capital allocation strategies, and the shareholder-friendly buyback policy - but the valuation comes at just a fair price. <b><i>Score: 0.5/1</i></b></p><p><b>Overall Apple Recap &amp; Valuation</b></p><p>Looking at all of these metrics and making assumptions based on the future is the key to creating assumptions on future returns and growth. We know that Tim Cook and Apple management are committed to returning incredible amounts of ever-growing capital back to shareholders primary through share buybacks and dividends, all while ensuring the business has everything it needs to grow effectively through research &amp; development, along with accretive acquisitions. Frankly, when management allocates capital at a 50%+ return on invested capital, you can trust the expertise in the marketplace to make and commit to the right decisions with regards to internal investment and compounding.</p><p>As services continue to grow rapidly at high margins, iPad supply chain restraints eventually subside, the Apple Watch grows into a stronger franchise, and iPhone pricing power is further stretched even higher, I believe a runway for Apple exists even without highly innovative products in the future. However, I do believe those &#34;X-Factors&#34; do exist and will continue to push the company forward.</p><p>Let&#39;s take a series of assumptions based on free cash flow over a five-year period:</p><blockquote>- 10% annual compounded free cash flow increases (well below the present 5-year growth of 14.2%)</blockquote><blockquote>- 5% annual share count reduction (exactly at the same pace as the present share count reduction rates over the past 5 years - management has shown this is their primary way of creating value and I don&#39;t see this changing)</blockquote><blockquote>- 20 times free cash flow terminal multiple (Below the 23.16x free cash flow valuation the business has right now)</blockquote><p><i>What does this give investors in terms of returns over the next 5 years?</i> <b><i>Roughly a 12.5% annual return for Apple based on the present share price.</i></b></p><p>How about for earnings?</p><blockquote>- 10% annual compounded earnings increases (well below the present 5-year growth of 17.4%)</blockquote><blockquote>- 5% annual share count reduction (exactly at the same pace as the present share count reduction rates over the past 5 years - management has shown this is their primary way of creating value and I don&#39;t see this changing)</blockquote><blockquote>- 20 times earnings multiple (Below the 24x earnings valuation the business has right now)</blockquote><p><i>What does this give investors in terms of returns over the next 5 years?</i> <b><i>Roughly a 12% annual return for Apple based on the present share price.</i></b></p><p>I strongly believe management will continue growth, continue buying back shares with vigor, and deliver internally compounding results to shareholders generously over the next five years. These numbers may look conservative at a glance - the earnings growth of 10% vs. the present 5-year growth of 17.4% for example - but the law of big numbers will begin to become a drag on performance over time and 10% of $102B is over $10 billion annually in increases every single year for 5 years.</p><p>This is not an easy task, but I do believe management can achieve it. The growth assumptions take into account a margin of safety since they are well below the present growth rates. In five years, Apple should be somewhere around $260 per share with these assumptions. If 12-12.5% annual return seems a fair reward for the risk you are taking on with Apple based on those assumptions, then this is the right timing. If those assumptions seem too bold, then you should wait for either more information in the form of Q3 earnings to be released at the end of July, or for a more attractive entry point.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Apple: A Wonderful Business At A Fair Price, Assuming Growth Continues</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; 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(NASDAQ:AAPL) - just twelve months ago the company was generating $90B in free cash flow & $76B in earnings, then fluctuated between $130 and $180 per share from the exuberance of the market to the decline of all things tech, and now has settled at...almost precisely where it was on a share price basis one year ago.But wait...with a nearly 5% decline in shares outstanding the market cap actually sits slightly lower now than one year ago. And now Apple is generating nearly $106B in free cash flow and almost $102B in earnings. Clearly, the valuation has dropped while the fundamental performance has continued progressing forward at rates almost unheard of for a $2.45T (with a T) market cap company. As you will see based on the fundamentals, this is clearly a wonderful business that has continued to outperform its competitors and almost every other business with its reach, moat, and financial performance. The analysis shows this with ease, but with each step, we must ask and assess - can this continue?Let's take a look at the current share price's justification by valuation metrics and the fundamentals over the past 5 years.Data by YChartsUsing the $2.451T market cap as of July 18, 2022, Apple is the world's most valuable company and has grown over 5 years at compounded annual growth rates that astound: 12% revenue CAGR, 17.5% earnings CAGR, and over 14% free cash flow CAGR - all while decreasing share count at 5% compounded annually. The margins continue expanding as the services component of the business continues growing, now making up 20% of total revenue at 72.6% gross margin - the second largest category of revenue Apple breaks out.Data by YChartsJust look at this return from 10 years showing the price growth of $10,000. Apple, through high return on invested capital, earnings growth, and recent share buybacks, was able to more than double the S&P 500 return. But it wasn't always the case - the outperformance has occurred almost exclusively since the end of 2019 as the valuation metric went from 10-12x earnings to nearly 30 in the most exuberant parts of late 2021. All of this sets the stage for some introspection from an investor's standpoint: clearly, the company operated in the doldrums compared to the S&P 500 return for many years, can this pattern return? Or should investors take solace in what has been a steady improvement in the business fundamentals and management's experience in continuing this growth?Using a 10-Step Fundamental Analysis detailed further here, I will examine 10 important components of Apple and how the company measures up on each metric, either assigning a 1/1, 0.5/1, or a 0/1 for each of the 10 components.Incredible Revenue & Income Growth Almost Defies the \"Law of Large Numbers\"Data by YChartsLooking at trailing 12-month numbers as of March 31, 2022 for operating revenue over the past 5 years, Apple has increased revenue from $220.46B in 2017 to $386.02B in 2022. Revenue increase has come from a combination of extreme digital services growth, Mac outperformance in the market, the emergence of a \"wearables\" market with Apple Watch, and of course, iPhone strength and pricing power during the 5-year period. With consumers comfortable paying well over $1,000 for iPhone in 2022 as the center of their digital lifestyle, revenue has increased significantly as compared to the $699 starting price for an iPhone 8 in 2017. (Source)This is an example of what Warren Buffett refers to as a \"moat\" or durable competitive advantage. As services grow and the ecosystem continues expanding and becoming more indispensable to the consumer, the \"stickiness\" factor of the iPhone means pricing power can continue to rise. Where upgrades every two years used to be entirely or partially subsidized by the wireless carriers just 5 years ago, now it is completely common practice to have monthly payments for the iPhone on your wireless bill monthly, as high as $50 per month!Not only that, but here is the brilliance of this model - the carrier pays Apple and you pay the carrier so the cost on a monthly basis feels minimal - every $100 in pricing power the iPhone achieves is barely over $4 per month over 24 months for the consumer - and the consumer isn't even paying Apple directly most of the time. All of this along with the services ecosystem is a tremendous tailwind for the company. This revenue growth has grown at an 11.9% CAGR over the past 5 years, but taking into account the share buybacks creates an even more enhanced piece of data: per share revenue - which grew from $10.57/share in 2017 to $23.85/share in 2022 or a 17.7% CAGR.This is the effect of share buybacks and how they can even further enhance growth for the investor. The compounding machine continues forward at rates that are incredible for a company generating well over a third of a trillion dollars in annual revenue.Revenue Growth: $220.46B -> $386.02B over 5 years, 11.9% CAGR // 17.7% per share CAGR with buybacksIncredible revenue growth at this large of a scale over 5 years enhanced by share buybacks, and continuing to grow at over a 9% rate quarter over quarter even with a strong dollar.Score: 1/1Data by YChartsAlthough net income is not quite as insightful of a valuation metric compared to free cash flow, Apple's sensible and consistent investments, coupled with heavy research and development (versus property plant & equipment) leads to a very similar net income or earnings figure to free cash flow - one that is growing at a rapid rate. Using trailing twelve-month figures as of March 31, 2022 - Apple's net income has more than doubled over the past 5 years from $45.73B to $101.94B representing a massive 17.4% CAGR. These figures are further enhanced as shown in the chart when seen through a per share basis to account for the buybacks: $2.19/share in earnings in 2017 growing to $6.30/share in earnings over 5 years or a 23.5% CAGR. (Note the chart doesn't accurately show the most up-to-date and ever decreasing share count).These types of growth rates in a mature business are incredible and highlight the power of the internal compound with minimal capital expenditures required compared to operational free cash flow (but a high rate of return achieved on those expenditures to enhance the compounding). These rates of earnings compounded growth and per share growth even outpace those of AutoZone (AZO), which has experienced enormous industry tailwinds, minimal capital expenditures, and transformational share buybacks -- and all at about 50 times the scale! (Source) But...now is a good time for an investor to ask the obvious...can this continue or has this simply just been a very good run?Looking to the future, there are two major questions regarding headwinds that Apple will face in terms of their financial performance: 1) Will the law of big numbers eventually catch up to Apple?; and 2) Just how much more innovation is left and how long can the brand stay dominant in an industry notorious for systemic shifts? There are obviously no easy or resolute answers to be had to either question, but what we do know at present should alleviate major concerns, though leave smaller ones behind of course.First, there is no doubt that the law of big numbers has and will continue in larger scale to drag performance. 10% growth on $38B in revenue is $3.8B or roughly 4-6 weeks of iPad sales - but 10% growth on $386.02B is $38.6B or roughly the entire Mac market for an entire year. This requires continual disrupting, innovating, market share growth, and pricing power. Luckily, I see all of these things continuing to happen with Apple: one example is the Watch is becoming a health device with so many paths forward towards not only usability but also revenue growth through services.Then there's the Arcade, the Apple TV service, the Fitness service, the iCloud storage service, and so much more. What was once a one-time buy now is a very strong and sticky ecosystem with continual opportunities for revenue as highlighted by the 20% revenue that is services at an incredible 72.6% gross margin.Will Apple stay dominant? All signs point to yes. The iPhone at the center of the digital world of so many consumers, especially young consumers, means they have and will continue building the Apple ecosystem around them in growing numbers.Income Growth: $45.73B -> $101.94B over 5 years, 17.4% CAGR // 23.5% per share CAGR - Incredible!Very consistent & robust income growth over 5 years significantly enhanced on a per share basis by share buybacks and a growing emphasis on very high margin services like subscriptions, storage, content, and the toll booth that is the App Store. Score: 1/1Strong Balance Sheet And Debt Ratios Do Not Detract From The StabilityData by YChartsDue to the liquidity of current retail assets being sold and the amount of inventory required, retailers and grocers traditionally do not hold current assets greater than current liabilities. This is magnified by such a large and growing mix of products, including the transition to Apple silicon from Intel, amongst other changes. It is also rumored to be an especially full and busy season for introducing new products, meaning that current liabilities at present could be higher than assets due to the supply chain timing.Based on this and the established industry norms, while liquidity in terms of the company's ability to pay off all current liabilities with current assets is definitely ideal, it is rarely expected in a retail setting such as this due to sell-through rates. I will note, however, that this is the first time in the 5-year chart that this situation has occurred, which does give me pause and concern should it become a long-term trend as this would represent a reversion from historical norms for Apple.Assets vs. Liabilities: $118.18B current assets vs.$127.51B current liabilities / negative, but retailWhile common for retailers, current assets do fall short of current liabilities, representing less than ideal liquidity. Due to the norms of the industry practice, this being the first time it has happened in over 5 years, and the likelihood of correction in the future, we will deduct half a point instead of a full point. Score: 0.5/1Data by YChartsApple management has kept long-term debt of just over 1x annual free cash flow, which represents an extremely conservative and reasonable figure for management to keep within. The debt expansion did concern me at first glance, just looking at the chart above, but management noted in the Q2-2022 conference call:Let me now turn to our cash position. As we continue to generate very strong cash flow, we ended the quarter with $193 billion in cash and marketable securities. We repaid $3.8 billion in maturing debt while increasing commercial paper by $2 billion, leaving us with total debt of $120 billion. As a result, net cash was $73 billion at the end of the quarter. (Source)While $120 billion of total debt seems startlingly high, it could all be paid off immediately with the cash and marketable securities and still have $73 billion left over, not even mentioning the roughly $28 billion in free cash flow quarterly! Simply put, debt is so reasonably constrained at Apple that it represents a non-issue.Long Term Debt: Slight Growth, But At Just Over 1x Annual Free Cash Flow, It is a Non-IssueManagement is prudently using debt, interest is a small portion of cash flow, and overall is just over 1x Free Cash Flow. Score: 1/1The Compounding Secret: Incredible Return on Invested Capital & Vigorous Share BuybacksData by YChartsAfter examining the long-term debt situation on the balance sheet, it appears an ideal time to examine management's returns from the capital invested back into the business. Return on invested capital is perhaps one of the most apparent indicators of a competent and innovative management team focused on shareholder return - how capital is invested and allocated back into the business. The average of S&P 500 companies is approximately 7%. Looking at improving upon than average and towards companies deploying their money in a high quality manner, I look for businesses earning more than 10% return on invested capital.Return on invested capital is a financial metric favored by Charlie Munger, stating“It’s obvious that if a company generates high returns on capital and reinvests at high returns, it will do well.\" (Source)With an average ROIC of 32% over the past 5 years, Apple management is doing a first-class job of using shareholder money in the most efficient and productive manner possible. Investors can feel confident whatever free cash flow is not being returned to shareholders in the form of buybacks and dividends is being very wisely used to internally compound growth within the company. In fact, current ROIC shows returns at 53.8% which is a massive surprise considering the capital being deployed by Apple, and the 10-year chart above represents just how consistently Apple has produced outsized returns.To outpace the average S&P in this regard by 4.5 times over 5 years and 7.5 times at present truly shows the magnitude by which Apple makes incredible investments within their company, generating substantial returns for shareholders. I consider this a major sign that services, with their high margins, are playing an outsized role in Apple's future growth as a business.Invested Capital & Equity Returns: 32% ROIC avg 5 years & currently 53.8% - Incredible NumbersROIC is well above 10% at 32% average and 53.8% at present and continuing to grow quarter over quarter. Since shareholder equity is so strongly affected by aggressive buybacks, the return on equity percentage tops 150% at present. Score: 1/1Data by YChartsApple has a share buyback program that is unrivaled in terms of sheer scale: in the last 12 months, nearly $86 billion of shares have been repurchased alone. Let's look at the chart above for a simple example: as shares (orange line) go down by 22.4% during 5 years, earnings per share (light blue line) go up by over 187% during the 5 years - so it is no surprise that the share price (purple line) also goes up, in this case, by some 275%.The number of shares of the company and the way management either enhances shareholder value or dilutes it through buybacks or share issuances is a very meaningful metric for overall investor return. While some companies will buy back 1% of shares annually and have a very good buyback program at that, others will dilute and raise capital through issuing new shares.With Apple, the magnitude of the buyback is truly impressive. In 5 years, the shares outstanding have decreased (taking into account the stock split) from 20,855,360,000 shares to 16,185,181,000 shares, representing a 22.4% decrease in shares and investors having a 5.23% CAGR just from buybacks alone! As demonstrated by Berkshire Hathaway's (BRK.A) (BRK.B) long-term buying back of shares, Apple management is showing that buybacks are one of the best ways to enhance shareholder return in a tax-efficient manner in the long term. The growth of the earnings power is magnified by the decrease in the share count, creating a compounding machine.Data by YChartsTake a look at one more chart just to really enhance the magnitude of this: from July 2012 to now, Apple decreased their share count by 38.5% - representing investors increasing their ownership stake in the company by 62%. It's good to be patient and let compounding do its job!Buybacks: 20.855B -> 16.185B shares over 5 years, 22.4% decrease in shares - A+ andAt Huge Scale!Share count has decreased over past 5 years & that is the gold standard. Score: 1/1Modestly Growing, Well-Covered Dividend Offers Little To Excite InvestorsData by YChartsHaving increased the dividend at an 8% CAGR during the past 5 years from a split-adjusted $0.1575/share to the present $0.23/share annually, Apple represents just a 0.6% yield at the current valuation. However, because of the size of the business, this modest yield represents a total payout of $14.89B annually or 14% payout on total annual free cash flow. The growth has been modest when viewed against the power and size of the share buyback program, which is clearly Apple's preferred mechanism of shareholder return for the past 10 years.Overall, this is a very minor footnote to the overall Apple investor story, albeit one that takes up nearly $15 billion in free cash flow resources annually. Based on present valuations as compared to past valuations, I would rather see even further enhanced share buybacks taking place - although having a dividend does create some semblance of cash flow for passive investors. At 911 million shares, Berkshire Hathaway's stake in Apple alone represents over $838 million annually in dividend payments.Dividend: $14.89B dividend annual, 0.60% yield / 14% payout of free cash flow / Modest Yet CoveredWith a well-covered, modest dividend, Apple offers stability and consistency for investors, though not even close to being the primary means of shareholder return compared to the buyback program. Score: 1/1Massive Free Cash Flow Generation and Growth... At A Fair ValuationData by YChartsFrom the standpoint of a company's operational strength and stability, free cash flow represents a very meaningful metric and the primary factor I look towards when creating a valuation metric and measuring long-term stability and growth. Apple again produces characteristically strong outperformance with regards to free cash flow over 5 years - going from $54.53B to $105.8B representing a 14.2% CAGR and a near double during the time period. Where the numbers really become affected greatly though, is on a per share basis thanks to the buybacks - approximately $2.61/share in free cash flow 5 years ago has turned into approximately $6.53/share in free cash flow now - a 2.5x increase representing a staggering 20% CAGR.The fact that this is cash flow being measured in the hundreds of billions annually growing at these elevated rates makes the growth even more compelling. Like the other fundamental metrics of the company that we have reviewed, this is a remarkable display of management over-performance. Only Saudi Aramco (Source) is generating stronger cash flows at present ($30 billion per quarter) and that is on the back of an unbelievably hot and cyclical oil market.Having this level of free cash flow allows for five primary uses of the capital: 1) share buybacks; 2) dividends; 3) acquisitions; 4) investment in itself; and 5) debt repayment. All of these, with the exception of some acquisitions, grow shareholder value over time when handled properly by management.Free Cash Flow: $54.53B -> $105.8B in 5 yr (14.2% CAGR increase) or $2.61/sh -> $6.53/sh (20% CAGR)Free cash growth over the past five years is consistent and compounding at very high rates for an incredible result that directly has benefited shareholders significantly. Score: 1/1Now for the component of valuation with regards to Apple: let's look at two methods: free cash flow, and earnings.Apple, based on the $2.451 trillion market cap, is selling for 23.16 times free cash flow for the trailing twelve months - representing a 4.32% initial rate of return based on free cash flow with a 14.2% CAGR free cash flow growth over the past 5 years.Apple, based on the $42.26B market cap, is selling for 24.04 times earnings for the trailing twelve months - representing a 4.16% initial rate of return based on earnings with a 17.4% CAGR earnings growth over the past 5 years.By my standard metrics of looking for growth companies selling for under 20 times free cash flow, the valuation of Apple is stretched from both aspects noted above, though the double-digit growth in particular with earnings does give me pause. This recent pullback in valuation as shown in the chart above does give me confidence, but the chart also shows years very recently where Apple was selling at just 12 times free cash flow. Essentially the positive is: I am buying a compounding company with strong free cash flow growth and an incredible durable competitive advantage. The negative: I am only getting a fair value at present. It's the classic wonderful business at a fair price.Valuation: 23.16x FCF; 24x EPS; 4.16-4.32% implied initial return w/14% CAGR FCF & 17% CAGR EarningsThere is so much to like about Apple from a fundamental business standpoint: the dynamic growth, management's incredible capital allocation strategies, and the shareholder-friendly buyback policy - but the valuation comes at just a fair price. Score: 0.5/1Overall Apple Recap & ValuationLooking at all of these metrics and making assumptions based on the future is the key to creating assumptions on future returns and growth. We know that Tim Cook and Apple management are committed to returning incredible amounts of ever-growing capital back to shareholders primary through share buybacks and dividends, all while ensuring the business has everything it needs to grow effectively through research & development, along with accretive acquisitions. Frankly, when management allocates capital at a 50%+ return on invested capital, you can trust the expertise in the marketplace to make and commit to the right decisions with regards to internal investment and compounding.As services continue to grow rapidly at high margins, iPad supply chain restraints eventually subside, the Apple Watch grows into a stronger franchise, and iPhone pricing power is further stretched even higher, I believe a runway for Apple exists even without highly innovative products in the future. However, I do believe those \"X-Factors\" do exist and will continue to push the company forward.Let's take a series of assumptions based on free cash flow over a five-year period:- 10% annual compounded free cash flow increases (well below the present 5-year growth of 14.2%)- 5% annual share count reduction (exactly at the same pace as the present share count reduction rates over the past 5 years - management has shown this is their primary way of creating value and I don't see this changing)- 20 times free cash flow terminal multiple (Below the 23.16x free cash flow valuation the business has right now)What does this give investors in terms of returns over the next 5 years? Roughly a 12.5% annual return for Apple based on the present share price.How about for earnings?- 10% annual compounded earnings increases (well below the present 5-year growth of 17.4%)- 5% annual share count reduction (exactly at the same pace as the present share count reduction rates over the past 5 years - management has shown this is their primary way of creating value and I don't see this changing)- 20 times earnings multiple (Below the 24x earnings valuation the business has right now)What does this give investors in terms of returns over the next 5 years? Roughly a 12% annual return for Apple based on the present share price.I strongly believe management will continue growth, continue buying back shares with vigor, and deliver internally compounding results to shareholders generously over the next five years. These numbers may look conservative at a glance - the earnings growth of 10% vs. the present 5-year growth of 17.4% for example - but the law of big numbers will begin to become a drag on performance over time and 10% of $102B is over $10 billion annually in increases every single year for 5 years.This is not an easy task, but I do believe management can achieve it. The growth assumptions take into account a margin of safety since they are well below the present growth rates. In five years, Apple should be somewhere around $260 per share with these assumptions. If 12-12.5% annual return seems a fair reward for the risk you are taking on with Apple based on those assumptions, then this is the right timing. If those assumptions seem too bold, then you should wait for either more information in the form of Q3 earnings to be released at the end of July, or for a more attractive entry point.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":830,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[{"author":{"id":"4103864033944460","authorId":"4103864033944460","name":"PaperPlay","avatar":"https://community-static.tradeup.com/news/f9bd8cbd182d6cb24667a31115671409","crmLevel":12,"crmLevelSwitch":0,"authorIdStr":"4103864033944460","idStr":"4103864033944460"},"content":"Moonbyul is an awesome rapper","text":"Moonbyul is an awesome rapper","html":"Moonbyul is an awesome rapper"}],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9075132274,"gmtCreate":1658159281998,"gmtModify":1676536114435,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Apple stocks up 🆙👍🏻","listText":"Apple stocks up 🆙👍🏻","text":"Apple stocks up 🆙👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9075132274","repostId":"1183726040","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":850,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9039346478,"gmtCreate":1645932830298,"gmtModify":1676534075995,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Great article 👍🏻","listText":"Great article 👍🏻","text":"Great article 👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":4,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9039346478","repostId":"1125580913","repostType":4,"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":732,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9090298387,"gmtCreate":1643187917789,"gmtModify":1676533782938,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Yes Apple is a good stock to buy for a long term investment.&nbsp;","listText":"Yes Apple is a good stock to buy for a long term investment.&nbsp;","text":"Yes Apple is a good stock to buy for a long term investment.","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":2,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9090298387","repostId":"2206832219","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"2206832219","kind":"highlight","pubTimestamp":1643158655,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2206832219?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2022-01-26 08:57","market":"us","language":"en","title":"3 Reasons to Buy Apple Stock in 2022 -- And Never Sell","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2206832219","media":"Motley Fool","summary":"Winners keep on winning.","content":"<div>\n<p>Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the largest corporations in the world, boasting a monster market cap of $2.7 trillion. 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It may be difficult to believe that the California-based company still ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/01/25/3-reasons-to-buy-apple-stock-in-2022-and-never-sel/\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"BK4550":"红杉资本持仓","BK4507":"流媒体概念","BK4534":"瑞士信贷持仓","BK4505":"高瓴资本持仓","BK4553":"喜马拉雅资本持仓","BK4515":"5G概念","BK4532":"文艺复兴科技持仓","BK4554":"元宇宙及AR概念","AAPL":"苹果","BK4170":"电脑硬件、储存设备及电脑周边","BK4533":"AQR资本管理(全球第二大对冲基金)","BK4527":"明星科技股","BK4501":"段永平概念","BK4559":"巴菲特持仓","BK4566":"资本集团"},"source_url":"https://www.fool.com/investing/2022/01/25/3-reasons-to-buy-apple-stock-in-2022-and-never-sel/","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2206832219","content_text":"Tech giant Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the largest corporations in the world, boasting a monster market cap of $2.7 trillion. It may be difficult to believe that the California-based company still has significant room to grow at these levels.But lots of things that are hard to believe are true, and although Apple has smoked the broader market in the past decade, there remains plenty of fuel left in its growth engine. Let's look at three reasons why the tech juggernaut is worth buying and holding onto for a very long time.AAPL data by YCharts1. iPhone sales are still going strongApple's signature device, the iPhone, was first released in 2007. And while it has become one of the leading smartphones on the market, new releases of the iPhone still generate quite a lot of buzz -- more than 14 years after it was first introduced. Perhaps more importantly, iPhone models continue to generate robust sales for the tech company.During Apple's fourth quarter of its fiscal year 2021, which ended on Sept. 25, 2021, Apple generated $38.9 billion in sales from its iPhone segment, representing a 47% jump compared to the year-ago period. Some analysts had predicted that excitement surrounding new iPhone releases would eventually die down, and sales of the products would plummet as a result.True, new releases of the product no longer produce the level of enthusiasm they did back in the late 2000s, but even after all these years, the iPhone lives on, and in a big way.Image source: Getty Images.2. Apple's booming services segmentOver the past five years, Apple's services unit has become increasingly important. The company records revenue associated with subscription-based (and other) services in this segment. It includes Apple TV+ revenue, iCloud-related services, Apple Pay, and many other things. During the company's fiscal year 2021, this business was the second largest in sales, only behind the iPhone segment.Apple's services revenue came in at $68.4 billion for the year, growing 27.3% compared to the fiscal year 2020. One major perk of this unit is that it boasts juicier margins than the rest of Apple's business. In its fiscal year 2021, the company's gross margin was 41.8%. Apple's product gross margin came in at 35.3%, compared to 69.7% for its services unit.As the tech giant continues to grow this segment, it will have an increasingly positive impact on its bottom line. And that bodes well for the company's future.3. Brand names matterCompanies that survive the test of time tend to have one thing in common: a competitive advantage. Of course, that can come in many different forms, be it from high switching costs, the network effect, or intangible assets such as patents and copyrights. Apple also has a solid competitive edge, namely its brand name (an intangible asset).Businesses with solid reputations and influential brand names continue to attract customers even when they face strong competitors with similar or exchangeable products. Apple routinely ranks near (or at) the top in lists of companies with the most valuable brand names. For instance, in Forbes' 2020 iteration of its annual ranking, Apple came in at number 1.At this point, the company could sell almost anything at a premium by merely branding it with its prized logo. That's something that will help maintain the company's lead over its peers while it keeps delivering solid returns for its shareholders.Don't jump off this shipEvery company faces obstacles, and Apple has recently encountered its share of headwinds. Most notably, the company's supply chain issues have hindered its ability to meet the demand for certain products. Apple is managing to perform well despite these struggles, but competitive pressures and regulatory problems in countries such as China could weigh on the company in the future.Investors shouldn't ignore these issues and others that could arise. However, even with these caveats taken into account, Apple's overall business looks rock-solid. Considering the company has such a stronghold on the market, its price to sales (P/S) ratio of 7.6 looks more than reasonable when compared to the broader tech sector's P/S of 30.8. This coupled with a valuation approaching $3 trillion, the tech company is an excellent buy-and-hold stock.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":1}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":854,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[{"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"content":"Ya. cos every year they launch New Iphone product. This march they will launch new product too. i want to buy Apple stocks. But will wait for the Fed to taper the bonds First. then Apple price drop.","text":"Ya. cos every year they launch New Iphone product. This march they will launch new product too. i want to buy Apple stocks. But will wait for the Fed to taper the bonds First. then Apple price drop.","html":"Ya. cos every year they launch New Iphone product. This march they will launch new product too. i want to buy Apple stocks. But will wait for the Fed to taper the bonds First. then Apple price drop."}],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0},{"id":9020775192,"gmtCreate":1652693455916,"gmtModify":1676535143295,"author":{"id":"3577583677378683","authorId":"3577583677378683","name":"Moonbyul","avatar":"https://static.tigerbbs.com/c3393b4f329ea99dc510e630ecfecd61","crmLevel":11,"crmLevelSwitch":1,"followedFlag":false,"authorIdStr":"3577583677378683","idStr":"3577583677378683"},"themes":[],"htmlText":"Apple is here to stay 🍎👍🏻. Great company to invest in 🍎👍🏻","listText":"Apple is here to stay 🍎👍🏻. Great company to invest in 🍎👍🏻","text":"Apple is here to stay 🍎👍🏻. Great company to invest in 🍎👍🏻","images":[],"top":1,"highlighted":1,"essential":1,"paper":1,"likeSize":3,"commentSize":0,"repostSize":0,"link":"https://ttm.financial/post/9020775192","repostId":"2235798704","repostType":2,"repost":{"id":"2235798704","kind":"news","pubTimestamp":1652714308,"share":"https://ttm.financial/m/news/2235798704?lang=&edition=fundamental","pubTime":"2022-05-16 23:18","market":"us","language":"en","title":"Apple: One Big Time Sale","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=2235798704","media":"Seeking Alpha","summary":"Investment ThesisApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) designs, manufactures, and distributes smartphones, personal co","content":"<html><head></head><body><h2>Investment Thesis</h2><p>Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) designs, manufactures, and distributes smartphones, personal computers, wearables, and related services. Apple has been <a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/AONE.U\">one</a> of the most valuable companies in the world for a while and has leadership positions in numerous fields. Its massive installed device base (1.8B active devices) is pushing Apple&#39;s service revenue upwards at a rapid pace, and the overall company&#39;s profit margin is also improving. Furthermore, Apple is moving to become self-sufficient to reduce costs and mitigate supply chain disruptions, and the effort has been paying off. I expect Apple to continue its success well into the future, and the current volatility in the tech sector is presenting a huge opportunity to grab Apple shares at a discount because:</p><ul><li>Apple&#39;s high margin businesses (Mac and Service segments) are growing at a rapid pace, contributing to great revenue growth and margin expansion.</li><li>Revenue growth trajectory remains solid with an increasing subscription base and new product releases (iPad Air, iPhone SE, and etc.).</li><li>The market volatility and tech sector sell-off dragged Apple&#39;s stock down, and it is now being sold under its pre-pandemic level. This presents a great opportunity.</li></ul><h3>Growing in Right Segments</h3><p>Since I wrote my last article, Apple reported quarterly earnings in late April, and the results continue to demonstrate that Apple is focusing on the correct segments for growth and profitability. Overall revenue grew 9% YoY to $97.3 B, and they generated a whopping $28 B operating cash flow. Particularly, their Mac segment and services segment led the charge.</p><p>Apple has been working on becoming self-sufficient and manufacturing key product components internally. A couple of years ago Apple took the noteworthy action of severing ties with Intel and making their own computer chips. The effort has been paying a great dividend. The Apple M1 (their own chip) has been performing very well against Intel and other chips on the market, and Mac sales have been very strong. Additionally, producing their own chips boosted the profit margins on Mac products.</p><p>Strong performance by Apple Services segment (advertising, AppleCare, Cloud, Digital Content, Payment) is also welcome news for investors. The services segment is a 2x higher gross margin business (72.6%) than the products segment (36.4%), and it has higher growth potential from cloud and digital content. Assisted by its massive installed device base (1.8 B active devices), AppleCare has great potential for increasing revenue as well. Overall, the strong performance from Mac and Services shows that there are good days ahead.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/141d5a91e5df23365dae251e9bab5e0b\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"187\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Performance by Segments (SEC Filings)</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/121762b45f7dec13cf921113a187da10\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"184\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Gross Margins of Apple by Segments (SEC Filings)</p><h4>Strong Revenue Growth Trajectory</h4><p>Apple has been growing at a solid pace (10% per year, 5-year average) in the past several years, and the revenue growth is accelerating. This acceleration is due to multiple factors. The first one is the continuing strong performance from new products, and there is no sign that this trend is going to end. During the last quarter, Apple released iPhone SE with 5 G technology, iPad Air with M1 chip, all-new Mac Studio, and all-new Apple Studio Display.</p><p>As mentioned before, Apple currently has 1.8 B active device bases, and the number is expected to grow with the release of new products. The active base has been growing at about 100-150 million per year (1.4 B, 1.5 B, 1.65 B, and 1.8 B in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively). Also, this larger installed base will translate into greater revenue growth from AppleCare, advertising, and cloud services. Currently, Apple has about 785 M subscribers to these services.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ac35dc5d8146da0ab3d88270dbc0b6db\" tg-width=\"635\" tg-height=\"433\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/>Data by YCharts</p><h4>Favorable Valuation Thanks to Volatility</h4><p>Ongoing volatility caused by supply chain disruption, inflation, war, and Federal Reserve&#39;s changing policies dragged the whole tech sector severely down. Nasdaq index is down from 16,000 in November 2021 to below 12,000. This volatility dragged great companies like Apple along, and now Apple stock is trading below its pre-pandemic level (current P/E ratio of 23.8x vs. pre-pandemic P/E around 25.5x). This presents a great opportunity for investors to grab Apple shares at a bargain.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/60f28dab37b8c21b885a326a9994c721\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"386\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Nasdaq Index (CNBC)</p><h2>Intrinsic Value Estimation</h2><p>I used DCF model to estimate the intrinsic value of Apple. For the estimation, I utilized current EBITDA ($130 B) as a proxy for cash flow and WACC of 9.0% as the discount rate. For the base case, I assumed EBITDA growth of 20% (Sector median) for the next 5 years and zero growth afterwards (zero terminal growth). For the bullish and very bullish case, I assumed EBITDA growth of 22% and 24%, respectively, for the next 5 years and zero growth afterwards.</p><p>The estimation revealed that the current stock price presents 20-30% upside. Given their technological superiority, organic/inorganic growth, and market dominance, I expect them to achieve this upside with ease.</p><table><tbody><tr><td></td><td><p>Price Target</p></td><td><p>Upside</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Base Case</p></td><td><p>$170.23</p></td><td><p>16%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Bullish Case</p></td><td><p>$182.92</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Very Bullish Case</p></td><td><p>$196.41</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The assumptions and data used for the price target estimation are summarized below:</p><ul><li>WACC: 9.0%</li><li>EBITDA Growth Rate: 20% (Base Case), 22% (Bullish Case), 24% (Very Bullish Case)</li><li>Current EBITDA: $130 B</li><li>Current Stock Price: $147.11 (05/14/2022)</li><li>Tax rate: 20%</li></ul><h2>Cappuccino Stock Rating</h2><p>The details of the metric is explained in this article.</p><table><colgroup></colgroup><tbody><tr><td></td><td>Weighting</td><td>AAPL</td></tr><tr><td>Economic Moat Strength</td><td>30%</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Financial Strength</td><td>30%</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Growth Rate vs. Sector</td><td>15%</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>Margin of Safety</td><td>15%</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Sector Outlook</td><td>10%</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td><b>Overall</b></td><td></td><td><b>4.3</b></td></tr></tbody></table><h4><b>Economic Moat Strength - 5/5</b></h4><p>Apple gets 5 out of 5. Apple is a clear leader with exceptional competitive edge. Their competitive edge stems from technological superiority, switching costs, and network effects.</p><h4><b>Financial Strength - 4/5</b></h4><p>Apple has $51.5 B in cash and a high covered ratio (45.13x), but their liquidity (current ratio at 0.93x and quick ratio of 0.76x) is in line with the sector.</p><h4><b>Growth Rate - 3/5</b></h4><p>Apple is growing at a pace consistent with their overall industry. Apple’s most recent annual revenue growth was 18.63% (vs. sector median of 19.98%). Given their leadership position and strong revenue, these revenue growth numbers are great. However, compared to hyper growth companies in the start-up or ramping-up phase with 50-60% growth rates, it’s hard to give out 4 or 5 stars.</p><h4><b>Margin of Safety - 5/5</b></h4><p>Apple is trading ~25% under intrinsic value at this point. The ongoing market volatility and tech sector struggles are providing a great opportunity to grab Apple’s shares under intrinsic value. Their P/E ratio is below pre-pandemic level, which just doesn&#39;t make sense.</p><h4><b>Sector Outlook - 4/5</b></h4><p>The tech sector will keep on growing at a rapid pace with new technology and markets, but the smartphone and laptop segments won’t be the fastest growing segment in tech. There will be adequate, but not exceptional, growth.</p><h2>Risk</h2><p>Apple&#39;s main segment is still the iPhone, and competition within the smartphone market is only increasing and getting complex. Also, consumer preference is diversifying in terms of preferred features (camera quality, computing/memory performance, weight/size, etc.). The iPhone family still commands a leadership position based on technological superiority, switching cost, and brand image, so I don&#39;t expect Apple to struggle. However, I wouldn&#39;t expect large growth from the iPhone segment in the future.</p><p><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/5030495bf9b76a7a51f6dd535431666c\" tg-width=\"640\" tg-height=\"370\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"/></p><p>Global Smartphone Market Share (Counterpoint)</p><p>As mentioned before, Apple has been moving towards self-sufficiency by manufacturing their own parts. So far, the effort has impacted the business in a positive way by improving margins and mitigating supply chain disruption. However, relying on their own parts can result in isolation, lower technological development, and less market penetration. One example is the Japanese cellphone makers (Panasonic, Sharp, or NEC). They were way ahead in terms of innovation, but they failed to achieve global success. This is an extreme case, and I don&#39;t expect this will be the problem for Apple. However, investors should monitor whether Apple is maintaining its cutting-edge technology as they transition towards being more self-sufficient.</p><h2>Conclusion</h2><p>Apple has been an outstanding investment for a couple of decades at this point. Their technological superiority, brand image, and switching cost provide a great economic moat, and new products and services will keep their growth engine running. Based on their strong financials and market leading position, I expect Apple to excel in the foreseeable future. I expect 20-30% upside.</p></body></html>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Apple: One Big Time Sale</title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 11px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;line-height: 11px;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nApple: One Big Time Sale\n</h2>\n\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n\n\n2022-05-16 23:18 GMT+8&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=https://seekingalpha.com/article/4511930-apple-one-big-time-sale><strong>Seeking Alpha</strong></a>\n\n\n</h4>\n\n</header>\n<article>\n<div>\n<p>Investment ThesisApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) designs, manufactures, and distributes smartphones, personal computers, wearables, and related services. Apple has been one of the most valuable companies in the ...</p>\n\n<a href=\"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4511930-apple-one-big-time-sale\">Web Link</a>\n\n</div>\n\n\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"https://seekingalpha.com/article/4511930-apple-one-big-time-sale","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"2235798704","content_text":"Investment ThesisApple (NASDAQ:AAPL) designs, manufactures, and distributes smartphones, personal computers, wearables, and related services. Apple has been one of the most valuable companies in the world for a while and has leadership positions in numerous fields. Its massive installed device base (1.8B active devices) is pushing Apple's service revenue upwards at a rapid pace, and the overall company's profit margin is also improving. Furthermore, Apple is moving to become self-sufficient to reduce costs and mitigate supply chain disruptions, and the effort has been paying off. I expect Apple to continue its success well into the future, and the current volatility in the tech sector is presenting a huge opportunity to grab Apple shares at a discount because:Apple's high margin businesses (Mac and Service segments) are growing at a rapid pace, contributing to great revenue growth and margin expansion.Revenue growth trajectory remains solid with an increasing subscription base and new product releases (iPad Air, iPhone SE, and etc.).The market volatility and tech sector sell-off dragged Apple's stock down, and it is now being sold under its pre-pandemic level. This presents a great opportunity.Growing in Right SegmentsSince I wrote my last article, Apple reported quarterly earnings in late April, and the results continue to demonstrate that Apple is focusing on the correct segments for growth and profitability. Overall revenue grew 9% YoY to $97.3 B, and they generated a whopping $28 B operating cash flow. Particularly, their Mac segment and services segment led the charge.Apple has been working on becoming self-sufficient and manufacturing key product components internally. A couple of years ago Apple took the noteworthy action of severing ties with Intel and making their own computer chips. The effort has been paying a great dividend. The Apple M1 (their own chip) has been performing very well against Intel and other chips on the market, and Mac sales have been very strong. Additionally, producing their own chips boosted the profit margins on Mac products.Strong performance by Apple Services segment (advertising, AppleCare, Cloud, Digital Content, Payment) is also welcome news for investors. The services segment is a 2x higher gross margin business (72.6%) than the products segment (36.4%), and it has higher growth potential from cloud and digital content. Assisted by its massive installed device base (1.8 B active devices), AppleCare has great potential for increasing revenue as well. Overall, the strong performance from Mac and Services shows that there are good days ahead.Performance by Segments (SEC Filings)Gross Margins of Apple by Segments (SEC Filings)Strong Revenue Growth TrajectoryApple has been growing at a solid pace (10% per year, 5-year average) in the past several years, and the revenue growth is accelerating. This acceleration is due to multiple factors. The first one is the continuing strong performance from new products, and there is no sign that this trend is going to end. During the last quarter, Apple released iPhone SE with 5 G technology, iPad Air with M1 chip, all-new Mac Studio, and all-new Apple Studio Display.As mentioned before, Apple currently has 1.8 B active device bases, and the number is expected to grow with the release of new products. The active base has been growing at about 100-150 million per year (1.4 B, 1.5 B, 1.65 B, and 1.8 B in 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, respectively). Also, this larger installed base will translate into greater revenue growth from AppleCare, advertising, and cloud services. Currently, Apple has about 785 M subscribers to these services.Data by YChartsFavorable Valuation Thanks to VolatilityOngoing volatility caused by supply chain disruption, inflation, war, and Federal Reserve's changing policies dragged the whole tech sector severely down. Nasdaq index is down from 16,000 in November 2021 to below 12,000. This volatility dragged great companies like Apple along, and now Apple stock is trading below its pre-pandemic level (current P/E ratio of 23.8x vs. pre-pandemic P/E around 25.5x). This presents a great opportunity for investors to grab Apple shares at a bargain.Nasdaq Index (CNBC)Intrinsic Value EstimationI used DCF model to estimate the intrinsic value of Apple. For the estimation, I utilized current EBITDA ($130 B) as a proxy for cash flow and WACC of 9.0% as the discount rate. For the base case, I assumed EBITDA growth of 20% (Sector median) for the next 5 years and zero growth afterwards (zero terminal growth). For the bullish and very bullish case, I assumed EBITDA growth of 22% and 24%, respectively, for the next 5 years and zero growth afterwards.The estimation revealed that the current stock price presents 20-30% upside. Given their technological superiority, organic/inorganic growth, and market dominance, I expect them to achieve this upside with ease.Price TargetUpsideBase Case$170.2316%Bullish Case$182.9224%Very Bullish Case$196.4134%The assumptions and data used for the price target estimation are summarized below:WACC: 9.0%EBITDA Growth Rate: 20% (Base Case), 22% (Bullish Case), 24% (Very Bullish Case)Current EBITDA: $130 BCurrent Stock Price: $147.11 (05/14/2022)Tax rate: 20%Cappuccino Stock RatingThe details of the metric is explained in this article.WeightingAAPLEconomic Moat Strength30%5Financial Strength30%4Growth Rate vs. Sector15%3Margin of Safety15%5Sector Outlook10%4Overall4.3Economic Moat Strength - 5/5Apple gets 5 out of 5. Apple is a clear leader with exceptional competitive edge. Their competitive edge stems from technological superiority, switching costs, and network effects.Financial Strength - 4/5Apple has $51.5 B in cash and a high covered ratio (45.13x), but their liquidity (current ratio at 0.93x and quick ratio of 0.76x) is in line with the sector.Growth Rate - 3/5Apple is growing at a pace consistent with their overall industry. Apple’s most recent annual revenue growth was 18.63% (vs. sector median of 19.98%). Given their leadership position and strong revenue, these revenue growth numbers are great. However, compared to hyper growth companies in the start-up or ramping-up phase with 50-60% growth rates, it’s hard to give out 4 or 5 stars.Margin of Safety - 5/5Apple is trading ~25% under intrinsic value at this point. The ongoing market volatility and tech sector struggles are providing a great opportunity to grab Apple’s shares under intrinsic value. Their P/E ratio is below pre-pandemic level, which just doesn't make sense.Sector Outlook - 4/5The tech sector will keep on growing at a rapid pace with new technology and markets, but the smartphone and laptop segments won’t be the fastest growing segment in tech. There will be adequate, but not exceptional, growth.RiskApple's main segment is still the iPhone, and competition within the smartphone market is only increasing and getting complex. Also, consumer preference is diversifying in terms of preferred features (camera quality, computing/memory performance, weight/size, etc.). The iPhone family still commands a leadership position based on technological superiority, switching cost, and brand image, so I don't expect Apple to struggle. However, I wouldn't expect large growth from the iPhone segment in the future.Global Smartphone Market Share (Counterpoint)As mentioned before, Apple has been moving towards self-sufficiency by manufacturing their own parts. So far, the effort has impacted the business in a positive way by improving margins and mitigating supply chain disruption. However, relying on their own parts can result in isolation, lower technological development, and less market penetration. One example is the Japanese cellphone makers (Panasonic, Sharp, or NEC). They were way ahead in terms of innovation, but they failed to achieve global success. This is an extreme case, and I don't expect this will be the problem for Apple. However, investors should monitor whether Apple is maintaining its cutting-edge technology as they transition towards being more self-sufficient.ConclusionApple has been an outstanding investment for a couple of decades at this point. Their technological superiority, brand image, and switching cost provide a great economic moat, and new products and services will keep their growth engine running. Based on their strong financials and market leading position, I expect Apple to excel in the foreseeable future. I expect 20-30% upside.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":1}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":525,"authorTweetTopStatus":1,"verified":2,"comments":[],"imageCount":0,"langContent":"EN","totalScore":0}],"lives":[]}