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☆ Here’s what major analysts thought of the new iPhone and what to do with Apple’s stock
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

He highlighted the enhanced photo capabilities on Pro models and called the new double tap feature the most notable upgrade to the Apple Watch. Many analysts expected hikes around $100 and $200 for the beefed up Pro and Pro Max iterations. Apple essentially delivered a $100 price hike on the Pro Max by doing away with the lower storage option. He noted that the hike on the Pro Max skewed to the low end of the Wall Street firm's expectation range. Evercore ISI's Amit Daryanani regarded the event as "mildly disappointing" for bulls hoping for a Pro price increase.

Persons: Toni Sacconaghi, Canaccord Genuity's Michael Walkley, Goldman Sachs, Michael Ng, Wells, Aaron Rakers, Pro Max, iPhones, Atif Malik, Evercore ISI's Amit Daryanani, David Vogt, Samik Chatterjee, Erik Woodring's, Morgan, Apple, Woodring, Sacconaghi, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, Apple Watch, Wall, Pro, Citi, UBS Locations: China

☆ JPMorgan trims Apple share price target ahead of iPhone 15 launch
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-08 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Apple has a challenge ahead as investors remain downbeat about the iPhone maker's upcoming launch, according to JPMorgan. Analyst Samik Chatterjee reiterated his overweight rating on the stock but lowered his price target by $5 to $230. This time around could be similar to a period when Apple's shares outperformed by meeting or beating low investor expectations for the iPhone 11, he said. A price increase across all iPhones, instead of only the Pro models, will incentivize consumers to choose the higher-end devices, he added. Despite near-term headwinds, however, the analyst maintained his "favorable outlook" on Apple's iPhone and services revenue, and he sees catalysts to accelerate revenue growth and upside potential.

Persons: Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Apple, — Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, JPMorgan

☆ Dell shares hit record high after report, forecasts impress with AI in mix
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-01 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The logo for Dell Technologies Inc. is displayed on a screen on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, U.S., January 10, 2019. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Acquire Licensing RightsSept 1 (Reuters) - Shares in Dell Technologies Inc (DELL.N) rose 22.2% and hit a record high on Friday after it raised full-year financial forecasts with boosts from artificial intelligence (AI) and stabilizing demand for computer hardware after a months-long slump. Dell, on track for its biggest ever daily percentage gain, is up more than 70% for the year-to-date. Servers and networking revenue rose 11% from the first quarter to $4.27 billion, driven by higher demand for AI-optimized servers, Dell said. At least 10 analysts raised their target prices for Dell's shares after the report with several including Credit Suisse and Evercore ISI citing its position to benefit from AI.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Samik Chatterjee, Dell, JPMorgan's Chatterjee, Wells, Sinéad Carew, Lance Tupper Organizations: Dell Technologies Inc, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dell, CDW, Cisco Systems, Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Credit Suisse, ISI, JPMorgan, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S

☆ Analysts see more gains for Apple going forward, but some warn of mounting headwinds
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

AAPL YTD mountain Apple stock was trading lower after quarterly results. Apple doesn't provide official forward guidance and has not done so since 2020 over macroeconomic uncertainty. Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring reiterated an overweight rating on Apple but lowered his price target to $215 from $220. Bank of America's Wamsi Mohan remained neutral on Apple, accompanied by a $210 price target that equates to roughly 10% upside. Rakers maintained an overweight rating on Apple stock with a $225 price target, or about 18% upside from Thursday.

Persons: Apple, Luca Maestri didn't, Apple doesn't, Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring, Woodring, Morgan Stanley, America's Wamsi Mohan, Mohan, Citi's Atif Malik, Malik, Wells, Aaron Rakers, JPMorgan's Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Goldman Sachs, Michael Ng, Apple's, Ng, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, America's

☆ Deutsche Bank downgrades Qualcomm as smartphone slump pressures chipmaker
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-03 | by ( Pia Singh | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Deutsche Bank is moving to the sidelines on Qualcomm as a slump in the smartphone market puts pressure on the company. Analyst Ross Seymore downgraded the chipmaker's stock to hold from buy and cut his price target by $10 to $120. For the fiscal third quarter quarter, the company posted $8.44 billion in adjusted revenue, while analysts polled by Refinitiv forecasted $8.5 billion. J.P. Morgan analyst Samik Chatterjee maintained his overweight rating on Qualcomm, but lowered his December 2024 price target by $11 to $148. UBS analyst Timothy Arcuri maintained his neutral rating and $130 price target on the company.

Persons: Ross Seymore, Seymore, Meta —, Morgan, Samik Chatterjee, Timothy Arcuri, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Deutsche Bank, Qualcomm, Apple, Huawei, Refinitiv, Meta, Edge, UBS Locations: Wednesday's, IoT

☆ Here's the trade on Apple ahead of Thursday's earnings, according to analysts
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Several analysts remain bullish, hiking their price targets in the weeks leading up to Apple's earnings report — despite the stock's 50% runup so far this year. His $220 price target suggests the stock can rally more than 12% from Tuesday's close. Bank of America remains neutral on the stock, but boosted its price target to $210 on July 19. His price target of $149 suggests nearly 24% downside. Her price target of $190 suggests roughly 3% downside from Tuesday's close.

Persons: Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Morgan Stanley, Erik Woodring, Goldman Sachs, Michael Ng, Apple, Wamsi Mohan, Mohan, Tim Long, Grace Chen, Chen, Piper Sandler, TD Cowen, Baird, — CNBC's Michael Bloom, Kif Leswing Organizations: Apple, JPMorgan, Services, Bank of America, Barclays, UBS Locations: Apple's, Tuesday's, Asia

☆ Here's the trade on Apple ahead of Thursday’s earnings, according to analysts
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

☆ JPMorgan upgrades Cisco as orders near a trough, says shares look inexpensive and can rally more than 20%
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

JPMorgan says it may be time for investors to consider scooping up Cisco Systems as order trends normalize after a spending trough, adding that the shares trade at a cheap valuation. Analyst Samik Chatterjee upgraded the networking stock to overweight from neutral, citing limited enterprise spending downside from current levels. Chatterjee also views the stock as cheap, currently trading at a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 12.5. He raised his 12-month price target to $62, up from $55 a share, reflecting 21% upside from Tuesday's close. Cisco has risen 7.6% year to date and added about 2% before the stock market's opening bell.

Persons: Samik Chatterjee, JPMorgan, Chatterjee, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: JPMorgan, Cisco Systems, Cisco

☆ What Apple's entry into virtual reality means for the future of Meta Platforms and the metaverse
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-11 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Meta Platforms ' vision to sell a future where people work, play and mingle in a virtual world may finally be getting its long-overdue validation thanks to an unlikely partner. Apple on Monday unveiled its highly anticipated mixed reality product, known as Vision Pro , at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference . So confident in the bright future of the metaverse, Facebook rebranded itself as Meta Platforms in 2021 to better reflect its vision beyond social media. More than a year and a half later Apple's metaverse entry may finally offer the much-needed support to Meta's overambitious vision, and lure once skeptical investors back to the virtual world. With the company — and metaverse vision — so dependent on consumer adoption, this creates a difficult near-term setup, Meeks said.

Persons: It's, Mark Zuckerberg, Gucci, Meta's, Gene Munster, Wall, Paul Meeks, JPMorgan's Samik Chatterjee, Advisors Capital Management's JoAnne Feeney, Meeks, Davidson's Tom Forte, scoffed, Apple's, Feeney, Bernstein's Toni Sacconaghi Organizations: Apple, Developers, Facebook, Walmart, Grill, Independent Solutions Wealth Management, Advisors Capital, Munster, Quest

☆ CNBC Daily Open: New highs for the S&P and Nasdaq
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Knife River Corporation CFO Nathan Ring, rings the bell on the floor of the New York Stock on June 01, 2023 in New York City. This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Despite stumbles in some big-name stocks yesterday, markets managed to climb as the uncertainty of previous weeks dissipated. Apple shares dipped 0.2% as investors digested information on the technology giant's new mixed-reality headset.

Persons: Nathan Ring, Goldman Sachs, Samik Chatterjee, Coinbase, weren't fazed, — Organizations: New York Stock, CNBC, Apple, Worldwide Developers, JPMorgan, Boeing, BMO Capital Markets, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Fed Locations: New York City

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Troubled economies, calm markets
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-07 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. Despite stumbles in some big-name stocks yesterday, U.S. markets managed to climb as the uncertainty of previous weeks dissipated. Apple shares dipped 0.2% as investors digested information on the technology giant's new mixed reality headset. The CBOE Volatility Index, a measure of investors' 30-day expectations and typically seen as Wall Street's fear gauge, dropped to 13.96 yesterday.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Samik Chatterjee, Coinbase, weren't fazed, —, That's Organizations: CNBC, Apple, Worldwide Developers, JPMorgan, Boeing, BMO Capital Markets, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Fed Locations: Lianyungang Port, East China's Jiangsu, U.S

☆ Here's what analysts are saying about Apple's new Vision Pro headset
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Brian Evans | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

The tech giant on Monday unveiled its Vision Pro mixed reality headset, which will retail for $3,499. Davidson downgraded Apple stock to neutral , insisting that any positive bump from the Vision Pro announcement was already priced into the stock's current trading levels. that if Apple's Vision Pro could achieve a ~25% ship share this would leave us to est. He raised his price target to $210 from $185, implying upside of about 17% from Monday's close. To be sure, he maintained Apple as a top pick and with a price target of $190.

Persons: Apple's, D.A, Davidson, Wells, Aaron Rakers, Rakers, Goldman Sachs, restating, Michael Ng, Samik Chatterjee, Chatterjee, Bernstein's Toni Sacconaghi, Sacconaghi, Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Apple, Apple's, JPMorgan Locations: Wall, Monday's

☆ 'A revolutionary product': Here's what Wall Street is saying about Apple's new Vision Pro headset device that costs $3,499
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-06 | by ( Matthew Fox | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Apple announced the Vision Pro, a $3,499 mixed-reality headset that will be released in early 2024. Wall Street is reacting to the device, with one analyst expecting more than 1 million units sold in its first year. The $3,499 Vision Pro headset offers both augmented- and virtual-reality capabilities, hand-based gesture controls, and advanced eye tracking. Those ranges imply that the Vision Pro will generate between $525 million and $5.2 billion in revenue next year. Rating: Neutral — Price Target: $190"The price tag of $3,499 was higher than the $3K broadly speculated.

Persons: —, Wedbush, Dan Ives, America's Wasmi Mohan, Price, Samik Chatterjee, Goldman Sachs, We're, Michael Ng Organizations: Apple, Vision, Apple Watch, Service, Bank of America, Wall, Meta, Bank, America's, JPMorgan Locations: Cupertino

☆ Apple results show iPhone's 'consumer staple nature' in a tough environment, Wall Street says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Most Wall Street analysts like what they're seeing from Apple , viewing the iPhone maker's better-than-expected results as a sign of resilience and its continued ability to deliver even in a tough environment. Apple rose 2% in the premarket after posting earnings that beat expectations, driven by stronger-than-expected iPhone sales. Chatterjee has an overweight rating on Apple and a price target that implies upside of 14.6%. Softening demand 'casts a cloud' Despite the company's better-than-feared results, some analysts do expect volatility ahead. UBS analyst David Vogt reiterated his buy rating on the stock but said softening demand "likely casts a cloud on the stock near term."

☆ Apple's profit report is the market's next big test now. JPMorgan breaks down whether it can deliver
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

With the Federal Reserve's rate decision now in the rear view mirror, the next major test for markets will come from Apple 's March quarter earnings, scheduled for release postmarket Thursday. The largest tech companies so far this earnings season appear to be faring better-than-feared, despite expectations for broad earnings declines compared to a year ago. Some of those "dissimilarities" include stabilizing growth rates "more evident for other Big Tech companies versus Apple's set up for revenue and earning declines," he said. However, "fundamental drivers" for Apple and its stock differ from most of its Big Tech rivals, Chatterjee noted. Apple reports fiscal second quarter results Thursday covering the calendar first quarter, as Apple's fiscal year ends on Sept. 30.

Analyst Samik Chatterjee upgraded HP shares to overweight from neutral. "We are looking to turn a corner in relation to the headwinds that have plagued the PC end-market," Chatterjee wrote in a note Monday. He added that structural margin improvement in the printer segment should help HPQ offset some of the downward pressures from easing supply. The analyst admitted that HP still faces long-term challenges in its printer segment. Shares have jumped almost 11% in 2023 amid a rally in tech shares, after slumping almost 29% in 2022.

☆ JPMorgan upgrades laser maker, says it will rally more than 30%
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Light waves and laser product maker Lumentum should rally for investors who can see past near-term demand challenges, according to JPMorgan. Chatterjee's new price target implies the stock could rally 32.6% from where it finished Friday's session. LITE YTD mountain Lumentum shares The company is, he noted, facing a "perfect storm" in terms of demand. But he noted shares will trade below a 10x price-to-earnings multiple in both years, which is lower than its historic multiple of 13x. That makes an attractive entry point, he said, with "current valuation pricing in more risks than we see as realistic or assuming the lower demand in Telecom and Datacom is structural rather than cyclical."

☆ Analysts stand by Apple, say iPhone maker's 'flywheel keeps spinning' despite disappointing earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-03 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Analysts aren't giving up on Apple despite the tech giant's near-term headwinds. Sales for the holiday-quarter were also 5% lower over last year, representing the company's first year-over-year decline since 2019. "Despite near-term macro and supply headwinds, the Apple flywheel keeps spinning," said Morgan Stanley's Erik Woodring, who retained his price target and overweight rating. AAPL 5D mountain Apple falls after disappointing earnings But Apple isn't out of the macro woods just yet, according to some analysts. "On the other, numbers are being reset, and investors may begin to look forward to a better 2024, akin to 2019, when Apple last saw revenues decline."

☆ These 5 stocks started trading in 2022, and analysts expect strong gains from them in 2023
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-01 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Virtually every corner of the stock market had a horrible 2022, including initial public offerings. The Renaissance IPO ETF (IPO) , which tracks the performance of newly-public companies, plunged 57% in 2022, notching its biggest one-year decline on record. Total proceeds from new companies going public dropped more than $7 billion in 2022, reaching their lowest level since at least 2013, Renaissance data showed. Despite a sluggish year for IPOs, analysts see big gains ahead for some stocks that started trading in 2022. CNBC Pro combed through the 2022 IPOs for companies covered by at least seven analysts, with the average price target implying upside of at least 15%.

☆ 'It's a lot more of headline risks than anything else': Analyst maintains bullish outlook on Apple
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-29 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

In this article AAPL Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTAn Apple store on Nanjing Road Pedestrian Street in Shanghai, China, on December 16, 2022. The outbreak could potentially cause worker shortages at component plants or assembly factories across the country. For the last two months, Apple has already been grappling with production shortages. In November, iPhone 14 production was hit by Covid-19 restrictions and labor protests at its primary iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly plant in Zhengzhou, China. Despite shortages, many analysts predicted that Apple customers will continue to be loyal to the brand's products.

☆ JPMorgan cuts Christmas iPhone expectations again, lowers Apple price target
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

JPMorgan cut its iPhone shipment forecast for the December quarter once again as Apple faces the fallout from the temporary shutdown at one of its largest assembly plants. Analyst Samik Chatterjee trimmed the bank's shipment estimates to 70 million from 74 million and cut the bank's price target on the stock to $190 a share, citing supply chain challenges resulting from the plant closure. The cut accounts for a downdraft of both 2 million iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max units. The bank previously cut estimates for the December period by 8 million, accounting for 5 million fewer Pro and 3 million other iPhone shipments. His forecast now expects 235 million iPhone shipments for the full year, down from a previous 237 million estimates, and representing a 5% decline year over year.

☆ Typically supply delays don't cause consumers to cancel their purchases, says JPM's Chatterjee
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTypically supply delays don't cause consumers to cancel their purchases, says JPM's ChatterjeeSamik Chatterjee, JPMorgan analyst, joins 'TechCheck' to discuss supply delays impacting consumer sentiment, Apple revenue expectations for 2023, and how Apple might adapt its production pipeline in the coming years.

☆ Top Wall Street analysts bet on these stocks to beat market volatility
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( Tipranks.Com Staff | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

In this article AAPLORLYCARSVECOSBUX Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTApple CEO Tim Cook visits the Apple Fifth Avenue store for the release of the Apple iPhone 14, New York City, September 16, 2022. Chatterjee reiterated his buy rating as well as his $200 price target on Apple. (See Cars Hedge Fund Trading Activity on TipRanks) The analyst highlighted the momentum in the adoption of Cars.com's Digital Solutions. Ranked 68th in an over 8,000-strong database of analysts on TipRanks, Prestopino has delivered profitable ratings 57% of the time. The analyst reiterated a buy rating on the stock with a price target of $25.

☆ Apple will 'take years' to diversify away from China, says Counterpoint Research
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Sheila Chiang | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

A display of iPhone 14 smartphones at the Apple Inc. Regent Street store in London, UK. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesApple will take years to diversify from its Chinese factories, even as the country presses on with its zero Covid policy which is hurting iPhone production, according to Counterpoint Research's Jeff Fieldhack. "It will take years for Apple to diversify," the research director told CNBC's "Squawk Box Asia" Tuesday, explaining that Apple's latest iPhones will likely continue to be built in China for the next few years. In a statement on Sunday, Apple said that it temporarily reduced iPhone 14 production as its primary iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly plant in Zhengzhou, China is operating at "significantly reduced capacity" due to Covid-19 restrictions. Apple has been diversifying its device assembly process away from China and opening factories in countries south of China, such as India and Vietnam.

☆ Analysts stumped by Apple's unusual supply warning, see 4th quarter estimates at risk
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Apple 's latest factory troubles mean downside ahead to estimates for the technology giant's December quarter, analysts say. The company also warned of fewer units shipped and longer wait times for customers. The statement has led to concerns that the company may sell fewer units in the December quarter or struggle to make enough to satisfy demand. While the disruption pushes lead times out by a week, they could extend even further, JPMorgan's Samik Chatterjee said in a note to clients Monday. Bank of America's Wamsi Mohan trimmed Apple estimates for the December quarter and cut his price target on the stock to $154 from $160 a share.

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