Bernstein analyst pushes for Apple stock buyback

Apple should be using its massive cash reserve for a stock buyback, argues Toni Sacconaghi of Bernstein Research. The analyst notes that Apple stock is trading at approximately 15 to 18 times earnings -- an unusually low ratio for the company -- and it thus has the rare opportunity to create a substantial EPS payoff for investors. "Mathematically," says Sacconaghi, "share buybacks boost EPS only...

Products, international sales to save AAPL?

Apple is ready to rise in the stock market again, as the company rolls out international iPhone releases, which analysts predict may bring balance a slowing US economy. According to financial news site The Street, worldwide demand for the iPhone remains high, after a poll conducted by ChangeWave revealed that the iPhone is the most popular choice f...

This week in Apple: Apple stock, royalties, Verizon rumors

This week's Apple news was rife with software releases and updates, more rumors about the iPhone and Snow Leopard, Apple's falling stock prices, and how bumped up music royalties could hurt the iTunes Store. Check in here in case you missed out on the week's top stories. Read More...

2.5m AT&T iPhone users; Piper on WWDC Macs; 3G stock panic

AT&T now counts more than 2.5 million iPhone users among its ranks. Also, analysts at Piper Jaffray give a 60 percent chance of Macs at WWDC; the New York Times has developed a new version of its Times Reader for the Mac; and a plunge in Apple stock...

Piper: History favors investing before WWDC

People looking to make a short-term profit on Apple stock may want to consider buying before a company event, and selling the week after, a new Piper Jaffray analysis suggests. The group says it has researched the trading history for the past 14 major events, and determined that Apple stock tends to climb 0.4 percent between the day before an even...

The 3G iPhone: Apple’s OTHER trojan horse

This is why I own Apple stock… [Maps courtesy of macblogz.com] Yeah, I took a little liberty with the June 29th worldwide iPhone date – most international carriers have simply announced deals to carry the iPhone, not firm release dates – but odds are it should not be more than a month or 2 after the US [...]SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "The 3G iPhone: Apple’s OTHER trojan horse", url: "http://macenstein.com/default/archives/1408" });