Read more about David’s thoughts in his Investopedia article: Apple Will ‘Loop Us In’ on a New, Tiny iPhone Monday (AAPL)
Read more about David’s thoughts in his Investopedia article: Apple Will ‘Loop Us In’ on a New, Tiny iPhone Monday (AAPL)
Yesterday David joined Kathleen Hays and Pimm Fox on Bloomberg Radio’s Taking Stock’s special extended market coverage (you can listen to the segment above). It was a good discussion. Further reading on how “Tech’s ‘Frightful 5’ Will Dominate Digital Life for Foreseeable Future” can be found in this NY Times article by Farhad Manjoo. Header Photo
Fifteen years ago the 4 stocks that dominated the Nasdaq were Oracle, Microsoft, Intel, and Dell. Today it’s Facebook, Google, Amazon, and Apple – these four stocks hold dominant positions in the tech sector and have been among the biggest engines driving the Nasdaq, do you see it staying this way for the foreseeable future?
Here is the Card for the interview to watch it. (GVA on at 1min 50 seconds). Financial Snapshot: AAPL ($121.43) -FY15Q3 Rev/EPS actual – Revs $49.6bn (+33% y/y), EPS $1.85 (+44% y/y) -Valuation: P/E 13.4x FY15 EPS (0.58x PEG ratio), AAPL shares attractive as still early in major product cycles with iPhone6 and Apple Watch.
GVA Research had the pleasure of being interviewed on the Sweeney and Malone show, with Mike McDonald standing in for Steve Sweeney. It was a lively conversation about mobile technology in developing countries, the outlook for Apple, and a new and exciting startup coming out of the Boston area called Shuffle. (See GVA Research’s deck on
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