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Analysts Downgrade Apple's Stock Ahead of 'Long Term Problems'

Analysts Downgrade Apple's Stock Ahead of 'Long Term Problems'

Posted January 16, 2013 at 6:47pm by iClarified
Pacific Crest analysts Andy Hargreaves and Corey Barrett have downgraded Apple's stock to 'sector perform' ahead of what they predict to be long term problems, reports BusinessInsider.

According to the analysts, Apple is going to be trading sideways for the next year. They've set a price target of between $440 and $550.

Here are some of their reasons:
● High-end market for smartphones and tablets will be saturated sooner than expected.
● Demand for 'incremental' hardware improvements is 'waning' meaning less people will update to the latest and greatest iPhone.
● iPad mini will hurt Apple's revenue and EPS growth
● There are no exciting products on the horizon.
● Apple television won't be huge business, will make less money and sell less than iPhone.
● Cheaper iPhone will cannibalize existing sales and profits.
● Software and services revenue are enough to accelerate earnings


Looking at the chart below you can see their iPhone sales estimates for 2013 and 2014.

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Analysts Downgrade Apple's Stock Ahead of 'Long Term Problems'
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Gujju
Gujju - January 17, 2013 at 8:35am
3 little sheep below.... What a fanboy
Curtix
Curtix - January 17, 2013 at 5:18am
This is news? Tell me something I didn't know nearly a year ago. Breaking news!!! Apple is tanking. LoL... No?
Brainspike
Brainspike - January 16, 2013 at 7:07pm
Are these the same analysts that panned apple when the first iPad was released?
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