Shares of Apple Inc. today rose $3.28, or 1.56%, on volume of 17,366,659 shares to set a new all-time closing high of $214.01.
Apple’s previous closing high was $211.61, set on December 28, 2009. Apple’s all-time high (intraday) stands at $214.50, set during trading today. Apple’s 52-week low was $78.20, set on January 20, 2009.
At market close, Apple’s market value stands at $192.75 billion.
For reference, some selected current market values:
• Microsoft (MSFT) – $274.81B
• Google (GOOG) – $198.85B
• Apple (AAPL) – $192.75B
• IBM (IBM) – $173.99B
• Cisco (CSCO) – $142.03B
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) – $124.00B
• Intel (INTC) – $115.30B
• Disney (DIS) – $59.81B
• Amazon (AMZN) – $57.98B
• Nokia (NOK) – $49.50B
• Research In Motion (RIMM) – $36.72B
• Sony (SNE) – $30.13B
• Dell (DELL) – $28.45B
• Yahoo! (YHOO) – $23.96B
• Adobe (ADBE) – $19.42B
• Motorola (MOT) – $18.42B
• Palm (PALM) – $1.73B
• RealNetworks (RNWK) – $529.90M
AAPL quote via NASDAQ here.
MacDailyNews Take: In related news, our favorite AAPL analyst, Laura Goldman, was sentenced to five years of highly restrictive probation for stalking (interstate harassment). You can’t make this stuff up.
Sources say Goldman, 51, will live with her mother in New Jersey
Egad… 51 and still living with her mom?
After reading the article, I almost feel bad making fun of Ms. Goldman’s laughable AAPL advice now, it sounds like she may be mentally ill. (Though it does raise the question of who would actually follow her financial advice, considering her story.)
Microsquish lead is shrinking fast.Long Live Balmer. Stay Steve. Don’t ever leave.
@ EAR52069
Actually, the percent gains for MSFT have been on par with AAPL recently. The gap may close, however, as we get closer to the quarterly earnings report (with the first time use of new rules for iPhone revenue) and the 1/27 special presentation, both in the next few weeks.
Check your history! If you own AAPL it’s time to sell. AAPL always crashes right after a big apple announcement. You can always buy it back in March.
Thought I’d got woman probs here in the UK… but Goldman shades mine and how.
Serious stuff indeed – glad I’m not her man. Trust she gets better with mom to give her plenty of TLC.
@ Dallasm, the only question this time is will Apple start booking all of their iPhone revenue (non-subscription accounting) this quarter, or some future quarter?
I always thought that analysts who encouraged people to sell AAPL were crazy, and now we have proof. LOL!
I heard Laura was on the rebound from breaking up with ZuneTang when she went nuts on this guy. Go figure.
Apple is still a ways behind Google and about a mile behind Microsoft. Apple will likely overtake Google after earnings, but the tablet will have to be a miracle seller for Apple to catch Microsoft this year. Once Windows 7 catches stride, Microsoft will just sit back and let the revenue roll in when all the corporate MicroSheeples start upgrading. Windows 7 and Microsoft Office 2010. Double-barreled easy moneymakers for the Softy Bunch.
Apple is going to have to claw and scratch out every bit of innovation to try and prove to Wall Street and investors that Apple isn’t just an overvalued toy company. There are so many Windows people out there just hoping that tablet fails so Steve Jobs can use it as his tombstone. Aside from the iPhone, I can’t remember a device that so many people want to see fail and take Apple down with it. If all the Windows tablets before it failed, how can they possibly swallow an Apple tablet success. Even if it has to set the publishing industry back five years, they badly want to see the Apple tablet fail.