Macquarie USA ups Apple estimates on increased iPad and iPhone expectations

Apple Online Store“Macquarie USA analyst Richard Choe today lifted his EPS estimates for [Apple Inc. (AAPL)] to reflect the iPad; he also upped his forecast for iPhone sales,” Eric Savitz reports for Barron’s. “Macquarie expects iPad sales of 1.5 million units in the June quarter, 2.5 million for FY 2010 and 4 million for calendar 2010.”

MacDailyNews Take: Choe’s iPad estimates are too low.

Savitz reports, “His iPhone forecast for the March quarter is now 7.5 million, up from 6 million ‘due to better than expected sales and build checks.’

“Choe upped his FY 2010 revenue forecast to $57.4 billion, from $55 billion; his non-GAAP EPS estimate increases to $12.38, from $11.94,” Savitz reports. “Macquarie maintains an Outperform rating and $250 price target on the stock.”

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9 Comments

  1. 8M to 10M iPads by the end of CY10. That’s my unsupported WAG. You heard it here first. Now someone pay me for it ” width=”19″ height=”19″ alt=”tongue wink” style=”border:0;” />

  2. If these kind of “investment professionals” ever get anything right, it’s by accident. If they actually understood how to make money investing, they wouldn’t have to work for somebody else.

  3. $250 price target! Ha. Others are saying $345, a few $500 and one guy I’d love to see right is saying $1000. If that happens I’ll be buying my Italian villa. (And to think the first Apple stock I bought was $6.)

  4. @Tim Flint

    My basis is $8. And if the $1000 target is right (although doubtful), I’m going for the Provençal bastide. Still, even the lowest projections would be awfully nice.

  5. non-gaap? there is no “non-gaap” anymore. apple changed their accounting last quarter. analysts! what do you expect?

    and “build checks”? common, does anyone really believe this moron has any insight of the supply chain of apple?

    i am always surprised how they get away with it. let alone get paid.

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