Apple shares hit new all-time intraday, closing highs

Parallels Desktop 6 for Mac Shares of Apple Inc. today rose $7.86, or 2.85%, on average volume of 21,631,047 shares to set a new all-time closing high of $283.23.

Apple’s previous all-time closing high was $276.57 set on Friday, September 16, 2010. Apple’s all-time high (intraday) stands at $283.78, set today. Apple’s 52-week low is $180.70.

At market close, Apple’s market value stands at $258.75 billion.

The top five U.S. publicly-traded companies, based on full market values, are:
1. Exxon Mobil (XOM) – $314.01B
2. Apple (AAPL) – $258.75B
3. Microsoft (MSFT) – $220.15B
4. Berkshire-Hathaway (BRKA) – 206.73B
4. Wal-Mart (WMT) – $194.77B

Selected companies’ current market values:
• IBM (IBM) – $166.30B
• Google (GOOG) – $161.95B
• Cisco (CSCO) – $123.60B
• Intel (INTC) – $105.40B
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) – $89.38B
• Amazon (AMZN) – $67.80B
• Disney (DIS) – $66.715B
• Nokia (NOK) – $38.13B
• Sony (SNE) – $31.64B
• Research In Motion (RIMM) – $24.96B
• Dell (DELL) – $24.64B
• Motorola (MOT) – $19.72B
• Yahoo! (YHOO) – $18.69B
• Adobe (ADBE) – $17.38B
• Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – $4.11B
• RealNetworks (RNWK) – $406.78M

AAPL quote via NASDAQ here.

18 Comments

  1. For those of you who still insist on bringing up Laura Goldman and think it’s clever, recall that AAPL went from near $200 down to below $80 (after “Laura Goldman”) before attaining it current glory. MDN knows better and has a better memory… you don’t see her name in their takes anymore, do you? ” width=”19″ height=”19″ alt=”wink” style=”border:0;” />

    Move on people… there are plenty of more recent bozo analysts to ridicule.

    Great job Apple. Now, I’ll have to start thinking about when to take some profits again.

  2. What goes Up keeps goin’ Up higher!!! AAPL ” width=”19″ height=”19″ alt=”grin” style=”border:0;” />

    2010 = $301 Zero debt. $46 Billion in Cash.
    2011 = $401 period! … Record Profits ” width=”19″ height=”19″ alt=”grin” style=”border:0;” />

    BUY AAPL and hold on for the Up ride!!!!!!!!!!
    Retirement $$$$ are lookin’ goood ” width=”19″ height=”19″ alt=”grin” style=”border:0;” />

  3. AAPL only dropped in the $70s BECAUSE of Laura Goldman and her ilk spreading FUD and mindlessly intoning the conventional wisdom that in an economic downturn the sales of Apple products would suffer. Nothing in Apple’s fundamentals merited the drop, engineered by WS analysts.

  4. @ Jake

    Actually, Apple dropped from near $200 to below $80 because of the “perfect storm” of the financial crisis and Steve Jobs health rumors (followed by his medical leave followed by news of his transplant operation). It had very little to do with the content of Laura Goldman’s analysis. And Apple performed impeccably through the entire period, whether the stock was $200 or $80.

    Unfortunately, there could be another financial crisis and Steve Jobs has returned “irreplaceable” status. So be careful and realistic, fellow AAPL investors… Apple is and will continue to be a great company. But AAPL, the stock, is an “investment,” not the company; keep those two things separate. Deciding when to sell some is just as important as deciding when to buy some. And Apple (the company) will do its magic, whether AAPL is $100 or $1000.

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