“Analyst Shaw Wu with Sterne Agee said in a note to investors on Wednesday that his checks with industry sources have portrayed Apple’s third-generation iPad, set to be unveiled next week, as a ‘significant’ hardware refresh,” Neil Hughes reports for AppleInsider. “In particular, he believes the inclusion of 4G long-term evolution data connectivity will be the key feature.”
“Sources who spoke with Wu reportedly indicated that Apple has made ‘notable progress’ in improving battery life with 4G LTE devices,” Hughes reports. This is due to AAPL’s ownership of core intellectual property including systems design, semiconductors, battery chemistry, and software,’ Wu wrote.”
Hughes reports, “Wu on Wednesday to increase his projected iPad sales for calendar 2012, from 51 million to 55 million… Wu’s latest price target calls for AAPL to reach $620, up from his previous prediction of $550.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Too low.
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…just sittin’ here smilin’.,,
Agree. Up 10 on the open on the news.
AAPL is up 6.09 (1.14%) to $541.50 in pre-market trading. Wu had to bust a move or get left behind.
iPad sales will be closer to 80 Mio than to 50 mio in 2012.
Wu has traditionally been more hawkish on AAPL, but has slowed down a bit recently, as if he can’t believe what his own data tells him. Sounds like he’s now making up for lost time.
Back on January 17, a news item indicated that Apple would produce 65 million iPads in 2012: 25m iPad 2’s and 40m iPad 3’s.
macdailynews.com/2012/01/17/ipad-3-high-res-display-production-ramping-up-strongly-say-sources/
Well, I’m for sure gettin’ an iPad 3 as soon as I can.
Can’t wait.