In 2020, Apple, at least, has had a spectacular year, with AAPL stock up 77%, increasing the company’s valuation by more than $900 billion…
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Apple’s dividend could double
Over the past six months, many companies have reduced or suspended dividends in order to conserve cash throughout the COVID-19 pandemic…
Analyst: Apple repurchased 51 million AAPL shares last quarter at $311 apiece
Evercore analyst Amit Daryanani estimates that Apple bought 51 million AAPL shares last quarter at $311 apiece. Apple today is currently trading above $440…
The U.S. Federal Reserve is getting awfully close to backing Apple stock
By buying Apple bonds, the U.S. Federal Reserve is getting awfully close to backing Apple stock. As a reminder, it’s the largest U.S. company…
RBC boosts Apple price target to $390
Share of Apple are up 0.5% in Wednesday morning trading after RBC Capital Markets’ analyst Robert Muller boosted his Apple price target to $390 from $345…
Apple shareholders set to receive billions more
Apple today reported that profits slipped slightly, but sales grew and the company promised shareholders billions more in stock repurchases and…
Gene Munster offers comfort for long-term Apple shareholders
The March and June quarters will be messy for all companies, including Apple, Loup Ventures’ Gene Munster says as he offers Apple shareholders hope…
What to expect from Apple’s Q220 earnings report
Apple will report fiscal Q220 earnings results after the close of trading on Thursday. The current analysts’ consensus revenue forecast is $54.6 billion…
Analyst expects Apple to add up to $100 billion to buyback program
Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, many companies are suspending their plans for buybacks, but Apple is expected to remain aggressive…
Apple: Time for a dividend bump
Apple is expected to announce a dividend increase with its fiscal Q2 earnings release on April 30th. Despite the difficult operating environment…
Apple’s 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders scheduled for February 26th
Apple will host the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders at the Steve Jobs Theater in Cupertino on February 26, 2020…
Investors say Apple CEO Cook’s handling of U.S.-China trade war has helped buoy shares
When Apple Inc reports results on Wednesday, Wall Street expects flat fiscal fourth-quarter sales and lower full-year revenue compared with the prior year…
How Apple reinvents itself to keep growing
Last week, Apple’s Q3 2019 financial results caused a bit of a hubbub because iPhone revenue was…
3 things Apple CEO Tim Cook wants investors to know
When Apple reported its fiscal third-quarter earnings results on Tuesday, investors were in for a pleasant surprise…
Apple spends a record $23.8B buying back its own shares — and saves cash in the process
Apple again led S&P 500 companies in buybacks, spending a new record $23.8 billion in Q1…
Apple has made huge progress toward its ‘net cash neutral’ goal
In early 2018, just a couple months after tax reform was passed, Apple CFO Luca Maestri…
Apple’s $130-billon problem: Zero-cash goal could be a cause for concern in a few years
Apple has a $130-billon problem, and it could impact the company’s stock down the line…
The Street is underestimating the timing and impact of Apple going net cash neutral
We expect Apple to return $300B to shareholders and to be net cash neutral by the end of…
Share buyback boom remains in overdrive after President Trump’s tax cuts
The stock buyback boom continued apace with U.S. companies announcing $6.1 billion of buybacks a day…
Is a stronger social mission what Apple is missing?
Apple’s Wall Street watchers wonder if the company will be the first U.S. corporation worth a trillion dollars…
Investors look to Apple’s cash, services as analysts fret over iPhone unit sales
Apple Inc’s multi-hundred billion cash stockpile and stalling growth in services such as iCloud present…
Making the case for doubling Apple’s share buyback pace
Next week, Apple will provide an update to its capital return program…
Apple dividend hike looms
Apple investors have enjoyed many years of nice returns, albeit with some volatility along the way…
Apple cash neutral: Smart capital allocation or corporate gimmick?
Apple is sitting on mountains of cash in its balance sheet with a net cash position of $163 billion…
Apple investor focus shifts to capital return plans
Apple “investor focus has moved to the company’s plans to boost its returns to shareholders…
Apple shareholders defeat two shareholder proposals, CEO Cook downplays special dividend
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook downplayed a suggestion that the company might issue a special dividend…
Apple’s big repatriation cash winners: Shareholders
Apple Inc. announced a $38 billion tax windfall for the U.S. government this week…
Why would any shareholder complain about Apple using repatriated funds for buybacks?
Sure, many of the leaders from Silicon Valley won’t experience a massive tax break…
China offers tax incentives to persuade U.S. companies like Apple to stay
In a bid to keep American businesses from taking their profits out of China following Washington’s overhaul of the United States tax code…
Apple expected to repatriate $214 billion to the U.S.; expect increased buybacks and dividends, not big acquisitions
With the new tax structure we expect Apple will bring $214 billion back to the U.S…
Apple preps to distribute dividends totaling $3.1 billion to shareholders
On February 16, Apple will pay shareholders of record a quarterly dividend of $0.57 per share…
How would Apple even pay for a massive acquisition like Time Warner or Netflix?
As telecommunications giants continue scooping up content plays in an effort to take over more of the value chain…
U.S. v. Apple – the looming trial of the century?
The US Federal Trade Commission launched an investigation into Apple…
Apple gears up to distribute $3.2 billion to shareholders
On August 11, Apple will pay shareholders of record a quarterly dividend of $0.57 per share…
Apple’s App Store anti-competitive? Spotify and Elizabeth Warren think so
Late last month, Apple streaming music rival Spotify accused Apple of anti-competitive behavior for rejecting…
Apple is handcuffed by how much it can raise its dividend
Everyone knows that Apple has a tremendous amount of cash and continues to generate tens of billions…
Elizabeth Warren accuses Apple of monopolistic-like actions; Spotify concurs
Following Nancy Pelosi’s ‘poor Tim’ comment earlier this week, Apple today is again the target of yet another politician…
Apple CEO Tim Cook has billions of reasons to raise money for the GOP
Apple CEO Tim Cook’s fundraising breakfast for House Speaker Paul Ryan on Tuesday was the talk of Silicon Valley…
Credit Suisse analyst: Apple shares could rise nearly 40%
With tech stocks on the upswing, Credit Suisse has put out a list of of its top investment ideas…
Ireland’s Sinn Fein party will pursue Apple if EU finds company owes back taxes
Sinn Fein may pursue Apple for the taxes it could owe Ireland should the European Commission find against the company and the government in an ongoing probe…
Will any U.S. presidential candidate give Silicon Valley what it wants most?
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Tim Cook is usually even-keeled when he is on stage or doing interviews…
Campaigners praise Apple shareholder move while opponents warn
Apple’s decision to give long-term shareholders a greater say in boardroom appointments…
