Needham & Company Maintains a 'Buy' on Apple (AAPL); Crushes the First Quarter

January 25, 2012 8:15 AM EST Send to a Friend
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Needham & Company maintains a 'Buy' on Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) price target of $540.00.

Needham analyst said, "There’s no other way to describe it. Apple reports an awesome first quarter. We’re raising our fiscal 2012 estimate from $38.70 to $41.25 and initiating a 2013 estimate of $53."

"The basis of our buy rating is that with relatively small market shares in the first two, Apple continues to have dramatic opportunities for growth in the PC, smartphone and emerging tablet markets."

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Shares of Apple closed at $420.41 yesterday, with a 52 week range of $310.50-$431.37.


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