Apple (AAPL) Gets $235 Price Target from Morgan Stanley After China iPhone Demand Surprises
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the . On June 13, Morgan Stanley reiterated the stock as 'Overweight' with a $235 price target.
The investment bank said that its Apple checks demonstrate how iPhone and iPad estimates are tracking ahead. The firm also said the iPhone and iPad sell-through in China are 'positively surprising.'
The 'deep' 618 Festival channel promotions in China have been successful in driving upside to both iPhone and iPad sell-through in the June quarter. The firm now sees an estimated 3 M units of upside to its June quarter iPhone shipments forecast and an estimated 2.5 M units of upside to June quarter iPad shipments or $4 B revenue upside, all else equal.
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The analyst added how September quarter builds are tracking in line to slightly better. This implies that 'Apple (AAPL) could catch a short-term bid.'
'Furthermore, despite trending below normal seasonality, preliminary September qtr iPhone/iPad builds point to in-line to slightly better than expected September qtr iPhone/iPad shipments.'
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