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AAPL: from bear to neutral
Apple Stock: The Last Bear Has Given Up. Here's Why.<blockquote>苹果股票：最后一只熊已经放弃了。原因如下。</blockquote>
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Here's Why.<blockquote>苹果股票：最后一只熊已经放弃了。原因如下。</blockquote>","url":"https://stock-news.laohu8.com/highlight/detail?id=1159941378","media":"TheStreet","summary":"The last Wall Street analyst to have a bearish rating on Apple stock threw in the towel after fiscal","content":"<p><html><head></head><body>The last Wall Street analyst to have a bearish rating on Apple stock threw in the towel after fiscal Q1 earnings. Here is why.</p><p><blockquote><html><head></head><body>最后一位对苹果股票给予看跌评级的华尔街分析师在第一财季财报公布后认输了。原因如下。</body></html></blockquote></p><p>New Street Research’s analyst Pierre Ferragu had been the lone wolf (or lone bear) on Wall Street. With a sell rating on Apple stock until the company’s most recent earnings report, he believed that AAPL could drop to as low as $90 per share.</p><p><blockquote>新街研究公司（New Street Research）的分析师皮埃尔-费拉古（Pierre Ferragu）曾是华尔街的独狼（或独熊）。在苹果公司发布最新财报之前，他对该公司股票的评级为卖出，他认为苹果公司的股价可能会跌至每股 90 美元。</blockquote></p><p>But Mr. Ferragu has thrown in the towel and upgraded his views on Apple shares to neutral. Today, the Apple Maven looks at what caused the analyst to change his mind.</p><p><blockquote>但费拉古已经认输，并将他对苹果股票的看法上调至中性。今天，这位苹果专家来看看是什么导致分析师改变了主意。</blockquote></p><p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d8c6855a2deeb582eedec782f0a58529\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"827\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Figure 1: Apple Stock: Why The Last Bear Has Finally Given Up</span></p><p><blockquote><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><span>图1：苹果股票：为什么最后一只熊最终放弃了</span></p></blockquote></p><p><b>AAPL: from bear to neutral</b></p><p><blockquote><b>AAPL：从看跌到中性</b></blockquote></p><p>New Street used to have a bearish rating on Apple, first and foremost, because of the iPhone. To be fair, the downbeat thesis did not seem outrageous.</p><p><blockquote>New Street 曾经对苹果给予看跌评级，首先是因为 iPhone。公平地说，悲观的论点似乎并不离谱。</blockquote></p><p>First, the pandemic days drove demand for tech gadgets that resulted in Apple shipping a record number of 5G-capable smartphones in 2020 and early 2021. Pierre then compared the iPhone 13 to an “iPhone 12S cycle” that lacked the innovation needed to encourage consumers to buy the new model, following what could have been pulled-forward demand.</p><p><blockquote>首先，疫情时代推动了对科技产品的需求，导致苹果在2020年和2021年初出货了创纪录数量的5G智能手机。皮埃尔随后将 iPhone 13 比作 “iPhone 12S 周期 ”，该周期缺乏鼓励消费者购买新机型所需的创新，因为需求可能会被推高。</blockquote></p><p>But the analyst’s convictions proved flawed on the back of another round of impressive iPhone sales in the 2021 holiday quarter. In fiscal Q1, iPhone revenues grew nearly 10% on top of already tough comps of 17%. As the graph below depicts, the segment has posted the best growth rates on a TTM (trailing twelve-month) basis.</p><p><blockquote>但在 2021 年假日季度 iPhone 又一轮令人印象深刻的销量背后，这位分析师的信念被证明是有缺陷的。在第一财季，iPhone 收入在本已艰难的 17% 的竞争基础上增长了近 10%。如下图所示，该细分市场在 TTM（过去 12 个月）的基础上实现了最佳增长率。</blockquote></p><p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/2ac32148a9043b56f8e77527a16caeba\" tg-width=\"758\" tg-height=\"504\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Figure 2: Apple's TTM revenue growth by major product segment.</span></p><p><blockquote><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><span>图2：按主要产品细分的苹果TTM收入增长。</span></p></blockquote></p><p>Faced with the hard facts, Pierre was reasonable to admit that he had been wrong about his bearish thesis. In his own words, during his late January interview with CNBC:</p><p><blockquote>面对残酷的事实，皮埃尔有理由承认他的悲观论点是错误的。用他自己的话说，在一月底接受 CNBC 采访时：</blockquote></p><p>“What we saw in the last print was a very, very strong quarter and a very, very confident guide that goes head first against our thesis. The quality of demand for the iPhone today is something that is breaking our framework. There is something we are missing.”<b>But why not bullish?</b></p><p><blockquote>“我们在上一份报告中看到的是一个非常非常强劲的季度，也是一个非常非常自信的指南，与我们的论点完全相反。如今对 iPhone 的需求质量正在打破我们的框架。我们缺少了一些东西。”<b>但为什么不看涨呢？</b></blockquote></p><p>Giving up a bearish thesis does not mean that an analyst needs to be an Apple bull, necessarily. In fact, Pierre Ferragu explained that he does not have “any view that is in opposition to what you would find in consensus today. [So he feels] that the stock is reasonably valued”.</p><p><blockquote>放弃看跌论点并不一定意味着分析师需要成为苹果多头。事实上，皮埃尔-费拉古（Pierre Ferragu）解释说，他没有 “任何与今天的共识相悖的观点。[因此他认为]这只股票的估值是合理的”。</blockquote></p><p>The CNBC host pressed the analyst further, asking about what could make the analyst turn bullish on Apple stock. He elaborated as follows:</p><p><blockquote>CNBC 主持人进一步向分析师施压，询问什么可以让分析师看好苹果股票。他详细阐述如下：</blockquote></p><p>“We don’t think there is anything mispriced, [...] this is not an investment for which we would pound the table. What would make us change our minds [...] are the next steps for Apple, which are the AR/VR headset and the car.”But don’t hold your breath. Pierre thinks that “the next big thing” opportunities are still very open-ended in regards to breath and depth. Also, he thinks that the growth ramp up should not be very steep, therefore investors need not rush into the stock ahead of it.</p><p><blockquote>“我们不认为有什么东西定价错误，[...]这不是一项我们会砸桌子的投资。能让我们改变主意的是苹果的下一步计划，即 AR/VR 头显和汽车。”但不要屏住呼吸。皮埃尔认为，《下一件大事》的机会在呼吸和深度方面仍然非常开放。此外，他认为增长幅度不应该太大，因此投资者无需提前买入该股。</blockquote></p><p><b>The Apple Maven’s take</b></p><p><blockquote><b>苹果专家的看法</b></blockquote></p><p>Despite being a cautious bull myself, I always appreciate the bearish perspective. By losing the last analyst with a sell rating on Apple, Wall Street becomes overwhelmingly optimistic about an investment in the stock, which can be a bit dangerous if it creates overconfidence.</p><p><blockquote>尽管我自己是一个谨慎的多头，但我总是欣赏看跌的观点。由于失去了最后一位对苹果给予卖出评级的分析师，华尔街对投资该股变得极为乐观，如果造成过度自信，这可能会有点危险。</blockquote></p><p>That said, Pierre Ferragu has clearly been on the wrong side of the trade for too long. His old $90 price target suggested that Apple stock could have dropped by more than 40% from the pre-earnings price of $160. Clearly to me, this was all but impossible to happen with a high-quality company executing as well as Apple has been lately.</p><p><blockquote>也就是说，皮埃尔·费拉古显然站在了交易的错误一边太久了。他之前的 90 美元目标价表明，苹果股价可能比财报前 160 美元的价格下跌 40% 以上。对我来说，很明显，对于一家像苹果最近那样高质量的公司来说，这几乎是不可能发生的。</blockquote></p><p>New Street Research’s current price target of $165, still suggesting 6% downside risk, is much more reasonable and consistent with valuations that currently hover near an all-time high. That said, I still find the price projection a bit conservative, as I think Apple stock should rise — even if not viciously — from its current $175 levels over the next 12 months.</p><p><blockquote>New Street Research 目前的目标价为 165 美元，但仍有 6% 的下行风险，这更加合理，也与目前徘徊在历史高点附近的估值一致。也就是说，我仍然认为价格预测有点保守，因为我认为苹果股价应该会在未来 12 个月内从目前的 175 美元水平上涨——即使不会大幅上涨。</blockquote></p><p></body></html></p><p><blockquote></blockquote></p><p></p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Apple Stock: The Last Bear Has Given Up. 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Here's Why.<blockquote>苹果股票：最后一只熊已经放弃了。原因如下。</blockquote>\n</h2>\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n<p class=\"head\">\n<strong class=\"h-name small\">TheStreet</strong><span class=\"h-time small\">2022-02-11 11:15</span>\n</p>\n</h4>\n</header>\n<article>\n<p><html><head></head><body>The last Wall Street analyst to have a bearish rating on Apple stock threw in the towel after fiscal Q1 earnings. Here is why.</p><p><blockquote><html><head></head><body>最后一位对苹果股票给予看跌评级的华尔街分析师在第一财季财报公布后认输了。原因如下。</body></html></blockquote></p><p>New Street Research’s analyst Pierre Ferragu had been the lone wolf (or lone bear) on Wall Street. With a sell rating on Apple stock until the company’s most recent earnings report, he believed that AAPL could drop to as low as $90 per share.</p><p><blockquote>新街研究公司（New Street Research）的分析师皮埃尔-费拉古（Pierre Ferragu）曾是华尔街的独狼（或独熊）。在苹果公司发布最新财报之前，他对该公司股票的评级为卖出，他认为苹果公司的股价可能会跌至每股 90 美元。</blockquote></p><p>But Mr. Ferragu has thrown in the towel and upgraded his views on Apple shares to neutral. Today, the Apple Maven looks at what caused the analyst to change his mind.</p><p><blockquote>但费拉古已经认输，并将他对苹果股票的看法上调至中性。今天，这位苹果专家来看看是什么导致分析师改变了主意。</blockquote></p><p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/d8c6855a2deeb582eedec782f0a58529\" tg-width=\"1240\" tg-height=\"827\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Figure 1: Apple Stock: Why The Last Bear Has Finally Given Up</span></p><p><blockquote><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><span>图1：苹果股票：为什么最后一只熊最终放弃了</span></p></blockquote></p><p><b>AAPL: from bear to neutral</b></p><p><blockquote><b>AAPL：从看跌到中性</b></blockquote></p><p>New Street used to have a bearish rating on Apple, first and foremost, because of the iPhone. To be fair, the downbeat thesis did not seem outrageous.</p><p><blockquote>New Street 曾经对苹果给予看跌评级，首先是因为 iPhone。公平地说，悲观的论点似乎并不离谱。</blockquote></p><p>First, the pandemic days drove demand for tech gadgets that resulted in Apple shipping a record number of 5G-capable smartphones in 2020 and early 2021. Pierre then compared the iPhone 13 to an “iPhone 12S cycle” that lacked the innovation needed to encourage consumers to buy the new model, following what could have been pulled-forward demand.</p><p><blockquote>首先，疫情时代推动了对科技产品的需求，导致苹果在2020年和2021年初出货了创纪录数量的5G智能手机。皮埃尔随后将 iPhone 13 比作 “iPhone 12S 周期 ”，该周期缺乏鼓励消费者购买新机型所需的创新，因为需求可能会被推高。</blockquote></p><p>But the analyst’s convictions proved flawed on the back of another round of impressive iPhone sales in the 2021 holiday quarter. In fiscal Q1, iPhone revenues grew nearly 10% on top of already tough comps of 17%. As the graph below depicts, the segment has posted the best growth rates on a TTM (trailing twelve-month) basis.</p><p><blockquote>但在 2021 年假日季度 iPhone 又一轮令人印象深刻的销量背后，这位分析师的信念被证明是有缺陷的。在第一财季，iPhone 收入在本已艰难的 17% 的竞争基础上增长了近 10%。如下图所示，该细分市场在 TTM（过去 12 个月）的基础上实现了最佳增长率。</blockquote></p><p><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/2ac32148a9043b56f8e77527a16caeba\" tg-width=\"758\" tg-height=\"504\" width=\"100%\" height=\"auto\"/><span>Figure 2: Apple's TTM revenue growth by major product segment.</span></p><p><blockquote><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><span>图2：按主要产品细分的苹果TTM收入增长。</span></p></blockquote></p><p>Faced with the hard facts, Pierre was reasonable to admit that he had been wrong about his bearish thesis. In his own words, during his late January interview with CNBC:</p><p><blockquote>面对残酷的事实，皮埃尔有理由承认他的悲观论点是错误的。用他自己的话说，在一月底接受 CNBC 采访时：</blockquote></p><p>“What we saw in the last print was a very, very strong quarter and a very, very confident guide that goes head first against our thesis. The quality of demand for the iPhone today is something that is breaking our framework. There is something we are missing.”<b>But why not bullish?</b></p><p><blockquote>“我们在上一份报告中看到的是一个非常非常强劲的季度，也是一个非常非常自信的指南，与我们的论点完全相反。如今对 iPhone 的需求质量正在打破我们的框架。我们缺少了一些东西。”<b>但为什么不看涨呢？</b></blockquote></p><p>Giving up a bearish thesis does not mean that an analyst needs to be an Apple bull, necessarily. In fact, Pierre Ferragu explained that he does not have “any view that is in opposition to what you would find in consensus today. [So he feels] that the stock is reasonably valued”.</p><p><blockquote>放弃看跌论点并不一定意味着分析师需要成为苹果多头。事实上，皮埃尔-费拉古（Pierre Ferragu）解释说，他没有 “任何与今天的共识相悖的观点。[因此他认为]这只股票的估值是合理的”。</blockquote></p><p>The CNBC host pressed the analyst further, asking about what could make the analyst turn bullish on Apple stock. He elaborated as follows:</p><p><blockquote>CNBC 主持人进一步向分析师施压，询问什么可以让分析师看好苹果股票。他详细阐述如下：</blockquote></p><p>“We don’t think there is anything mispriced, [...] this is not an investment for which we would pound the table. What would make us change our minds [...] are the next steps for Apple, which are the AR/VR headset and the car.”But don’t hold your breath. Pierre thinks that “the next big thing” opportunities are still very open-ended in regards to breath and depth. Also, he thinks that the growth ramp up should not be very steep, therefore investors need not rush into the stock ahead of it.</p><p><blockquote>“我们不认为有什么东西定价错误，[...]这不是一项我们会砸桌子的投资。能让我们改变主意的是苹果的下一步计划，即 AR/VR 头显和汽车。”但不要屏住呼吸。皮埃尔认为，《下一件大事》的机会在呼吸和深度方面仍然非常开放。此外，他认为增长幅度不应该太大，因此投资者无需提前买入该股。</blockquote></p><p><b>The Apple Maven’s take</b></p><p><blockquote><b>苹果专家的看法</b></blockquote></p><p>Despite being a cautious bull myself, I always appreciate the bearish perspective. By losing the last analyst with a sell rating on Apple, Wall Street becomes overwhelmingly optimistic about an investment in the stock, which can be a bit dangerous if it creates overconfidence.</p><p><blockquote>尽管我自己是一个谨慎的多头，但我总是欣赏看跌的观点。由于失去了最后一位对苹果给予卖出评级的分析师，华尔街对投资该股变得极为乐观，如果造成过度自信，这可能会有点危险。</blockquote></p><p>That said, Pierre Ferragu has clearly been on the wrong side of the trade for too long. His old $90 price target suggested that Apple stock could have dropped by more than 40% from the pre-earnings price of $160. Clearly to me, this was all but impossible to happen with a high-quality company executing as well as Apple has been lately.</p><p><blockquote>也就是说，皮埃尔·费拉古显然站在了交易的错误一边太久了。他之前的 90 美元目标价表明，苹果股价可能比财报前 160 美元的价格下跌 40% 以上。对我来说，很明显，对于一家像苹果最近那样高质量的公司来说，这几乎是不可能发生的。</blockquote></p><p>New Street Research’s current price target of $165, still suggesting 6% downside risk, is much more reasonable and consistent with valuations that currently hover near an all-time high. That said, I still find the price projection a bit conservative, as I think Apple stock should rise — even if not viciously — from its current $175 levels over the next 12 months.</p><p><blockquote>New Street Research 目前的目标价为 165 美元，但仍有 6% 的下行风险，这更加合理，也与目前徘徊在历史高点附近的估值一致。也就是说，我仍然认为价格预测有点保守，因为我认为苹果股价应该会在未来 12 个月内从目前的 175 美元水平上涨——即使不会大幅上涨。</blockquote></p><p></body></html></p><p><blockquote></blockquote></p><p></p>\n<div class=\"bt-text\">\n\n\n<p> 来源：<a href=\"https://www.thestreet.com/apple/stock/apple-stock-why-the-last-bear-has-finally-given-up\">TheStreet</a></p>\n<p>为提升您的阅读体验，我们对本页面进行了排版优化</p>\n\n\n</div>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"https://www.thestreet.com/apple/stock/apple-stock-why-the-last-bear-has-finally-given-up","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1159941378","content_text":"The last Wall Street analyst to have a bearish rating on Apple stock threw in the towel after fiscal Q1 earnings. Here is why.New Street Research’s analyst Pierre Ferragu had been the lone wolf (or lone bear) on Wall Street. With a sell rating on Apple stock until the company’s most recent earnings report, he believed that AAPL could drop to as low as $90 per share.But Mr. Ferragu has thrown in the towel and upgraded his views on Apple shares to neutral. Today, the Apple Maven looks at what caused the analyst to change his mind.Figure 1: Apple Stock: Why The Last Bear Has Finally Given UpAAPL: from bear to neutralNew Street used to have a bearish rating on Apple, first and foremost, because of the iPhone. To be fair, the downbeat thesis did not seem outrageous.First, the pandemic days drove demand for tech gadgets that resulted in Apple shipping a record number of 5G-capable smartphones in 2020 and early 2021. Pierre then compared the iPhone 13 to an “iPhone 12S cycle” that lacked the innovation needed to encourage consumers to buy the new model, following what could have been pulled-forward demand.But the analyst’s convictions proved flawed on the back of another round of impressive iPhone sales in the 2021 holiday quarter. In fiscal Q1, iPhone revenues grew nearly 10% on top of already tough comps of 17%. As the graph below depicts, the segment has posted the best growth rates on a TTM (trailing twelve-month) basis.Figure 2: Apple's TTM revenue growth by major product segment.Faced with the hard facts, Pierre was reasonable to admit that he had been wrong about his bearish thesis. In his own words, during his late January interview with CNBC:“What we saw in the last print was a very, very strong quarter and a very, very confident guide that goes head first against our thesis. The quality of demand for the iPhone today is something that is breaking our framework. There is something we are missing.”But why not bullish?Giving up a bearish thesis does not mean that an analyst needs to be an Apple bull, necessarily. In fact, Pierre Ferragu explained that he does not have “any view that is in opposition to what you would find in consensus today. [So he feels] that the stock is reasonably valued”.The CNBC host pressed the analyst further, asking about what could make the analyst turn bullish on Apple stock. He elaborated as follows:“We don’t think there is anything mispriced, [...] this is not an investment for which we would pound the table. What would make us change our minds [...] are the next steps for Apple, which are the AR/VR headset and the car.”But don’t hold your breath. Pierre thinks that “the next big thing” opportunities are still very open-ended in regards to breath and depth. Also, he thinks that the growth ramp up should not be very steep, therefore investors need not rush into the stock ahead of it.The Apple Maven’s takeDespite being a cautious bull myself, I always appreciate the bearish perspective. By losing the last analyst with a sell rating on Apple, Wall Street becomes overwhelmingly optimistic about an investment in the stock, which can be a bit dangerous if it creates overconfidence.That said, Pierre Ferragu has clearly been on the wrong side of the trade for too long. His old $90 price target suggested that Apple stock could have dropped by more than 40% from the pre-earnings price of $160. Clearly to me, this was all but impossible to happen with a high-quality company executing as well as Apple has been lately.New Street Research’s current price target of $165, still suggesting 6% downside risk, is much more reasonable and consistent with valuations that currently hover near an all-time high. That said, I still find the price projection a bit conservative, as I think Apple stock should rise — even if not viciously — from its current $175 levels over the next 12 months.","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":871,"commentLimit":10,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"symbols":[],"verified":2,"subType":0,"readableState":1,"langContent":"CN","currentLanguage":"CN","warmUpFlag":false,"orderFlag":false,"shareable":true,"causeOfNotShareable":"","featuresForAnalytics":[],"commentAndTweetFlag":false,"andRepostAutoSelectedFlag":false,"upFlag":false,"length":22,"subscribersOnly":false,"subscribersOnlyAccessible":false,"xxTargetLangEnum":"ZH_CN"},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"isTiger":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"url":"/m/post/631896798"}
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