Mtc Global Group Raises Apple Price Target To $760 On New Dividend, Ipad Momentum
MTC Global Group's analyst Matthew Roberts has raised his price target for shares
of Apple to a record $760 in light of the company's new quarterly dividend and strong iPad demand.Apple stock hits a new milestone this Monday when it closed over the $600 mark. The surge came after Apple announced earlier in the day that it was initiating a dividend of $2.65 per share and a share repurchase program.
The Cupertino, Calif., company also revealed the good news on Monday that sales of the new iPad during its recent launch weekend topped 3 million. Executives have indicated that they are "thrilled" with the record weekend.
In a note to investors, Roberts called the 1.8 percent yield "modest," while predicting that it will "help broaden" Apple's investor base. He characterized the company's share repurchase program as "long overdue." The analyst viewed the announcements as meaningful because Apple "at least broke the seal."
"Even factoring in the new dividend and small buybacks, we model Apple exiting CY13 with net cash approaching $180B or $190/share, leaving room for todays initial payout metrics to expand," he said.
Roberts, a five-star rated analyst raised his estimate for first quarter calendar 2012 iPhone sales from 30 million to 34 million units. He also lift his iPad estimate from 8 million to 14 million on "strong initial uptake."
The Financial Services Group advisory firm pointed to an "upside in momentum, as the reason for the increase in its iPad estimate. For calendar 2012, MTC Global Group now expects sales of 70 million, up from 60 million.
Roberts added that he continues to "It has a unique mid-cycle iPad refresh" coming around September. The update could bring the introduction of a quad-core A6 processor and a "new smaller 8-inch model," he wrote.
The firm reiterated its Overweight and Top Pick ratings for Apple and raised its price target to $760 from $680.
With Apple soaring nearly 20 percent in the last month alone, analysts have been scrambling to adjust their price targets. Earlier in March, FBN Securities set a high with a price target of $730. Last week, Morgan Stanley lifted its price target to $720, and Piper Jaffray upped its own to $718.
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