Apple, Inc. (AAPL)

Apple CEO doesn't care about the shareholders. It doesn't pay a dividend so there is nothing to entice a shareholder to buy. It will continue to profit greatly, but I can think of several other stocks that I would rather own as an individual shareholder.

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great co....overbought at over 200$

I love ipods!! I would buy thier stock for real. I noticed that thier stock prices are always high, and don't seem to drop very much.They are always coming out with new products, and updating thier existing ones. Even though the computers are alot more expensive than the average PC, I think Apple will be around for a long time.

I've never been a fan of stocks with huge price targets...I don't know why but something about it seems too bullish for me. That being said I think there should be a modest price target of 210 - 215 for Apple. This company is strong on all fronts and their product development is phenomenal. The expansion overseas to China should make a huge impact on their bottom line as well, especially with the weak dollar.

The holidays are coming and Apple still has the goods people want. Their core products are solid and iTunes is raging.

Chines will come up with new ideas to take the market away from AAPL,

Double top at 205??? I bought some Dec puts.

Love Apple! Im afraid that if Steve Jobs passes away, the company will fall in the short term.. Im taking this a year at a time..

try to make up for my horrendous previous short call

The stock is overvalued. The long-tail effect of companies that are going to eat away at the underbelly will continue to grow. Large companies tact slowly, and Apple is moving into that realm. I would like them under $150. But won't touch them anywhere near the current price of $202

Google's Android operating system for phones means iphone is no longer the coolest phone around. The new lines of phones do more, and likely will cost less.

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its the holiday's and whatelse do you buy your son or daughter at xmas time but an apple product of somekind,thats my theory and i'm sticking with it !mike

There is still more upside from the current momentum

One "Get out of jail free" card.

Plenty of good pitches on here but just thought I'd add (for any current nervous shareholders) that Apple has one nice "Get out of jail free" card up their sleeve with an expiration date of Q1 2011. That comes in the form of the new accounting rule. I had a feeling they wouldn't change over at the last earnings report and I can understand why. It was already a blockbuster quarter; why waste your big guns here. Now whether you believe people like Cramer or not (I don't, but I still don't think analysts are fully capable of estimating the actual numbers the way things stand now---what with all the overlap of deferred earnings and any special deals they made with the carriers), you have to know that Apple will blow people away when they start reporting the real numbers (only so much investors can get from the little earnings snippets the news puts out). And there's still that psychological effect to everyday investors who will all of a sudden see a drastically reduced P/E ratio. It's silly, yeah, but it's also silly that a lot of people don't take into consideration cash per share.

So if for some reason Apple experiences any hiccups (don't see that happening the way they always lowball estimates), they can just bust out all this cash and say "look at this". They can only use it once, but you can be sure that Apple will use it at the best possible time. And you're safe until that happens.

Apple is DONE! =D

As long as Steve Jobs is there AAPL will shine

This is my opinion of Apple Products as a business owner:

My business runs on a Mac tower, MacBooks and the iPhone. The best thing one can do for a business or for personal use, is go visit the nearest Apple Store.

I plan on owning Apple stock for decades. Better than any mutual fund, ETF or IRA. Growth potential is unlimited for two simple reasons:

1. Rock solid, ass kicking products and apps. Hardware powerful, versatile and sleek, and user friendly, convenient and reliable software. Not to mention cutting edge innovation.
2. Market penetration. Apple products and branding have world-wide appeal, and market share grows exponentially (Europe, Asia, the Americas).

Every parent should purchase Apple products for their children, made by the innovators of future technology. Then put some Apple shares in the holiday stocking every year.