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    Home»Sections»Consumer electronics»Wall Street is turning bearish on Apple

    Wall Street is turning bearish on Apple

    Consumer electronics By Agency Staff8 July 2019
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    It’s all about the iPhone

    Wall Street hasn’t been this pessimistic about Apple in a long time. Rosenblatt Securities downgraded the company to sell on Monday, bringing the total number of bearish analysts up to five, among the 57 ratings tracked by Bloomberg. It’s the highest number of sell ratings the iPhone maker has had since at least 1997, according to historical data compiled by Bloomberg.

    Scepticism surrounding the company has accelerated in 2019, with all five of the sell ratings coming in this year. Both New Street Research and HSBC lowered their ratings on the stock to sell in April, and in January the number of firms with buy ratings dropped below 50% for the first time since 2004.

    The caution has been largely driven by uncertainty surrounding demand for the company’s critical iPhone line, with the US-China trade war seen as a particular headwind. In January, Apple cut its revenue outlook for the first time in almost two decades, in large part because of iPhone weakness. Apple’s third quarter results are currently expected to come out on 30 July.

    The caution has been largely driven by uncertainty surrounding demand for the company’s critical iPhone line

    According to data compiled by Bloomberg, more than 60% of Apple’s 2018 revenue was related to the iPhone, while 20% came from China, which is also a critical part of its supply chain. Last week, Citi wrote that Apple’s China sales “could be cut in half” due to “a less favourable brand image desire”.

    Rosenblatt’s downgrade came as analyst Jun Zhang expects the company “will face fundamental deterioration over the next six to 12 months”, based on disappointing sales trends. The downgrade pushed Apple stock lower by as much as 1.9% in Monday trading.

    Hardly a consensus view

    Still, the sell-equivalent ratings hardly represent a consensus view. A plurality of 23 firms recommend buying the stock, while another 21 have hold ratings, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

    The news was not entirely negative for Apple on Monday, however, as Wedbush wrote it was “incrementally more positive on global iPhone demand” following checks in Asia. “We saw a ‘slight uptick’ out of Apple suppliers during our checks although overall handset demand remains challenging,” analyst Daniel Ives wrote. He affirmed his outperform rating and $235 price target.  — Reported by Ryan Vlastelica, (c) 2019 Bloomberg LP

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