AAPL: How high will it go?

[PushingMyLuck]

Originally Posted by widgeon13

7:1stock split and increasing div!

What exactly do you think a stock split means for you?
You still have the exact same dollar value of AAPL stock.

[dan88911]

More shares... additional dividends, got to think long term.

[Ferraripete]

core holding. but, 1:7 will create more trading action going forward as well.

[techweenie]

Maybe 80% of the time, a stock does just what AAPL did: rise on the news of a split. I think the stock is up 12% or so as of today, post-announcement.

[911_Dude]

Yea- long hold pays. Again.

[imcarthur]

It broke the $600 barrier at close.

Ian

[widgeon13]

As long as they keep buying back shares I'll be holding mine.

[techweenie]

Rumors hit today about a 'health management system' involving the "iWatch." Some think it's the Next Big Thing.

[widgeon13]

Originally Posted by techweenie

Rumors hit today about a 'health management system' involving the "iWatch." Some think it's the Next Big Thing.

I found this:

That biometric EarPod story was a load of baloney | Apple news, reviews and how-to's since 2004

[techweenie]

What you found is old news.

Apple Considering 'Full Health and Fitness Services Platform' Modeled on the App Store
Monday May 5, 2014 6:30 am PDT by Kelly Hodgkins

Apple allegedly is looking beyond the iWatch wearable device and may be creating a new health and fitness ecosystem modeled on its successful iOS App Store, claims a mobile health executive who recently spoke to Reuters. Similar to the iOS App Store, this new platform may allow companies to develop their own mobile medical applications that could tie into Apple's iWatch wearable device.

One mobile health executive, who asked not to be named, told Reuters he recently sat down with an Apple executive from the iWatch team. He said the company has aspirations beyond wearable devices, and is considering a full health and fitness services platform modeled on its apps store.

As part of iOS 8 later this year, Apple is rumored to be launching a new Healthbook app, which is expected to serve as a repository for health-related data acquired from a variety of sources. Based on the breadth of data the app appears to be able to track, it is unsurprising that Apple will be looking to open up the ecosystem to third parties to help users fill out all of the various content areas.

One company that could benefit from an Apple health and fitness ecosystem is Nike, which has scaled back its work on its Fuelband hardware to focus on expanding its software-based NikeFuel platform. Though Nike CEO Mark Parker would not directly comment on specific plans with Apple, Parker did note in a recent CNBC appearance that Apple is a longtime partner and that he is "excited about where that relationship will go forward."

Much of today's report focuses on Apple's health- and sensor-related hires over the past several years, most of which have previously been detailed and which have been focused around non-invasive monitoring of vital health parameters such as sleep, oxygen saturation and blood glucose levels. Apple has hired talent from notable companies such as pulse oximetry company Masimo, medical sensor company Vital Connect and Philips Sleep Research.

Apple's latest reported hire is MIT researcher Eric Winokur, who worked on ear-worn devices for monitoring blood pressure and heart rate. Information about Winokur's hiring surfaced alongside a sketchy rumor claiming Apple is planning to launch an EarPods model with integrated heart rate and blood pressure sensors. While a new Tumblr blog post reveals that the claim was indeed fabricated, Apple patent applications suggest the company has indeed considered the integration of biometric sensors into its headphone line in the past.

Apple's sensor-laden iWatch has been rumored for several years, with most recent rumors suggesting that it may debut late this year. It is not expected to be unveiled at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference set for early June.

[widgeon13]

Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

[McLovin]

Originally Posted by widgeon13

Guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Stock will soar on the official announcement of the iPoop!

[techweenie]

Nah, that's not how it works. Stock will soar on the rumors of the iPoop and drop on the announcement, because it won't be innovative enough.

[imcarthur]

Well, it is certainly running up to the split. But will it continue after? Will the buy in from the cheap seats be enough to hold ground through the summer doldrums until the new hardware launches? If/when/whatever that might be?

Or is it time to sell & buy Google?

Ian

[Vintage Racer]

Originally Posted by imcarthur

Or is it time to sell & buy Google?

You are asking the wrong questions.

Apple is a hardware company that moves merchandise.

Google is an company that sells advertising (an ad company).

[motion]

Originally Posted by Vintage Racer

You are asking the wrong questions.

Apple is a hardware company that moves merchandise.

Google is an company that sells advertising (an ad company).

I'm pretty sure Ian knows this. His question is still valid.

[Vintage Racer]

Originally Posted by motion

I'm pretty sure Ian knows this. His question is still valid.

Google has the much better growth rate. Page and Brin are alive. Jobs is dead.

[imcarthur]

Thanks, Motion.

But yes, I guess the real question is: a wildly successful hardware company (that may/may not be stuttering) versus the most incredible ad company ever?

Thankfully, I don't have a lot riding on the correct answer.

Ian

[Noah930]

Originally Posted by imcarthur

Thankfully, I don't have a lot riding on the correct answer.

That's not the internet spirit! Where's your bravado?

[imcarthur]

Bravado? When it comes to the stock market I have none. The stock picks my advisor (the Room Monkey - who works in finance) tells me to buy, make nice solid slow returns. Everything I buy on my own with mad money, drops like a stone. My financial creds are crap.

Ian