"Tariffs are a sword of Damocles for Apple – dangling, disruptive and politically charged." — Patriarch's Eric Schiffer
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"Tariffs are a sword of Damocles for Apple – dangling, disruptive and politically charged." — Patriarch's Eric Schiffer
Read More Trump's tariffs will hang over Apple's head Thursday
"As we see in the graph, it is a certainty that it is increased every year, but the magnitude is seldom impressive."
"The resilience of revenue and earnings estimates as well as a proven track record of earnings protection in downturns remains key to investors still looking at Apple shares favorably despite the uncertainty." — Analyst Samik Chatterjee
"We expect Mar Q results and Jun Q guide to modestly exceed consensus, though we see some downside to Jun Q GMs given tariff backdrop." — Analyst Eric Woodring
"Tariff uncertainty is the black cloud overhang on the tech sector with semis and Apple in the eye of the Category 5 storm on this trade war with China."
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"We are now forecasting F2Q revenues to come in ahead of guidance (5.5% y/y revenue growth vs. guidance for low-to-mid single-digit increase)." — Analyst Samik Chatterjee
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"You have this tremendous menu of problems created by tariffs and moving to India doesn't solve all the problems."
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Shoppers seem to be buying smartphones now to get ahead of potential price increases in the future. Analysts expect this to be reflected in next week’s earnings report, with a potentially corresponding hit to sales in later in the year.
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