A mixed quarter, with good and bad estimates spread is roughly equal measure among the pros and indies.
Apple's mixed-bag of a quarter delivered a mixed bag of results among the professional and independent analysts. Although the indies took 7 of the 10 top spots, measured by top and bottom line estimates, they also took the bottom 2.
Apple's better-than-expected March quarter surprised the pros and vindicated the indies.
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It was an awful quarter for Apple and an even worse one for my panel of independent analysts.
This was a tough quarter to call, and everybody got something wrong.
The running gag of this contest is that the independents almost always out-perform the professional analysts. Not this time. The June quarter Earnings Smackdown went to…
The quarter ended in a split decision. Indies took eight of the top 10 spots, but also four of the bottom five.
Apple had a boffo quarter, and once again the indies clobbered the pros.
Apple missed, and the radically bullish indies got schooled by the more conservative pros. It's the world turned upside down! A tip of the hat to...…
Once again, the indie analysts clobbered the pros, taking nine of the top 10 spots.
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