Apple Shares Down Nearly 5% Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Kabar Medsos – Apple Inc’s AAPL.O shares fell nearly 5% in premarket trading after the world’s most valuable public company reported a steep fall in iPhone sales in China, hurt by the delay of its new model due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Customers put off buying new devices in the second half of September, leading the company to report its steepest quarterly drop in iPhone sales in at least three years.

“We think this was most blatant in China, where 5G service is more accessible, with sales in the region declining 29% – also a bigger decline than we anticipated,” Angelo Zino, analyst at CFRA Research said on Thursday.

Analysts also noted that the iPhone represents a larger portion of revenue in China than any other region, making the company more dependent on the business in the region.

In recent years, Apple has worked on diversifying its revenue streams to lessen its dependence on the iPhone, but Wall Street still keeps a close eye on the flagship business.

Macs, iPads and services businesses helped the company beat estimates and register its biggest fourth quarter.

Apple Chief Executive Tim Cook told he was “optimistic” about the iPhone 12 cycle based on the first five days of shipping data.

However, the company did not provide a specific forecast for the crucial holiday shopping quarter, disappointing some investors.

Twenty-seven brokerages rate the stock “buy” or higher, 10 “hold” and three “sell” or lower, with the median price target on stock is at $133.


Saham Apple Turun Hampir 5% Karena Pandemi COVID-19

 

Kabar Medsos – Saham AAPL.O Apple Inc turun hampir 5% dalam perdagangan pra-pasar setelah perusahaan publik paling berharga di dunia itu melaporkan penurunan tajam dalam penjualan iPhone di China, dirugikan oleh penundaan model barunya karena pandemi COVID-19.

Pelanggan menunda pembelian perangkat baru pada paruh kedua bulan September, membuat perusahaan melaporkan penurunan kuartalan penjualan iPhone paling tajam dalam setidaknya tiga tahun.

“Kami pikir ini paling mencolok di China, di mana layanan 5G lebih mudah diakses, dengan penjualan di wilayah tersebut menurun 29% – juga penurunan yang lebih besar dari yang kami perkirakan,” kata Angelo Zino, analis di CFRA Research, Kamis.

Analis juga mencatat bahwa iPhone mewakili porsi pendapatan yang lebih besar di China daripada wilayah lain, membuat perusahaan lebih bergantung pada bisnis di wilayah tersebut.

Dalam beberapa tahun terakhir, Apple telah berupaya mendiversifikasi aliran pendapatannya untuk mengurangi ketergantungannya pada iPhone, tetapi Wall Street tetap mengawasi bisnis andalannya.

Bisnis Mac, iPad, dan layanan membantu perusahaan melampaui estimasi dan mencatatkan kuartal keempat terbesarnya.

Chief Executive Apple Tim Cook mengatakan bahwa dia “optimis” tentang siklus iPhone 12 berdasarkan data pengiriman lima hari pertama.

Namun, perusahaan tidak memberikan perkiraan khusus untuk kuartal belanja liburan yang penting, mengecewakan beberapa investor.

Dua puluh tujuh broker menilai saham “beli” atau lebih tinggi, 10 “tahan” dan tiga “jual” atau lebih rendah, dengan target harga rata-rata pada saham adalah $ 133.

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