Published on 2 Jun 2016
Shares
of Apple are in the spotlight on Thursday following a downgrade from
Goldman Sachs. Goldman is cutting its price target and profit estimates
for 2016. Goldman says it is trimming Apple's estimates to reflect lower
growth expectations for the smartphone industry. Analysts lowered
iPhone unit forecasts to 211 million for this year, that's down from 212
million. For 2016, earnings estimates were revised downward by a penny
to $8.39 a share, but that's still $0.10 a share above the consensus
estimates. Goldman also cut profit expectations for 2017 and 2018. The
firm lowered its price target for the shares for the year to $124 from
$136. In the note, the analysts said the demand environment in China is
the most significant new risk.
