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Price Scenarios For Apple, The Charter Member Of The Dividend Inevitables
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Published Tue, 24 Apr 2012 16:15:51 -0400 on Seeking Alpha
We nominated Apple (AAPL) as the charter member of the "Dividend Inevitables". We didn't encounter anyone who questioned the inevitability of them paying and increasing dividends for the next five years. What about their price prospects? Everybody seems to have a price target for Apple, so why not us too. One problem we have with price targets when investors fall in love with a stock, is the potential for rose colored glasses getting in the way. The dividend increase has a more certain path upward in the short-term, than the price, we think. Whether Apple meets expectations or disappoints on revenue and/or profits, they are certain to follow through with the new dividend distribution program. However, should they disappoint, and that risk increases with each success and each quantum leap in investor expectations, the price growth would be trimmed, and maybe decline somewhat. Prices are almost always less certain than... Read more
Stock name ISIN Last trade P/E Earnings/Share Dividend/Share Dividend yield APPLE 
US0378331005 433.26 10.4 41.89 12.20 2.82