Quote from Pachoo:
This is why Apple is down, not because they only beat estimates by .10:
Apple (AAPL 162.89, +2.69, +1.7%) shares fell 1.9% at $159.74 after the technology company forecast third-quarter earnings of $1 a share, below the $1.09 a share estimate among analysts surveyed by FactSet Research. Apple also expects sales for the quarter of $7.2 billion; Wall Street is looking for $7.22 billion.
LOL, explain why the stock is now up than?Quote from nyxtrader:
You are correct but even if they would have reported in line with guidance, aapl would still have reacted liked so.
Believe me, a beat of .22 was a must. There average beat over is at least .20 for many years.
Quote from Pachoo:
LOL, explain why the stock is now up than?
You are completely wrong that apple needed a .22 point estimate surprise to go up. A .05 surprise would have done the trick if they hadn't lowered their 3Q guidance.