Results like those Apple delivered Wednesday tend to favor the congenitally bullish indies, but this time pros took 3 out of the 4 top spots.
Apple didn't offer Wall Street any formal guidance last quarter, so the analysts’ best guesses are the best we have.
But the buy side may already have baked the beat into Apple's valuation, says analyst Samik Chatterjee.
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Got a detailed Apple model? Ready to compete with the pros? First prize is a one-year subscription to Apple 3.0 (now a $200 value).
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For once it was a Wall Street analyst -- not an independent -- who turned in the most accurate estimates.
Excerpts from the notes I've seen. More as they come in.
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Glad she corrected herself.
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Exclusive: The analysts (pros and indies) have placed their bets in advance of today’s September quarter results. The fun starts at 4:30 p.m. Eastern.
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