Monday screencast: Apple as outlier

abnormalreturns
September 27th, 2010

It shouldn’t be surprising to any one who pays attention to the media to hear that Apple (AAPL) garners a disproportionate share of technology coverage. Undoubtedly to its competitors it is a annoyance. However even a cursory glance at industry trends shows Apple making headway in any number of new areas. This has produced a situation where Apple’s market cap and growth prospects are now outliers compared to other similarly large companies. So even if you are not a fan of Apple products it is worthwhile keeping an eye on the company, and its stock, because it now plays such an important role in the markets. In today’s screencast a quick look at the day’s Apple news.

Posts mentioned in the above screencast:

Apple dominates technology coverage. (Media Decoder)

Apple is grabbing mobile ad share. (Apple 2.0)

Tablet market share estimates. (Apple 2.0)

Will the real Apple TV stand up? (SAI)

“For an ultra-large cap, Apple’s growth is unprecedented and extraordinary. It’s in fact off the scale.” (asymco)

Comparing Apple to the other megacap tech companies. (asymco)

Apple has a disproportionate weight in the QQQQ. (Money Game)

Daily chart of Apple. (Finviz)

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