Whether you love them, or love to hate them, 2010 has been a very strong year so far from the shiny fruit maker from Cupertino. Their shares lately have been reflecting their business strength and shares closed at an all time high with an increase of $6.35 (up 2.35%).
Apple's previous all-time closing high was $274.16 set on June 18, 2010. Apple's all-time high (intraday) stands at $279.01, set on June 21, 2010. Apple's 52-week low is $177.88. At market close Apples value as a company stands at $252.66 billion.
The top five U.S. publicly-traded companies, based on full market values, are:
1. Exxon Mobil (XOM) – $310.45B
2. Apple (AAPL) – $252.66B
3. Microsoft (MSFT) – $219.19B
4. Berkshire-Hathaway (BRKA) – 206.70B
4. Wal-Mart (WMT) – $193.28B
Selected companies' current market values:
• IBM (IBM) – $163.55B
• Google (GOOG) – $153.32B
• Cisco (CSCO) – $125.25B
• Intel (INTC) – $105.62B
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) – $91.50B
• Amazon (AMZN) – $66.34B
• Disney (DIS) – $65.35B
• Nokia (NOK) – $37.50B
• Sony (SNE) – $31.08B
• Research In Motion (RIMM) – $25.69B
• DELL (DELL) – $24.15B
• Motorola (MOT) – $19.63B
• Yahoo! (YHOO) – $19.13B
• Adobe (ADBE) – $17.25B
• Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – $4.15B
• RealNetworks (RNWK) – $391.86M
I predict their worth will hit 300 b illion by the end of the year.
everyone is talking about them lately. I always wonder what would have happened to them if they hadnt taken back Steve Jobs as CEO.