They predicted. They estimated. Many of them failed, some of them got the facts right. Being an analyst predicting numbers about a fast moving company such as Apple is not easy, but these guys get paid for this, right?
So here’s a chart for you to see who did well, who miserably failed at estimating Apple’s sales, and who to keep an eye on in the future.
As Philip Elmer-DeWitt reports:
Hats off to three bloggers – Financial Alchemist’s Turley Muller, Apple Finance Board’s Alexis Cabot and Deagol’s AAPL Model Daniel Tello – who topped our list, with a tip of the hat to Bullish Cross’ Andy Zaky, who predicted Apple’s EPS to within a penny.
Everybody underestimated those blow-out iPhone sales, but special mention goes to RBC’s Mike Abramsky, who underestimated them less than anybody. Bernstein’s Toni Saccanaghi took the honors for Mac unit sales. Canaccord Genuity’s Mike Walkley nailed the iPod number.
It’s interesting to notice the top 3 spots (and 9 out of the top 13) are taken by bloggers, not Wall Street “pro” analysts. Perhaps doing something just as a hobby leads you to better, more accurate results? Something you actually care about?
