2007-01-05: Analysts

Summarizes the breakdown of specific ratings given by the analysts over 4 time periods. Each level of rating - strong buy through strong sell - is marked by a number which denotes the number of brokers who provided that rating. The total number of brokers that contributed a report is also provided for each time period.

Broker ratings history

Brokers reporting

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Strong Sell

AAPL – 2.0

Updated 3 Jan 2007, 12:00am ET with 27 brokers contributing data.
AAPL's fiscal year ends Sep 2007.

Summary of key recommendation points from analysts.
Fiscal Year 2007 P/E Ratio Estimate:	30.40
Fiscal Year 2008 P/E Ratio Estimate:	25.50
Long-term predicted growth rate:	20.00%

Breakdown of EPS estimates, including a look at the current and future estimates over various ranges of time. Columns denote the time period, while rows outline the specific prediction numbers.
EPS estimates Next update: 19 Apr 2007	Current Qrtr. Dec 2006	Next Qrtr. Mar 2007	Fiscal Yr. Sep 2007	Fiscal Yr. Sep 2008
Current AAPL estimate	0.78	0.61	2.76	3.29
Low predictions	0.70	0.54	2.60	3.03
Median predictions	0.79	0.61	2.75	3.23
High predictions	0.83	0.68	2.95	3.68
Predictions & %-change from 1 year ago	0.65 20.00%	0.47 20.00%	2.27 19.20%	- 19.20%
# of brokers reporting data	24	23	25	22

Previous & actual EPS estimates	Last qrtr.	2 qrtrs. ago	3 qrtrs. ago	4 qrtrs. ago
Previous EPS estimate	0.51	0.44	0.43	0.61
Previous actual EPS	0.62	0.54	0.47	0.65

Target price consensus (averaged from 22 brokers)	Mean Price	Range	Median	Standard Deviation	Variance
Prediction: 4 Jan 2007 looking 6-12 months out	97.55	80.00 - 115.00	99.50	9.15	9.38

GS – 2.10

Updated 28 Dec 2006, 12:00am ET with 20 brokers contributing data.
GS's fiscal year ends Nov 2007.

Summary of key recommendation points from analysts.
Fiscal Year 2007 P/E Ratio Estimate:	10.70
Fiscal Year 2008 P/E Ratio Estimate:	10.00
Long-term predicted growth rate:	15.00%

Summarizes the breakdown of specific ratings given by the analysts over 4 time periods. Each level of rating - strong buy through strong sell - is marked by a number which denotes the number of brokers who provided that rating. The total number of brokers that contributed a report is also provided for each time period.
Broker ratings history	Brokers reporting		Strong Buy		Buy		Hold	Sell		Strong Sell
Today	21		5		9		7	0		0
30 days ago	23		9		7		7	0		0
60 days ago	23		8		7		8	0		0
90 days ago	22		9		6		7	0		0
Breakdown of EPS estimates, including a look at the current and future estimates over various ranges of time. Columns denote the time period, while rows outline the specific prediction numbers.
EPS estimates Next update: 13 Jun 2007		Current Qrtr. Feb 2007		Next Qrtr. May 2007		Fiscal Yr. Nov 2007			Fiscal Yr. Nov 2008
Current GS estimate		4.71		4.69		18.79			20.16
Low predictions		4.02		3.87		16.50			17.00
Median predictions		4.88		4.64		18.54			19.64
High predictions		6.00		5.91		23.00			26.25
Predictions & %-change from 1 year ago		5.08 -7.28%		4.78 -7.28%		19.69 7.29%			- 7.29%
# of brokers reporting data		13		12		19			14

Previous & actual EPS estimates	Last qrtr.	2 qrtrs. ago	3 qrtrs. ago	4 qrtrs. ago
Previous EPS estimate	6.04	2.97	4.28	3.29
Previous actual EPS	6.59	3.26	4.78	5.08

Target price consensus (averaged from 17 brokers)	Mean Price	Range	Median	Standard Deviation	Variance
Prediction: 14 Dec 2006 looking 6-12 months out	217.87	158.00 - 260.00	220.00	26.52	12.17

GOOG – 1.90

Updated 3 Jan 2007, 12:00am ET with 39 brokers contributing data.
GOOG's fiscal year ends Dec 2006.

Summary of key recommendation points from analysts.
Fiscal Year 2006 P/E Ratio Estimate:	45.40
Fiscal Year 2007 P/E Ratio Estimate:	34.00
Long-term predicted growth rate:	30.00%

Breakdown of EPS estimates, including a look at the current and future estimates over various ranges of time. Columns denote the time period, while rows outline the specific prediction numbers.
EPS estimates Next update: 20 Apr 2007	Current Qrtr. Dec 2006	Next Qrtr. Mar 2007	Fiscal Yr. Dec 2006	Fiscal Yr. Dec 2007
Current GOOG estimate	2.89	3.19	10.29	13.75
Low predictions	2.65	2.53	10.05	11.16
Median predictions	2.91	3.20	10.30	13.84
High predictions	3.11	3.71	10.68	16.03
Predictions & %-change from 1 year ago	1.54