Apple shares hit record ahead of Worldwide Developers Conference, VR headset announcement
Apple shares have gained 41% this year, outpacing S&P's 12% rise
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Apple shares soared to an all-time high on Monday ahead of the company's Worldwide Developers Conference and CEO Tim Cook's highly anticipated keynote in which he unveiled the long awaited VR headset.
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| AAPL | APPLE INC. | 229.30 | +0.30 | +0.13% |
The stock rose above $182.01 intra-day before pulling back to close fractionally lower. Shares have gained 41% this year.
Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an annoucement of new products on the Apple campus Monday, June 5, 2023, in Cupertino, Calif. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu) (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu / AP Images)
Cook rolled out ‘Vision Pro’ which will retail for $3,499 way above Meta's similar product which lists around $499. Other products rolled out included updated Macs an M2 Ultra chip and IOS updates, among other items.
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Prior to the official unveil, Wedbush analyst Dan Ives, in a note to clients, said the product should likely be a game-changer.
"Apple is finally set to unveil its mixed reality headset product named Reality Pro with price points in the ~$3k range running off a new operating system called xrOS. We expect WWDC to be another 'flex the muscles moment' for Cupertino heading into a robust product cycle into the next 6-9 months led by the anniversary iPhone 15 launch this Fall into its golden installed base," he wrote.
Analysts also expect the headset to include premium features like a high-quality display and hand-tracking for use without an external controller.
Ives has an outperform rating on the stock with a 12-month price target of $205 per share, which would be about a 13% increase from current levels.