Apple Inc (AAPL)

Has over 1 billion installed devices, and a 93% loyalty rate. They have a lot of foreign cash, $51 per share. 30% of the total market share is in cash. Trades at about 15X earnings, but if you take the cash into account, it is about 12X. Dividend yield of 1.4%. (Analysts' price target is $193.)

Trading at a very reasonable valuation. Tim Cook has been a great custodian for the business. They haven't really done anything super bold. They have so much cash, trading at a reasonable valuation. Tech land still has very reasonable multiples and this company is very reasonable within that. Thinks there is still more to go.

(Market Call Minute.) If you own this, continue holding as you will get the refresh cycle with their new phones. It has a lot of cash. Going forward, she wants to see more innovation.

He took advantage of the share price appreciation and sold his holdings. They’ve done a great job. His concern is that they are predominantly a hardware-sales cycle thing, and consumers can be quite fickle when it comes to consumer electronics. He would like to see more innovation from them. There is still a significant portion of Apple users that don’t pay for any applications, so maybe there is something they can do on that side.

Alphabet (GOOGL-Q) or Apple (AAPL-Q)? He recently sold this. His main concern is that it is primarily a hardware play. You are looking at 62% of revenues coming from the iPhone. The iPhone has been doing well, but that can change on a dime. They have competitors out there. It doesn’t seem anyone is going to overtake them in the near term, but there are some out there who have been doing pretty decently.

Sold his holdings at around $160 in October. The story hasn’t changed, he still likes it, and is looking for an entry point. Any time you see a stock appreciate 50% in a year, it is ripe for some sort of correction and pull back. This is a name that is going to do very well in a portfolio in the long-term. If you are a “buy and hold”, you could buy it and hold for the long-term, but if you are a little more tactical, buying it on a dip is a better way to make money.

This is all about the iPhone. The reviews are in, and the iPhone 10 is gargantuan. There is so much potential from both the 8 and the 10, but on an earnings perspective, the PE is around 13X earnings when you X-out the cash. Dividend yield of 1.5%. (Analysts’ price target is $193.)

An amazing, incredible success story. He doesn’t own this because the iPhone accounts for about 55% of revenues. Samsung (005930-KRX) is spending a ton of money to come up with competing products, as is Google (GOOGL-Q). When you have so much of your company based on a single product with the company priced to perfection, that implies risk so he looks elsewhere.

What price would you pay for this? This has been a fine performer. The challenge you have buying a substantial holding, is a little problematic because of how fast the company has grown. The market in many cases is pricing in the continued growth, the capital repatriation story. In the next 3-5 years, the company is going to run into the challenge of how much further it can grow. At these levels, he thinks you are fine because the US tax issue is going to be carried.

An inexpensive company. Filled with cash, but has lots of interesting catalysts. Their recent iPhone 10 is really interesting, as it gives them the only true integrated platform for augmented reality, which could turn out to be much bigger than people think. Margins are strong when looking at services, and is growing very rapidly.

This has really outperformed the market over the last year or so. Product launches are a big part of it. Things just shift so quickly in this space that it is not something she is participating in.

(A Past Top Pick Jan 30/17, Up 45%) There is lots of headline news regarding this company. People are willing to spend a lot of money on cell phones. Phone debt is one of the highest growing areas of consumer debt. AAPL-Q are a leader in their arena.

Earnings came out today and were pretty incredible. They beat on every basic number. Not an expensive stock, trading at 15X earnings. If the tax deal goes through, they get the upside on bringing back a bunch of money. Has a very strong ecosystem, so people tend to stay with them.

(A Top Pick June 22/16. Up 79%.) A year ago, everyone was convinced the company was not going to be able to come up with anything innovative anymore. Apple today is a very different business than it was 8 years ago. If you are expecting it to behave the same way that it was, it is not the same business. They have a lot of cash. Sold it because of how much it appreciated. It became a little expensive. He would like to buy back in as some point.

It is quite mature in the smart phone industry. But over the long term they would not be a good compounder. Their big growth is behind them.