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dot com slash Mac-O-S-Kan. at before Apple's string of product announcements, Barron's ran a piece that had Bernstein

research analyst Tony Sakanagi upping his 12-month price target on Apple's shares.

To his way of thinking, the Cupertino Company has a lot going for it right now.

Quoting his note, we note that the market is appreciated 6% year to date.

The likelihood of low-cost tax repatriation is increased substantially.

Apple appears committed to continuing to expand its services business.

Gross margin fears appear to have been mitigated and the iPhone 8 cycle could be material, all of which

support a higher valuation.

The secondator used Tuesday's note to reiterate his outperform rating on Apple shares. He also raised his price target on the shares from $140 to $160.

Loop Ventures is excited about one of Apple's wearables, or a pair of them I guess.

Another piece from Barron's had Loops Andrew Murphy singing the praises of AirPods,

Apple's $159 wireless earphones. These wearables he refers to as

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