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Investor Bets $1 Billion on iPhone 5S, ‘Extremely Undervalued’ Apple

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Billionaire investor Carl Icahn Tweeted that his investment group has a ‘large position’ in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL). Though he did not disclose exactly how much he’s invested in Apple, Bloomberg reports that it is in at least $1 billion.

This morning Carl Ichahn sent the following Tweet, boosting Apple’s stock up more than 4.75% to close at $489.57, its highest price since January. Apple shares gained almost another percentage point in after hours trading.

According to Bloomberg, Icahn has price target of at least $600 on Apple shares, which slid from a peak of $705 beginning last September. Apple’s own board of directors is reportedly concerned with the company’s pace of innovation.

Icahn’s announcement of his company’s interest in Apple comes just before Apple’s expected September 10th unveiling of the iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C and the critical holiday season. While Apple’s competition has spent 2013 churning out flagship devices like the Galaxy S4, HTC One, Lumia 1020 and Moto X,it’s been nearly a year since Apple’s introduced a new mobile device. The company introduced iOS 7, its next-generation mobile operating system in June at its Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco and a new Mac Pro.

carl-icahn-apple In a second Tweet, Icahn hinted that he will be anything but a silent investor. He is famous for being an activist shareholder and is in the midst of a battle with Michael Dell, who is trying to take the computer company he founded private.

In a statement, Apple confirmed that Icahn did indeed have a conversations with Apple CEO Tim Cook and that it welcomes the interest in the company’s stock.

Icahn explained that he wants Apple to buy back shares a Wall Street Journal report.

2 Comments

2 Comments

  1. wade powell

    08/13/2013 at 9:34 pm

    I have to agree whole heartedly… As much as I don’t care for apple I have to give props when it’s due. Apple has been the leader of innovation but after Cook took over there products has been more of the same, a last year model with minor enhancements. As a person who loves tech I think its time for apple to start thinking outside the box and really listen to the consumers.its simple math when you think about it, give a product the people want in turn sells will go up hence stocks will rise. Just my two cents.

    • Steve jobs

      08/14/2013 at 7:31 am

      Ya so damn true I hated apple but yes think of the consumer not themselves!!! Apple has plenty of profit not take care of the consumer now!! Make a good device not a faulty glitchy one like iPhone 5

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