Here&#39;s Where Apple Inc. (AAPL) Dominated Holiday Sales

Better Buy: Apple Inc. vs. IBM
Motley Fool - Jan 13, 2017 
In its famous 1984 commercial, Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) portrayed International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) as Big Brother. Once the fiercest of rivals, the two companies are far more similar than different today.

Don't Overlook This Underappreciated Apple, Inc. Business Segment
Motley Fool - Jan 10, 2017 
When Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) reports its results for its first fiscal quarter of 2017 on Jan. 31, many investors will likely turn immediately to iPhone sales.
Apple's 'Next Big Thing' Is Already Here - Seeking AlphaThe Radical Importance of Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL) Services - CML News

Don&#39;t Overlook This Underappreciated Apple, Inc. Business Segment

Apple Inc. Earnings: Mark Your Calendar
Motley Fool - Jan 6, 2017 
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will announce the results for its important holiday quarter on Jan. 31, according to an updated schedule on the company's website.
Apple Inc. Stock (AAPL) Still a Top Pick Despite This “Noise” - NasdaqApple Inc.: Can Apple Stock (AAPL) Repeat the Last 10 Years of Growth? - Profit Confidential

Gillespie Robinson & Grimm Inc Buys Apple Inc, LKQ Corp, C.R. Bard Inc, Sells ...
GuruFocus.com - 12 hours ago 
Greenwich, CT, based Investment company Gillespie Robinson & Grimm Inc buys Apple Inc, LKQ Corp, C.R. Bard Inc, Lamb Weston Holdings Inc, iShares Core S&P 500, sells Union Pacific Corp, Prudential Financial Inc, Anadarko Petroleum Corp, Verizon ...

Gillespie Robinson &amp; Grimm Inc Buys Apple Inc, LKQ Corp, C.R. Bard Inc, Sells ...

Apple, Inc. Barely Grew Mac Market Share Last Quarter
Motley Fool - Jan 12, 2017 
Well, market researcher IDC has just released its latest estimates on the global PC market for the fourth quarter, and there's a little bit of good news for Apple investors. According to the estimates, Apple might have barely notched a gain in its ...

Apple, Inc. Barely Grew Mac Market Share Last Quarter

2 Critical Performance Targets That Apple, Inc. Missed Last Fiscal Year
At least the Mac maker killed it in 2015.
Evan Niu, CFA
Jan 10, 2017 at 9:47AM
CEO Tim Cook. Image source: Apple.
Ahead of its annual shareholder meeting at the end of next month, Apple ( NASDAQ:AAPL ) has gone ahead and filed its proxy statement with the SEC. As usual for proxy statements, Apple is disclosing executive compensation levels for its most prominent executives, along with how it arrives at those levels. Following a relatively tough 2016 that included the first ever decline in iPhone unit sales, all executives including CEO Tim Cook saw pay reductions last year.
Apple's compensation committee sets out two critical performance targets each year to gauge the company's performance, and Apple fell short for 2016.
Top line and the almost-bottom line
More specifically, the two targets relate to top-line revenue and operating income, which is right above the bottom line before miscellaneous income and expenses as well as taxes are taken out. For each metric, Apple sets a threshold goal that must be exceeded for executives to receive their annual cash incentives. At that threshold, the cash bonus is equal to 100% of their respective base salaries. There is also a target goal that earns them 200% payouts, as well as a maximum goal that triggers a generous 400% payout.
Both revenue and operating income hit their threshold goals, but fell short of target goals. In the case of operating income, Apple only barely fell short. The company generated revenue of $215.6 billion in fiscal 2016, compared to the target goal of $223.6 billion. Operating income came in at $60 billion, just a hair shy of the target goal of $60.3 billion.
Image source: 2016 proxy statement. 
For context, Apple utterly hit it out of the park in 2015, exceeding its maximum goals for both metrics -- triggering those hefty 400% payouts in the process.
Fiscal 2015 Performance