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Increasing Apple’s Fair Value Estimate, But Shares Fully Priced

Concerns over Apple Watch margins bear watching, but tremendous demand for iPhones should help the firm continue its winning streak, writes Morningstar’s Brian Colello.

Brian Colello, CPA Apr 27, 2015

Apple Watch Could Be Accessory to Profits

The Apple Watch will help create more stickiness in the iOS ecosystem and help drive repeat sales of high-margin iPhones, writes Morningstar’s Brian Colello.

Brian Colello, CPA Mar 10, 2015

Texas Instruments' Transformation in Full Swing

The firm's move to become a highly profitable analog and embedded chipmaker is well under way.

Brian Colello, CPA Feb 6, 2015

Optimism for Apple Is Justified

Morningstar is raising its fair value estimate for Apple after iPhone 6's spectacular start.

Brian Colello, CPA Jan 27, 2015

Brian Colello, CPA, is a senior equity analyst, technology, for Morningstar. He covers semiconductor and hardware companies and supports Morningstar's equity research-linked indexes business. Colello was the director of technology equity research before assuming his current role in 2023.

Before joining Morningstar in 2008, Colello worked in public accounting for KPMG and served as a manager in corporate finance for BMG Music, a subsidiary of Bertelsmann AG.

Colello holds a bachelor's degree in accounting from Bucknell University and a master's degree in business administration from Wake Forest University's Babcock School of Business. He is also a certified public accountant.

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