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Apple's mixed Q1 2013 results: What the analysts are saying

The analysts weren't as freaked out as the traders seemed to be

FORTUNE  (Koh Ngai, Thailand) -- There was mild disappointment here and there, but most analysts reacted calmly to a holiday quarter report that carved more than $50 billion off Apple's (AAPL) market cap in after-hours trading.

A sampling of the notes to clients posted Wednesday evening:

Katy Huberty, Morgan Stanley: March Q Another Tough Comp; Catalysts Hit in F2H13. C4Q revenue beat guidance MORE

Apple burned by analysts' overheated expectations

Ranking the best and worst Apple analysts for fiscal Q1 2013

FORTUNE (Koh Ngai, Thailand) -- As evidenced by Apple's (AAPL) sickening $55.5 (10.8%) drop in after-hour trading Wednesday, the analysts who cover the company -- both on and off Wall Street -- aren't doing it any favors.

The company didn't have a bad quarter. In fact, it posted its best quarter ever with earnings per share of $13.81 on sales of MORE

The new Apple price targets

In the past week, at least eight Apple analysts have lowered their targets

FORTUNE -- Some did it based on what they perceived as signs of weak iPhone 5 sales. Others took the opportunity to bring theirs closer to the company's ravaged stock price. At least one believes Apple's (AAPL) best days are over, and that investors are best advised to borrow shares and sell them short.

Whatever the reason, at least eight MORE

China's 2-million iPhone 5 launch: What the analysts say

Record first-weekend sales suggest a strong Chinese New Year for Apple

FORTUNE -- On Friday, UBS's Steven Milunovich wrote that "some of [his] Chinese sources do not expect the iPhone 5 to do as well as the iPhone 4S." Two days later, Citigroup's Glen Yeung wrote that reports of supply-chain order cuts "bring into question the strength of iPhone 5."

That was before Apple (AAPL) announced that it sold more than 2 million MORE

What's eating Apple? The analysts weigh in

Since hitting $705 in September, Apple has dropped 24%. Will its shares ever bounce?

FORTUNE -- With Apple's (AAPL) share price off sharply from its September highs and seemingly stuck in the mid-$500 doldrums, sell-side analysts with considerably higher price targets (mean: $764) have been busy trying to calm their anxious clients. Excerpts from this week's notes:

RBC Capital's Amit Daryanani: Addressing Top Five Concerns. "In recent weeks we have discussed and MORE

Apple WWDC preview: What the analysts are saying

Is Wall Street expecting AAPL to get a post-conference bounce? You be the judge.

FORTUNE -- Apple's (AAPL) World Wide Developers Conference -- its only remaining public event not explicitly linked to a product announcement -- is set to open in San Francisco Monday, and several analysts issued notes Friday telling their clients what to expect.

Merrill Lynch's Scott Craig: Clockwork-like software innovation is often overlooked. WWDC mainly serves to showcase the latest MORE

Apple's Q2 blowout: What the analysts are saying

Unbridled enthusiasm (almost) across the board

FORTUNE -- With no apologies for having underestimated Apple's (AAPL) earnings in the walk-up to Tuesday's results (see here), the Street rejoiced in another record quarter.

Topeka's Brian White: #1 in Consumers' Hearts, Apple Fever Rocks On. "Last night, Apple's performance once again demonstrated how quickly Apple fever is spreading around the world and this trend continues to drive meaningful upside in the Company's financial results. MORE

Apple at $630: 18 analysts whose targets are under water

Price targets of $1,001 and $920 are getting the headlines. But what about the stragglers?

If you've read anything about Apple (AAPL) lately, you've probably heard that the stock is on a tear, up more than 50% since January to close at $629.32 Tuesday, a new record high.

Two weeks ago, a flurry of analysts hurried to set new price targets in the $660 to $800 range, and this week two more made MORE

Apple's new iPad: The analysts weigh in

Most seem to be even more impressed with the latest tablet than the tech press was

RBC Capital's Mike Abramsky:  'New iPad' - Incremental? Really? We would argue it will maintain Apple's Tablet dominance, especially when considered in context with Apple's powerful ecosystem (iTunes, iTunes Store, iCloud, iOS, App Store, carrier/store distribution, etc)... The new iPad raises the performance bar, with the highest resolution screen on a tablet and the A5X processor MORE

Who first called Apple at $500?

Technically, it was Hudson Square's Daniel Ernst. But we have a few caveats.

Eyebrows were raised in October 2010 when Daniel Ernst hiked his 12-month Apple (AAPL) price target from $300 a share to $500. But perhaps drawing attention to himself was the point. The senior analyst at Hudson Square Research is now a regular contributor on CNBC and his current price target -- $700 -- is once again the Street's MORE