LONDON, July 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

Investor-Edge.com has issued complimentary earnings coverage on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The company was featured in the headlines on Tuesday, July 22, 2014, for reporting a 20% year-over-year surge in earnings per share (EPS) and record revenue during the third quarter of 2014. Our free coverage report can be accessed at:

http://www.investor-edge.com/register

Earnings Overview

Apple Inc.'s reported a 6% year-over-year growth in total sales during the third quarter of 2014. The net sales form Greater China region surged 28% year-over-year to $5.94 billion from $4.64 billion in the year-ago quarter. During the quarter, international sales accounted for 59% of total Apple's revenue. The iPhone maker's gross margin improved to 39.4% from 36.9% in the comparable prior year quarter. The company generated $10.3 billion in cash flow from operations and returned over $8 billion in cash to shareholders through dividends and share repurchases during the June ending quarter. The free research on AAPL can be downloaded as in PDF format at:

http://www.Investor-Edge.com/AAPLFreeReport

Tim Cook, Apple Inc.'s Chief Executive Officer stated in a recent press release that the company has been able to post the highest EPS growth rate in the last seven quarters due to strong sales of iPhone and Mac and the continued growth of revenue from the Apple ecosystem. The Chief Executive Officer also expressed his excitement about the upcoming releases of iOS 8 and OS X Yosemite, as well as other new products and services.

The global smartphone maker reported quarterly revenue of $37.4 billion compared with $35.3 billion in the year-ago quarter. The Cupertino, California-based company's net profit of $7.7 billion, or $1.28 per diluted share, overshadowed net profit of $6.9 billion, or $1.07 per diluted share, reported in the year-ago quarter. Bloomberg analysts were expecting a net income of $7.51 billion, or $1.23 per share on revenue of $37.93 billion. Apple's board of directors also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.47 a share, payable on August 14, 2014 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on August 11, 2014. Sign up and read the free analyst's notes on AAPL at:

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Stock Performance

On Wednesday, July 23, 2014, a day after the earnings release, Apple Inc.'s shares gained 2.61% to close the session at $97.19. On Monday, July 28, 2014, Apple Inc.'s stock advanced 1.38% to end the day at $99.02, hitting a new 52-week high of $99.24. The company's shares vacillated between $97.55 and $99.24 during the trading session. A total of 55.20 million shares were traded, which was below its three months average volume of 61.75 million shares. Over the last one month and over the previous three months, Apple Inc.'s shares have advanced 7.65% and 16.67%, respectively. Additionally, from the beginning of 2014, the company's stock has gained an upside of 23.55%. The company's shares are trading above their 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Moreover, the stock's 50-day moving average of $92.11 is greater than its 200-day moving average of $80.68. Apple Inc.'s stock traded at a PE ratio of 15.99 and has a Relative Strength Index (RSI) of 66.85. Visit Investor-Edge and access the latest research on AAPL at:

http://www.Investor-Edge.com/AAPLEarningsCoverage

Sneak Peek to Corporate Insider Trading

In the last one month, Apple Inc. has reported three share transactions by an insider to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On July 23, 2014, Dan Riccio, Senior Vice President of the Company has sold 4,291 Apple shares worth $417,583.00 at an average price of $97.32 a share. Complimentary in-depth research on AAPL is available at:

http://www.Investor-Edge.com/AAPLInsiderTrading

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