As previously reported, Longbow analyst Shawn Harrison upgraded Apple to Buy from Neutral with a $260 price target. His contacts, who previously gave him initial conservative forecasts for up to a 10% year-over-year decline in iPhone production in the calendar third quarter, now see flat production in the period of Apple's fiscal fourth quarter, Harrison tells investors. He estimate the iPhone 11 comprises approximately 50% of new model production and his contacts now see fiscal Q1 year-over-year growth in iPhone shipments of potentially 10% or more, Harrison stated. He also calls out Apple suppliers Skyworks (SWKS), Qorvo (QRVO) and Broadcom (AVGO) as those he covers that are best positioned to see upside based on better than expected iPhone production.

Apple saw sales of its iPhones fall 19.1% in the first three months of the year, CNBC's Ryan Browne reports, citing data from Counterpoint Research. Meanwhile, Huawei saw a 69.7% surge in smartphone sales in the country during the same period, Counterpoint said. Reference Link