MKM Partners analyst Ruben Roy noted that Qorvo (QRVO) followed Lumentum (LITE) in reducing its December quarter outlook due to recent demand forecast changes for Apple's (AAPL) iPhone. He also noted that Qorvo expects March quarter revenues to be down less than 10%, sequentially, which he points out is better than the seasonal declines in the previous two fiscal years and likely due to content increases across a number of upcoming Samsung handsets. Roy said he remains positive on Qorvo given his continued expectations for market share gains, but lowered his price target on the stock to $86 from $95. In terms of other Apple supply chain companies, he believes that Skyworks' (SWKS) guidance likely considered the demand changes at Apple, but thinks Cirrus Logic (CRUS) provided December quarter guidance ahead of Apple changes. Roy also notes that Broadcom (AVGO) will report on December 6. While seeing some risk to near-term wireless estimates, Roy concluded that he believes Apple risk is "largely incorporated" into supply chain expectations at this point.

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