Apple shares hit new all-time intraday, closing highs

Apple StoreApple Inc. shares today rose $1.29, or 0.44%, on below average (Columbus Day) volume of 13,988,761 shares to set a new all-time closing high of $295.36.

Apple’s previous all-time closing high was $294.07 set on October 8, 2010. Apple’s all-time high (intraday) stands at $297.24, set today. Apple’s 52-week low is $185.55.

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At market close, Apple’s market value stands at $269.98 billion.

The top five U.S. publicly-traded companies, based on full market values, are:
1. Exxon Mobil (XOM) – $328.47B
2. Apple (AAPL) – $269.98B
3. Microsoft (MSFT) – $212.49B
4. Berkshire-Hathaway (BRKA) – 205.04B
4. Wal-Mart (WMT) – $198.56B

Selected companies’ current market values:
• IBM (IBM) – $176.18B
• Google (GOOG) – $171.71B
• Cisco (CSCO) – $127.70B
• Intel (INTC) – $108.94B
• Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) – $93.39B
• Amazon (AMZN) – $68.52B
• Disney (DIS) – $66.12B
• Nokia (NOK) – $40.65B
• Sony (SNE) – $32.37B
• Research In Motion (RIMM) – $25.43B
• Dell (DELL) – $26.74B
• Motorola (MOT) – $19.30B
• Yahoo! (YHOO) – $19.44B
• Adobe (ADBE) – $14.14B
• Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) – $4.87B
• RealNetworks (RNWK) – $440.67M

AAPL quote via NASDAQ here.

38 Comments

  1. Might be time to start including market caps of the big 6 Hollywood studios in that list. I’m now convinced Steve’s long-term plan is to “close the loop” on Apple’s vertical integration by buying some or all of the major content studios w/ that $40+ BILLION pile of cash (and growing >$16B per year).

    For example, market cap of #1 studio Time Warner (TWX) is ~$35B – so Apple could just about offer a reasonable all-cash tender offer already.

    I know that’d split Apple’s focus. I hear you. I just feel like some days he’s gotta say to himself:

    “$#@! it – I’m tired of negotiating w/ these guys – I’m going to single-handedly transition the world to a sane content-aquisition business model tomorrow.”

  2. Might be time to start including market caps of the big 6 Hollywood studios in that list. I’m now convinced Steve’s long-term plan is to “close the loop” on Apple’s vertical integration by buying some or all of the major content studios w/ that $40+ BILLION pile of cash (and growing >$16B per year).

    For example, market cap of #1 studio Time Warner (TWX) is ~$35B – so Apple could just about offer a reasonable all-cash tender offer already.

    I know that’d split Apple’s focus. I hear you. I just feel like some days he’s gotta say to himself:

    “$#@! it – I’m tired of negotiating w/ these guys – I’m going to single-handedly transition the world to a sane content-aquisition business model tomorrow.”

  3. @jdsweet

    Jobs (with the rest of the sane world) has got to feel that way everyday. But owning media conglomerates would be shackles on Apple’s ankles (and wrists, and neck…)

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