"Indeed, between Apple's all-time highs in mid-February and the end of its March quarter, analysts listed in FactSet have upped Apple's stock price 25 times — more than twice as often as other big tech names. (Since Microsoft, Alphabet and Amazon reported earnings last week, and Facebook had a developer event in April, they've seen a slew of new ratings.) Implied return over the next 12 months Amazon: 13.4 percent Alphabet: 11.5 percent Microsoft: 6.6 percent Facebook: 6.0 percent Apple: 5.2 percent Source: FactSet Price target increases between mid-February and the end of March Amazon: 5 Alphabet: 10 Microsoft: 5 Facebook: 11 Apple: 25 Source: FactSet" #stocks #tech_companies #stock_market #researching #pub