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Apple authorized a new share buyback program of up to $100 billion.
Anurag Rana expects Apple to generate over $100 billion in free cash flow, which the company will use for stock buybacks.
Apple's second-quarter earnings per share beat analyst estimates.
Apple's sales in China for the second quarter topped analyst expectations.
Apple's second-quarter iPhone revenue matched the average analyst estimates.
Apple increased its quarterly dividend to 27 cents per share.
Anurag Rana believes the consensus estimate of an 8% increase in iPhone sales may be too low and that analysts may need to raise their forecasts.
According to Anurag Rana, Apple is the only major smartphone manufacturer that has not raised prices due to memory shortages, creating an opportunity to gain market share.
The rumored Apple MacBook Neo is expected to use the same processor as the latest iPhone model.
Apple's services business, which includes the App Store and Apple Care, operates at a gross margin of approximately 75%.
Anurag Rana predicts that future growth for Apple will come exclusively from emerging markets, not from developed regions like Western Europe or the United States.
Apple's second-quarter revenue from the Americas region was $45.1 billion, falling short of the forecasted $45.8 billion.