{"id":359734,"date":"2021-10-29T16:04:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/microsoft-set-to-overtake-apple-as-largest-u-s-company-for-first-time-since-july-2020\/"},"modified":"2021-10-29T16:04:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T13:04:00","slug":"microsoft-set-to-overtake-apple-as-largest-u-s-company-for-first-time-since-july-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-set-to-overtake-apple-as-largest-u-s-company-for-first-time-since-july-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"#: Microsoft set to overtake Apple as largest U.S. company for first time since July 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e9ed1bafb\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a36e9ed1bafb\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-set-to-overtake-apple-as-largest-u-s-company-for-first-time-since-july-2020\/#Apple_shares_set_for_selloff_Friday_after_sales_miss_Microsofts_stock_heads_for_a_gain\" >Apple shares set for selloff Friday after sales miss, Microsoft\u2019s stock heads for a gain<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-4' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-4'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/microsoft-set-to-overtake-apple-as-largest-u-s-company-for-first-time-since-july-2020\/#Emily_Bary\" >Emily Bary<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#: Microsoft set to overtake <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le as largest U.S. company for first time since July 2020<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"article__subhead\" itemprop=\"alternativeHeadline\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Apple_shares_set_for_selloff_Friday_after_sales_miss_Microsofts_stock_heads_for_a_gain\"><\/span>\n  Apple shares set for selloff Friday after sales miss, Microsoft\u2019s stock heads for a gain<br \/>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"column column--full article__content\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"article body\">\n<div class=\"article__side\">\n<div class=\"container--sticky not-active\">\n<div id=\"cx-next\" data-nosnippet>\n              <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"js-article__body\" class=\"article__body article-wrap at16-col16 barrons-article-wrap\" itemprop=\"articleBody\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000465863\" role=\"document\">\n<div class=\"barrons-article-ad-wrapper\">\n<div data-track=\"barrons-article-ad-wrap\" class=\"barrons-article-ad sticky_item\">\n<div class=\"barrons-main-article-ad-target sticky_target body_ad\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div data-layout=\"\n                inline\" data-layout-mobile=\"\" class=\"\n          media-object\n          type-InsetArticleReader\n              \n              inline\n  article__inset\n          article__inset--type-InsetArticleReader\n              article__inset--inline\n  \"><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-object-article-reader\">\n<div class=\"audioplayer\" data-sbid=\"WP-MKTW-0000465863\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Listen to Article\" tabindex=\"-1\" id=\"articlereader\" data-show-title=\"false\" data-theme=\"wsj-article-reader\" data-show-header=\"false\" data-show-subscribe=\"false\" data-ads-enabled=\"true\" data-save-publication=\"false\">\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>       Microsoft Corp. is set to overtake Apple Inc. as the most valuable U.S. company for the first time in 15 months after the smartphone giant reported a rare sales miss in the face of supply constraints. <\/p>\n<p> Apple shares<br \/>\n        AAPL,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/202934861\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+2.50%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       are off 3.7% in premarket trading Friday, which would imply a valuation of $2.409 trillion if the movement carries through to live trading, based on the company\u2019s most recent share count of 16.406 billion disclosed in its latest 10-K. <\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n       Microsoft shares<br \/>\n        MSFT,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/207732364\/composite\" class=\"positive\">+0.37%<\/bg-quote><br \/>\n       are up 0.1% premarket, which would imply a valuation of $2.435 trillion based on the share count of 7.508 billion that the company disclosed in its September-quarter filing.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft was last larger than Apple on July 2, 2020, according to Dow Jones Market Data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Opinion:\u00a0Apple and Amazon are struggling, so investors may want to look to these tech stocks instead<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Microsoft and Apple both face pressures from supply constraints, but Apple appears to be feeling the sting more deeply since hardware makes up the bulk of its revenue. The company fell short of sales expectations for its fiscal fourth quarter as it estimated a $6 billion negative impact from supply issues, and Apple executives forecast a greater impact for the current quarter.<\/p>\n<p>While COVID-related manufacturing disruptions have eased, the company still faces chip shortages affecting \u201cpretty much most of our products currently,\u201d Chief Executive Tim Cook said on Apple\u2019s earnings call. The company still expects to report record revenue during the December quarter.<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft acknowledged supply constraints as well when it posted fiscal first-quarter earnings Tuesday afternoon but it also issued a personal-computing forecast that easily exceeded the consensus view. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe Q2 will also be a strong demand quarter that is constrained by supply,\u201d Chief Financial Officer Amy Hood said on the earnings call, though she still sees a \u201cgrowing market.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Microsoft gained ground on Apple this year thanks to a 46% run for its stock, compared with a 15% rise for Apple shares during 2021. The Dow Jones Industrial Average<br \/>\n        DJIA,<br \/>\n        <bg-quote field=\"percentchange\" format=\"0,000.00%\" channel=\"\/zigman2\/quotes\/210598065\/realtime\" class=\"positive\">+0.68%<\/bg-quote><span>,<\/span><br \/>\n       of which both are components, is up 17% in that span.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"byline article__byline\">\n<p>    <span>By<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author mobile-scrim hasMenu\" data-scrim='{\"type\":\"author\",\"header\":\"Emily Bary\",\"subhead\":\"The Wall Street Journal\",\"list\":[{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"bio\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/marketwatch.com\/author\/emily-bary\",\"text\":\"Biography\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"twitter\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/emilybary\",\"text\":\"@emilybary\"},{\"type\":\"link\",\"icon\":\"email\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/news\/mailto:ebary@marketwatch.com\",\"text\":\"ebary@marketwatch.com\"}]}' itemscope itemprop=\"author\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n                <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/marketwatch.com\/author\/emily-bary\" aria-label=\"Emily Bary author page\"><\/p>\n<h4 itemprop=\"name\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Emily_Bary\"><\/span>Emily Bary<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><\/a>\n          <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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