After experiencing losses for the past few months and fears that its extremely profitable business has already peaked, tech giant Apple has shown notable signs of recovery. Indeed, with the recent behavior of the company's shares in the stock market in mind, it does seem like the worst is finally over for Apple.
During the past year, Apple's stocks have experienced a series of massive blows, especially those brought about by weak sales of the company's most profitable product, the iPhone. Though the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus proved popular, their sales simply paled in comparison to that of the previous flagship, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus.
In fact, Apple stocks are currently valued in the market in a manner very similar to its once closest rival, IBM. Previously, Apple's stocks were being valued similarly to Alphabet and Tesla Motors, two companies whose stocks have remained quite stable.
Recently, however, Apple's stocks have experienced a revival, with the company's shares rising 5 percent during the past two weeks. Analysts believe the surge in share prices is partly brought about by investors' optimism regarding the company's upcoming iPhone launch in March.
While Apple's flagship device, the iPhone 7 and 7 Plus (and possibly even the rumored iPhone 7 Pro) are set for a release later this year, the Cupertino, Calif.-based tech giant has scheduled the launch of the company's newest 4-inch model, the rumored iPhone SE, within the month.
Considering that the iPhone SE is expected to be priced at a lower price point as its more premium brethren, analysts are expecting that the new handset will significantly help revitalize the company's iPhone sales, especially in markets such as China.
Apple seems to be confident that it will be able to get back on its rhythm this year. A massive clue regarding Apple's reason for this might lie in a recent report by Dialog Semiconductor, which provides power-management chips to Apple.
In a recent announcement, the chipmaker referred to its positive outlook for the year, most notably toward the second half of 2016.
"As with previous years, revenue performance will be strongly weighted towards the second half of the year," the company stated in a press release.
Considering the chipmaker's statement, analysts are speculating that its forecast for the second part of the year is probably related to Apple's iPhone 7 release, which would provide Dialog Semiconductor with a lot of business indeed.
