Canaccord Genuity

‘Extremely poor’ Symbian sales, mixed Lumia sales to leave Nokia with another rough quarter

April 10th, 2012

Zach Epstein

Nokia is in store for yet another rough quarter according to Canaccord Genuity analyst Mike Walkley. The struggling Finnish phone vendor posted a massive €954 million operating loss last quarter, and Walkley thinks the company’s first quarter of 2012 could disappoint again. “We are lowering our estimates ahead of Nokia’s Q1/12 earnings report as our checks …

iPhone 4S remains best-selling U.S. smartphone in March, Samsung gains share

April 2nd, 2012

Zach Epstein

Apple’s wildly popular iPhone 4S retained its position atop the smartphone ranks in the United States last month according to new data analyst data. Checks performed by Canaccord Genuity analyst Mike Walkley and his team found that Apple’s latest iPhone was the best-selling smartphone at Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint in March, continuing a trend …

Android tablets can’t compete with the iPad 2, let alone the new iPad, analyst says

March 14th, 2012

Dan Graziano

Since Apple’s iPad event last week, the tablet has seen a record number of pre-orders with shipping times for new orders now reaching two to three-week delays. Canaccord Securities analyst Mike Walkley anticipates Apple will continue to dominate both market and value share in the growing tablet market through 2013. The analyst wrote in a …

RIM’s recent marketing blitz deemed a bust; BlackBerry 7 sales weakened in January

February 9th, 2012

Zach Epstein

When new CEO Thorsten Henis took the reins at Research In Motion, he immediately pointed to the smartphone vendor’s marketing strategy as an area the company needed to focus on if it hoped to regain share in key markets like the United States. The wheels on RIM’s recent marketing efforts had already been set in …

Can smartphone vendors survive with Apple and Samsung dominating the industry?

February 9th, 2012

Zach Epstein

Apple and Samsung are in the midst of a patent-fueled war with no end in site, but the pair has also inadvertently joined forces to make it increasingly difficult for other vendors to continue making smartphones. New estimates suggest Apple and Samsung combined to take in a staggering 95% of smartphone industry profits in the fourth …

Apple iTV, iPhone 5 and new MacBook Air cast a ‘dark shadow over CES’

January 17th, 2012

Zach Epstein

This year’s Consumer Electronics Show had record attendance and a number of terrific products unveiled during various CES press conferences should make waves when they hit the market later this year. A dark cloud loomed over the show, however, and the staggering number of ultra-slim notebook PCs and voice-controlled HDTVs on display in Las Vegas …

iPhone 4S remains best-seller at top three carriers in December

January 6th, 2012

Zach Epstein

Apple’s latest iPhone propelled what analysts are predicting will be Apple’s biggest-ever quarter, and the handset ended the year with strong holiday sales, maintaining its position as the best-selling smartphone at Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint. Checks performed by Canaccord Genuity analyst Mike Walkley and his team indicate that smartphone sales in December were strong, with Apple’s …

iPhone 4S best-selling phone at three top U.S. carriers in November, Samsung sales strong

December 6th, 2011

Zach Epstein

Apple’s iPhone 4S was the best-selling smartphone at Verizon Wireless, AT&T and Sprint in November according to a report released Monday night by Canaccord Genuity. According to checks performed by analyst Mike Walkley and his team, Apple’s iPhone 4S remained a top-seller across the board while Samsung’s Galaxy S II picked up momentum ahead of …

BlackBerry 7 sales already seen slowing, iPhone 4S and Android are bad news for RIM

November 18th, 2011

Zach Epstein

Sales of Research In Motion’s new BlackBerry 7 smartphones have slowed in recent weeks as competition from Apple’s iPhone 4S and Android phones heats up. In a note to investors on Friday, Canaccord Genuity analyst Mike Walkley noted that RIM’s new smartphones are not faring well ahead of the holidays. “Our recent checks indicate slowing …

With just 4% of mobile market, Apple owns 52% of profits

November 4th, 2011

Zach Epstein

Apple’s iPhone accounted for just 4.2% of the mobile handsets shipped in the third quarter of 2011, but the company still managed to rake in more than half of the industry’s profits. Among the eight top cell phone vendors in the world, Canaccord Genuity analyst Mike Walkley said Apple accounted for 52% of total operating …