Michael Olson

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) has had an incredible run in the past decade, gaining more than 1,300 percent. However, one Wall Street analyst says Amazon is nowhere close to peaking. The Analyst Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Olson reiterated an Outperform rating for Amazon and has raised his...

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) investors haven’t known quite what to make of reports that iPhone 8 demand has fallen short of expectations. Low demand would typically be bad news for Apple. But in this case, it could simply be a sign that Apple customers are holding out for the iPhone X. As a...

After a blowout second quarter, Piper Jaffray is expecting big things from Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) in the current quarter as well. On Monday, analyst Michael Olson said Google search data suggests Netflix could easily exceed its subscriber growth targets when it reports earnings next month....

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL), which has emerged as a Wall Street darling, sent sell-side into a tipsy with its long-awaited launch of its next iteration of iPhone, code named the iPhone X. Up until now, rumors were flying thick and fast concerning its features, functionalities, pricing, etc....

Heading into Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL)'s product launch event Tuesday, expectations for a high-end iPhone were elevated. The iPhone X, once announced, most certainly lived up to the "lofty expectations," at least according to Piper Jaffray's Michael Olson who maintains an...

Piper Jaffray said in a note on Thursday assumptions concerning Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX)'s international margin and penetration levels appear overly conservative. Domestic Vs. International Growth Trajectory For his comparative analysis, analyst Michael Olson compared the Netflix domestic...

Which company will hit a $1 trillion valuation first, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) (current valuation $430 billion) or Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) (current valuation $756 billion)? According to Piper Jaffray's Michael Olson, Amazon will be first to hit the coveted milestone even though Apple has a...

Perfection in itself is hard to achieve and to deliver that perfection quarter after quarter is a tough standard to maintain. Piper Jaffray argued for condoning Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) for the offence of delivering mixed quarterly results and mixed guidance, by stating that one cannot expect...

Close on the heels of GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) offering a downbeat forecast, Piper Jaffray downgraded the stock from an Overweight rating to a Neutral rating. The firm also slashed its target price by $18 or nearly 44 percent from $41 to $23 on the stock, which was down more than 10 percent....

Video gaming companies are on deck to report their quarterly earnings results, and Michael Olson of Piper Jaffray offered his take in a research report. Electronic Arts Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) (reporting November 1) is expected to report an in-line quarter even though September's NPD...

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) is scheduled to report its third-quarter results after Monday's closing bell, which are expected to be "more OK than great," at least according to Piper Jaffray's Michael Olson. Speaking as a guest on CNBC's "Squawk Alley" segment, Olson said the last few quarters have...

Piper Jaffray maintains its Overweight rating on Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), saying that the FY17 pipeline appears more attractive than FY16's pipeline. "[T]he combination of Battlefield 1, Mass Effect, and Titanfall 2 likely to contribute >25M units. Each title also has strong potential to...

Piper Jaffray's Michael Olson analyzed the gaming sector before the popular E3 conference, an event scheduled to showcase video gaming companies on June 12. The gaming group — including Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA), Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) and...

Shares of Tripadvisor Inc (NASDAQ: TRIP) traded up more than 4.5 percent Monday. While news on the company has been sparse, some traders have attributed the upside to earlier positive comments from a Piper Jaffray analyst. In a morning research note, Michael Olson reiterated an Overweight...

Netflix, Inc. (NASDAQ: NFLX) shares are trading flat in the $93 range early Tuesday morning, despite an upgrade from Piper Jaffray analyst Michael Olson. The firm cited valuation as the primary reason for its bullishness, adding that international growth is the key story regardless of what...