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Apple (AAPL), What Is Driving All The Attention Now?

Simply Wall St · 2d ago

Apple (AAPL) is back in the spotlight after record full year results, a wave of new AI focused devices, and a post election rally that pushed the stock to fresh highs.

Apple’s share price has cooled slightly from its recent record high of US$349.51, with a 1 day share price return of a 1.53% decline and a 7 day share price return of a 1.36% decline. However, the 90 day share price return of 9.84% and year to date share price return of 27% suggest momentum is still building rather than fading. Recent moves sit against heavy investor interest following record iPhone and Mac results, fresh AI focused Mac, iPad, and iMac launches, a Democratic sweep that lifted mega cap tech, and Apple’s US$7.5b bond deal that underlines ongoing investment plans and shareholder payouts. These developments have helped support a 1 year total shareholder return of 28.05% and a 5 year total shareholder return of 138.28%.

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After a record year, fresh AI hardware and a US$5t market value, Apple’s shares now trade above both analyst targets and some intrinsic value models. Where does fair value actually land in that gap?

Most Popular Narrative: 36% Overvalued

Apple’s most followed valuation narrative pins fair value at $253.43, well below the last close of $344.17. This leaves a sizeable gap that hinges on how meaningful new AI driven features really are for the business.

Well, folks, my experience is personal, as such my hope is that experience will help you decide if what I did yesterday with Apple (AAPL) is for you as well: Mine was something few believe, robocalls on this iphone, before that the landlines associated with it, but for the last 8 years, I have been the robocall king with over 28,000 calls, it ruined pretty much everything, as imagine if you had a phone, but could rarely use it because there was so much spam, it never allowed an open line, much less clients to call in, it was an impossible scenario, and then, very quietly, Apple just solved this for everyone with an Iphone, call screening.

Now, after all of this interference, that problem is somewhat simply solved by Apple, I cannot stress enough how little this is up played so far. This is seriously one of THE smartest apps they added, ever seen, and its sophistication is unparalleled.

See why 218 investors see Apple as 36% overvalued.

Result: Fair Value of $253.43 (OVERVALUED)

Still, Apple’s AI promise could be challenged if call screening and other features fail to drive sustained user engagement or if hardware upgrade cycles slow.

Find out about the key risks to this Apple narrative.

Next Steps

Mixed signals across Apple’s valuation and AI story can feel noisy, so move quickly, review the underlying data yourself, and then weigh up the 2 key rewards.

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