Apple: these predictions about the share price on the stock market raise questions

While the very serious Wedbush firm does not hesitate to bet on AAPL stock at $250 by the end of the year, a new analysis by Evercore instead attempts to calm things down by counting on a price set at220 dollars. For comparison, remember that the title of the Apple firm is worth around 181 dollars, at the time of writing these lines. This easily allows the company to remain world number one in public capitalization on Wall Street, just ahead of Microsoft and its 2,733 billion dollars.

But the gap between the two GAFAMs now stands at less than $100 billion, and could therefore see Redmond regain its leading position before long. Let us recall, moreover, that according toother estimates, the publisher's valuation could be the first to reach no less than5 trillion dollarswithin a few years. For comparison, although macOS remains in the minority today in terms of market share, its satisfaction rate is well beyond that among customers. What's more, they face far fewer viruses on Mac than on PC, according to most measurements by independent testing labs and byantiviruses.

Vectors of success that everyone agrees on

Among the success factors that most current researchers seem to agree on, many cite the phenomenal growth in revenue generated by Apple services. Evercore recalls in particular thatApp Store revenue increased by 10%in December 2023 alone, probably thanks to the end-of-year holidays. These are in fact an opportunity, for Cupertino and most large groups of the same ilk, to garner a maximum of transactions thanks to gifts and other promotions of the period.

Among the services offered by Apple, we find in particular the Apple Music streaming service (from 10.99 euros per month without reduction), a direct competitor to Spotify and Deezer, or evenApple TV+. The platform, for its part, faces the giants of the sector such as Netflix and Disney+, but with still far fewer films and series on display, for the moment. On the other hand, the entire catalog is 100% “original”, even if they are most often co-productions and purchases are not rare.

With this, let us remember that iPhones continue to appear on the podium of the best-selling mobiles in the world even today, almost fifteen years after the release of the first model. In 2024, these high-end devices will however also have to deal withthe next Galaxy S24, S24+ and S24 Ultrafrom Samsung, which should also be among the most sold at specialized resellers.

How to invest?

It is possible to bet on the AAPL share price through a broker. The simplest thing remaining here is to use specialized apps where connection tends to disappear from the user experience side, in favor of a fluid and very refined interface. Among the most popular editorial platforms, we can notably cite the case ofRevolutor fromTrade Republic. Across the Atlantic, the commission-free value proposition ofRobinhoodwas also able to convince, while the much more complete site ofDeGirowill do the trick for those who do not intend to ignore any market.

Every investment in Apple provides proportional voting rights. Shareholders are, for example, regularly asked to confirm the role of Tim Cook as CEO of the group. Sometimes, it is also a question of approving the preparation of certain reports aimed at making the manufacturer's operations more transparent.

And you, have you ever bet on AAPL stock on the stock market? If yes, when and with what return on investment?