Apple ( (AAPL) ) has been popular among investors this week. Here is a recap of the key news on this stock.
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Apple is heading into its fiscal 2026 first-quarter earnings on January 29 with expectations for a solid rebound, even as its share price lags. Wall Street is looking for earnings per share of $2.67 and revenue of about $138 billion, both up 11.3% year-over-year, driven largely by strong demand for the iPhone 17 line and ongoing growth in the company’s high-margin Services business. Despite tariff uncertainty and fierce competition, analysts overall rate Apple stock as a Moderate Buy, with 19 Buys, 11 Holds and two Sells, and an average price target of roughly $298. This implies about 20% upside from current levels, even after the stock’s 8–9% decline so far this year.
Not all market watchers are fully convinced. KeyBanc’s Brandon Nispel has reiterated a Hold rating on Apple, arguing that while near-term iPhone and Mac trends look healthy – including higher iPhone average selling prices and stronger-than-expected builds for the next quarter – investors may be too optimistic about growth and margins in the second half of the fiscal year. Under the surface, Apple’s ownership remains dominated by institutional and fund investors, with public companies and individual investors holding just over 61%, and Vanguard entities among the largest shareholders. For investors, the setup is a tug-of-war between robust product and services demand and concerns that expectations may already be running ahead of fundamentals.