We recently published a list of 12 AI Stocks on Wall Street’s Radar Today. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)stands against other AI stocks that are on Wall Street’s radar today.
According to a new L.E.K. Consulting report, investor sentiment today heavily ties a company’s enterprise value to how well they develop and execute their artificial intelligence (AI) strategies for growth. The report reveals that a company that executes its AI transformation well can expect a valuation gain of up to 19%.
On the contrary, a poor, or poorly executed, AI transformation can lead to a 9% loss of value. This is according to an L.E.K. analysis based on S&P 500 profit and loss data and results of an L.E.K. survey of executives. It is to be noted that the 28% change is the average shift in a company’s value due to its use of AI, while the impact could be even bigger for some.
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“The old ways of delivering on strategy and innovation will no longer satisfy investor expectations because AI advancements have raised the bar on what’s possible. AI strategies require targeted investment and careful implementation. Doing it right will lead to growth. But if a company swings and misses with AI, fails to swing enough or swings too much — or not at all — the value destruction could be significant.”
-L.E.K. Managing Director and Head of the Digital Transformation practice Darren Perry.
The key, however, lies in implementing a framework with which companies can bridge the AI gap toward success. They can do this by creating and implementing an AI transformation strategy that builds value.
“Winning companies will strategically deploy AI across all potential value-creation levers. In our experience, too many companies are just focusing on AI’s potential related to productivity gains. To maximize upside potential — and ultimately avoid value erosion — leaders must plan and execute AI holistically so the strategy encompasses performance, competition and unique opportunities.”
-Darren Perry.
According to the report, companies must discover their true differentiators and use AI to augment them further. For instance, Shopify used AI-powered features to enhance the product exploration experience for merchants and customers. As a result, the company saw a 15% jump in sales.
Likewise, AI can help companies find new revenue streams by synthesizing data to create new insights, develop new business models to monetize data and even lead to unique opportunities.
For this article, we selected AI stocks by going through news articles, stock analysis, and press releases. These stocks are also popular among hedge funds. The hedge fund data is as of Q4 2024.
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A wide view of an Apple store, showing the range of products the company offers.
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 166
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a technology company. On March 10, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that Apple’s smart home hub, an innovation it planned to announce in March, has been delayed as it relies on the delayed Siri capabilities. The smart home hub is reportedly Apple’s new Home accessory designed to serve as a central hub or “Command Center” for smart home management. A few days prior, the company announced that its “much anticipated” AI-powered Siri update as part of the iOS 18.4 update in April has been delayed. Meanwhile, the company has opened an internal testing program for the smart home hub device, which has an iPad-like screen and home-control features.
Overall, AAPL ranks 4th on our list of AI stocks that are on Wall Street’s radar today. While we acknowledge the potential of AAPL as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than AAPL but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.
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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.
