We recently published a list of 11 AI News and Ratings You Should Not Miss. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stands against other AI news and ratings you should not miss.
There has been a lot of buzz around AI startups in the past few years, with funding rounds fetching hundreds of millions of dollars and valuations climbing to record highs. For example, OpenAI, of ChatGPT-fame, has become the most valuable private company in the world with a value of over $150 billion in the past few weeks. No other tech startup in the history of the United States has ever been this valuable before a public offering. This valuation is a reflection of the boundless potential of AI. Latest reports, published by news agency Reuters, reveal that the startup is presently involved in talks with authorities in California, where it is based, over a change in business structure that will allow it to become a for-profit business.
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In 2015, OpenAI was founded as a non-profit AI research lab. The shift towards the for-profit tag is likely to make the company even more attractive to investors. OpenAI has many big tech names among investors, including giants like Microsoft. Reports suggest that since the first billion it invested in the startup back in 2019, the tech giant has invested another $12 billion in the AI firm, bringing total investments in the startup to around $13 billion. The extensive capital spending has led to concerns about threats to fat margins at the company and added pressure on profitability. Market intelligence firm Visible Alpha estimates that the tech giant’s capital spending for a single quarter now is more than its annual expenditure used to be until fiscal 2020.
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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)
Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 184
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a consumer electronics firm. Investment advisory Bernstein on November 5 released an investor note in which it warned that Apple and other US-based hardware manufacturers could face earnings impacts if Donald Trump, who recently won the US Presidential election, decides to go ahead with a plan to impose high tariffs on goods coming into the US from China. Some analysts believe that goods from China might be taxed as high as 60% and the move could be forced through without Congressional approval. Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi noted that should Apple absorb the tariffs without increasing prices, the effect on gross profits might be an estimated 13%, lowering earnings per share by $1.44, or 19%. Should volumes remain steady, the impact on gross profits may be assessed at 13%. Sacconaghi cautioned that if China or another country levies retaliatory tariffs on American companies, the consequences could be more severe.
Overall, AAPL ranks 4th on our list of AI news and ratings you should not miss. 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 timeframe. 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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