We recently compiled a list of the 10 Best Stocks for Beginners with Little Money According to Hedge Funds. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stands against the other beginner-friendly stocks.
Headlines from the US Stock Market
Uncertainty sweeps across the US with the incoming administration’s potential policies. Simultaneously, the Federal Reserve has decided to pause its rate-cutting cycle and the decision to resume easing is doubtful amidst Trump’s trade policies which are being deemed inflationary. Tariffs on foreign imports are considered a risk of reviving inflation. According to Reuters, Dustin Reid, chief strategist of fixed income at Mackenzie Investments in Toronto, reiterated the uncertainty looming as follows:
“Everything that is going on right now, from economic data to markets news and tariffs, adds up to a lot more uncertainty across all markets”
Recently, technology stocks benefitting from the business potential of AI witnessed a deep shock as Chinese startup DeepSeek revealed a large language model that can compete with American AI giants but at a fraction of the cost of OpenAI’s, Google’s, or Meta’s popular AI models. DeepSeek unveiled a free, open-source large language model that it claims took only two months and less than $6 to build.
The event raised a lot of concerns over America’s leadership in the AI sector and how big tech giants are investing heavily in AI models and data centers while DeepSeek somehow developed a highly competitive model without having as much compute as U.S. hyperscalers, as pointed out by Srini Pajjuri, semiconductor analyst at Raymond James. While the US has been trying to limit China’s access to the chips powering advanced AI systems, the news about DeepSeek’s chatbot making it to most-downloaded free app in the US on Apple’s App Store demonstrates the country’s rapid gains in the sector.
Our Methodology:
In order to compile a list of the 10 best stocks for beginners with little money according to hedge funds, we used a consensus of similar rankings as well as blue-chip ETFs. Moving on, we shortlisted the top 10 stocks from our list which had the highest number of hedge fund holders. The 10 best stocks for beginners with little money according to hedge funds have been arranged in ascending order of their hedge fund holders as of Q3.
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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: 158
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), one of the most valuable companies globally, leads the world in innovation with the iPhone, iPad, Mac, AirPods, Apple Watch, and Apple Vision Pro.
As claimed by the tech giant, its installed base of active devices has hit a new all-time high across all products and geographic segments. The firm reported its best quarter ever, its fiscal 2025 first quarter, on January 30, with revenue of $124.3 billion, up 4% over the year. While the company put forward the best-ever lineup of products and services during the holiday season, it enabled unlocking new possibilities for its users with the personal intelligence system for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, Apple Intelligence, which would be available in more languages this April.
Although Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) ended up beating expectations on the top and bottom lines, it fell short on iPhone revenue. Simultaneously, sales out of Apple’s Greater China region were found to be lower than Wall Street anticipated in the quarter. Previously on fears of sluggish iPhone sales, the stock was downgraded by Jefferies and Loop Capital.
Overall AAPL ranks 6th on our list of the best stocks for beginners with little money according to hedge funds. While we acknowledge the potential of AAPL as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that some deeply undervalued AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for a deeply undervalued 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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