Wedbush maintains ‘outperform’ rating on Apple stock with a $250 price target

Wedbush Securities analyst Daniel Ives says that despite the facts that Apple clearly missed GenAI and is in catch-up mode, is having iPhone sales issues in China, has been hit with a U.S. DOJ antitrust lawsuit, and more negatives causing the company and its stock price to struggle for months, there are plenty of reasons to remain bullish on Apple in the near-term. 
Ian Krietzberg
 for TheStreet:
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His case for a persistently bullish Apple outlook is based on a few factors, one of which is that he believes current full-year iPhone sales estimates are still “hittable.” 
Ives also noted Apple’s massive installed base — consisting of 2.2 billion IOS devices — saying that demand around a coming upgrade cycle could “exceed 270 million iPhones” heading into the release of Apple’s newest iPhone.
Ives additionally remains confident that Apple’s June unveiling of its work in artificial intelligence will supercharge the company’s performance. 
“While some patience is required to navigate this China weakness, we believe the seeds for an Apple growth turnaround are being planted in the field,” he said. 
Ives maintained an “outperform” rating and a $250 price target, which remains the highest Apple price target out there. 

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