According to estimates by IDC and Canalys, overall iPhone market share fell 1% year over year in Q4 to 23% despite the broader market for smartphone shipments increasing by 3%. Apple kicked off its big AI push in October, releasing the first raft of its Apple Intelligence updates.

Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL – Free Report) from a hold rating to an underperform rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, MarketBeat reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has $200.

Today, analysts at Jefferies and Loop Capital each downgraded their ratings on Apple.

Apple Inc. was downgraded to perform from outperform at Oppenheimer, in the latest sign of caution building ahead of the company’s results.

Update: The story was updated with Loop Capital's rating action on Apple and stock price movement. Jefferies downgraded Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) rating to Underperform from Hold noting that it expects results and guidance to miss estimates. In addition ...

The iPhone maker is expected to report revenues of $124.3 billion for the fiscal first quarter — an increase of more than 3% from the previous year, according to analysts’ estimates compiled by FactSet ( FDS ). Apple is also expected to report earnings of $2.35 per share for the quarter ended in December, and net income of $35.6 billion.

Jefferies analyst Edison Lee maintained a Sell rating on Apple (AAPL – Research Report) today and set a price target of $202.33. The company’s

In a rare move, analysts at Jefferies downgraded one of the largest companies in the world, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), to underperform. Wall Street analysts are known for being bullish, so underperform and sell ratings tend to make up only a small percentage of overall analyst ratings.

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Investing.com -- Jefferies analysts downgraded Apple stock to Underperform from Hold on Monday as they expect the tech giant to miss both earnings and guidance targets in its upcoming fiscal Q1 2025 report. The company's shares fell around 1% in premarket trading Tuesday.

Today, hit a new four-month low, following a report from Bloomberg indicating the company has seen an 18% slide in iPhone sales in China during the holiday season. The stock is also reeling from two downgrades by Loop Capital and Jefferies.

Despite the concerns raised, Lee suggested that Apple stock might show resilience in the near term. He attributed this potential stability to two factors: reduced risks of China tariffs and a lower risk profile compared to the AI hardware supply chain.