Stock price when the opinion was issued
On Tuesday, they roll out the iPhone 17 and he likes what he's hearing about them. But Wall Street doesn't seem to care. Own it, don't trade it. Is up only 7.78% the past year, trailing the S&P, but doesn't bother him. Is up 41% since the April low, back in the good graces of Trump. Apple sales are growing again. Remains a huge position of his.
(A Top Pick June 5/15. Down 29.24%.) Thinks people are really starting to get worried about innovations. Feels they are going through a transition from being an emerging company, aggressive innovation that continues to grab market share. That strategy is now saturated. Pretty much everyone that wants an iPhone has one. We need to look at this more as a mature company. If they paid 3.5%-4% in the form of a dividend, the street would probably be more patient with them.