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.
From a valuation perspective, this is not expensive. Pays a nice dividend of 1.4%. Trading at 15X earnings. The stock ran up into their product announcement, and then pulled back. If you have a longer-term view, you look to buy the stock in this area. It very rarely pulls back substantially. They are coming into a very strong time because of Christmas.