Apple (AAPL)'s "the Winner With Gemini," Says Jim Cramer

We recently published 9 Stocks Jim Cramer Talked About.  Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer talked about.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s shares are up by a modest 7% over the past year. Throughout 2025, Cramer maintained an upbeat tone about the firm. He continues to believe that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is a stock that should be owned instead of being traded. The CNBC TV host defended the firm throughout multiple periods of weakness in 2025. These included periods where investors wondered whether Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was going to actively participate in the AI race. In 2026, Bank of America discussed the shares. It set a $325 share price target and a Buy rating on January 5th. However, Raymond James resumed coverage on January 2nd as it set a Hold rating for Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s shares. Raymond James commented that most of the valuation upside to the shares appeared to already have been priced in and added that supply chain in China, cost pressures, and tariff constraints remained risks. Cramer discussed the firm’s AI strategy and opined that Google’s Gemini might win the race for getting into Apple’s ecosystem:

“Apple, I think is the winner with Gemini.

“And therefore, remember, Alphabet has a special relationship with Apple. I do believe that Gemini’s going to be along for the ride, pay them more, and Gemini’s going to be the de-facto name.”

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