Analyst After Apple (AAPL) Results: 'People Will Not Go Without an iPhone' - Says Revenue 'Pretty Impressive'

We recently published a list of 10 Jim Cramer Stocks to Watch as US-China Prepare to Begin Talks. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stands against other stocks that Jim Cramer discussed.

The optimism over US-China trade talks is increasing as the US Treasury Secretary is set to meet China’s trade negotiator in Switzerland later this week.

In a latest program on CNBC, Jim Cramer expressed his renewed optimism for major tech stocks and said the negative market sentiment about these companies was weakened after the latest quarterly reports.

“Sometimes you forget why you ever liked something in the first place. Take the super stocks, the hyperscalers, the tech titans—I don’t care whatever you want to call them. These stocks all got lumped together because of their size, their gigantic market caps that dwarf the rest of the market, and then they lost their juice,” Cramer said. “It’s their scale, their smarts, their moats, their balance sheets, and their sensational products.”

Jim Cramer also talked about the latest data in company reports that shows the demand for data centers remains strong.

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Number of Hedge Fund Investors: 158

Investopedia’s Caleb Silver said in a latest program on Schwab Network that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) results were better than Wall Street’s estimates by a “long shot” and praised the company’s iPhone revenue.

“Better than expected by a long shot, especially when you listen to at least some of the early reports out of Apple, with Tim Cook saying he didn’t see any evidence of a lot of people bringing sales forward by panic buying ahead of potential tariffs. He’s also saying they moved half their production of iPhones over to India. We know by the end of next year all iPhones will be made in India. So, better than expected results. The wearables was a little bit of a miss there, but that is a super discretionary item. People will not go without an iPhone, but they’ll go without an update to their watch before they do that. A little soft in services as well, but when you look at where they make their money, they’re still making money where they make their money. They did some $95 billion in sales for the quarter. That’s pretty impressive.”

Apple’s iPhone revenue was above estimates in the latest quarter, but revenue for Services, one of the key pillars of hope for the company’s bulls, came in slightly below estimates. CEO Tim Cook said the company sees a $900 million impact from tariffs in the second quarter, and is unable to predict the effects of duties beyond that.

If tariffs remain in place, Apple could see a 30% to 40% increase in iPhone price, a devastating possibility for the company. If tariffs are reversed, the company is still faced with the harsh reality of a slowdown in iPhone sales at a broader level due to competition in China and a lack of major motivators for users to upgrade.

Columbia Seligman Global Technology Fund stated the following regarding Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in its Q4 2024 investor letter:

“The fund maintained a position in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) throughout the quarter through the release of the company’s new iPhone 16 in September. Company leaders were excited about the release of the new model, as this is the first model that will feature enhanced AI capabilities through the Apple Intelligence features. Sales for the first few weeks in October and November trailed behind year over year sales from the iPhone 15, as availability of Apple Intelligence was not compatible with all iPhone models. Apple announced a partnership with OpenAI that has allowed the integration of ChatGPT into the Apple ecosystem, separate from the core Apple Intelligence features. This partnership highlights continued progress from Apple to introduce AI capabilities into its products and we expect the iPhone 17 to have even more expansive AI capabilities, increasing potential demand for the new model that is on track to be released in 2025.”

Overall, AAPL ranks 5th on our list of stocks that Jim Cramer discussed. While we acknowledge the potential of AAPL, our conviction lies in the belief that under the radar AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than AAPL but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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