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Apple Stock: Slowing iPhone Demand Or Strong Quarter Ahead?

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Apple Stock: Slowing iPhone Demand Or Strong Quarter Ahead?

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Here is how investors should approach this conundrum.</p>\n<p>Apple stock&nbsp;investors have been scratching their heads. After shares&nbsp;endured the recent volatility in the stock market&nbsp;with flying colors, AAPL dipped on a day when the S&amp;P 500 climbed strongly. The culprit: a Bloomberg&nbsp;report&nbsp;suggesting that iPhone demand could slow down through the rest of the holiday season.</p>\n<p>Afterall, will Apple’s 2021 shopping season be strong,as many analysts have suggested recently? Or will the supply chain crisis cause the iPhone segment to hiccup? 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This is in line with Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi’s observations that wait times for the iPhone 13 have indeed come down, but the higher-end models may still not be delivered for another few weeks.\nThe above is at odds with what other Wall Street analysts have been reporting lately. As recently as December 1, Wedbush’s Dan Ives upped his price target on Apple stock to a Street-high $200 per share,claiming the following:\n\n “Our iPhone 13 checks continue to be much stronger than expected with our belief that Apple is now on pace to sell north of 40 million iPhones during the holiday season.”\n\nHe elaborated further during a December 2 interview with CNBC. 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