Apple stock forecast for 2026: Can AAPL reach $350 as AI questions linger?
NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:56 ET Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives kept a $350 price target on Apple and listed the iPhone maker among his top five artificial-intelligence picks for 2026. “The elephant in the room remains the invisible AI strategy,” Ives wrote, saying Apple’s installed base of 2.4 billion iOS devices and 1.5 billion iPhones gives it leverage if it accelerates AI efforts. Business Insider The call lands as investors reset positions after U.S. stocks logged another year of double-digit gains, helped by enthusiasm around AI-focused names despite tariff uncertainty. The S&P 500 rose 16.39% in 2025, the