Apple stock forecast for 2026: Can AAPL reach $350 as AI questions linger?

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
Alphabet stock forecast for 2026: Wall Street lifts targets to $385 as AI search meets a spending test

Alphabet stock forecast for 2026: Wall Street lifts targets to $385 as AI search meets a spending test

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:51 ET Citizens Financial Group analyst Andrew Boone lifted his 12-month price target — an estimate of where a stock could trade — on Alphabet to $385, implying about 22% upside from Tuesday’s close. “We view AI search as a tailwind near term for query growth,” Boone wrote in a research note. TD Cowen’s John Blackledge and Evercore ISI’s Mark Mahaney also carry bullish ratings, with price targets of $350 and $325, respectively, Barron’s reported. Barron’s The new calls land as Alphabet heads into 2026 after a roughly 65% jump in 2025, a major driver
Microsoft stock forecast for 2026: Wedbush puts $625 target on MSFT as “inflection year” looms

Microsoft stock forecast for 2026: Wedbush puts $625 target on MSFT as “inflection year” looms

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:52 ET Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives has put Microsoft (MSFT.O) at the top of his 2026 artificial intelligence stock list and set a $625 price target after the company’s shares rose about 16% in 2025. “FY26 for Microsoft remains the true inflection year of AI growth,” Ives wrote in a client note, referring to the company’s fiscal 2026 year. Business Insider The call arrives as investors reset positions after Wall Street posted another year of double-digit gains, a rally fueled in part by enthusiasm for AI-focused stocks. U.S. equities slipped in the final trading
Nvidia stock forecast 2026: China’s H200 chip rush sets up NVDA’s next big test

Nvidia stock forecast 2026: China’s H200 chip rush sets up NVDA’s next big test

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:50 ET Chinese technology companies have ordered more than 2 million of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips for delivery in 2026, far above the roughly 700,000 units the company has in stock, sources told Reuters. Nvidia has approached Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co to ramp production, with work expected to start in the second quarter of 2026, the people said. Reuters The sudden rush is a key input to the Nvidia stock forecast for 2026 as investors look past year-end trading and toward what could drive earnings next. Nvidia shares rose about 39% in 2025 and
Amazon stock forecast 2026: Analysts map 20%-plus upside for AMZN as cloud spending comes under scrutinyNEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:56 ET

Amazon stock forecast 2026: Analysts map 20%-plus upside for AMZN as cloud spending comes under scrutinyNEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:56 ET

Amazon.com (AMZN.O) enters 2026 with Wall Street still penciling in double-digit gains, with analysts tracked by StockAnalysis.com setting an average 12-month price target of $284.70 — a forecast of about 23% upside from the stock’s Dec. 31 close. The same dataset shows analysts expecting fiscal 2026 revenue of $811.23 billion and earnings per share (EPS), a measure of profit per share, of $8.11. StockAnalysis The projections matter now because investors are shifting from the “build it” phase of artificial intelligence to the “prove it” phase. The core question for Amazon in 2026 is how quickly its biggest profit drivers can
Intuitive Surgical stock today: ISRG slips into 2026 as New Year’s Day shuts Wall Street

Intuitive Surgical stock today: ISRG slips into 2026 as New Year’s Day shuts Wall Street

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:48 ET — Market closed Shares of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (ISRG) fell 1.1% to close at $566.36 on Wednesday, the final trading session of 2025, before U.S. stock markets closed for New Year’s Day. Yahoo Finance+1 The year-end dip matters now because the first trading days of January often bring portfolio rebalancing, and high-multiple healthcare names can be sensitive to shifts in risk appetite. For Intuitive, the next key test is whether its upcoming results and outlook keep investors confident in procedure-driven demand for robotic surgery. Wall Street ended 2025’s final session lower, with the
AT&T stock today: T holds steady into New Year market holiday as traders eye Jan. 28 earnings

AT&T stock today: T holds steady into New Year market holiday as traders eye Jan. 28 earnings

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:44 ET — Market closed AT&T Inc. shares ended 2025 slightly higher in the last U.S. session on Wednesday, holding up as broader indexes slipped into the New Year holiday. The stock last closed up 0.12% at $24.84. Yahoo Finance The quiet close matters because year-end trading was thin, which can exaggerate moves in big dividend payers such as AT&T as investors reset portfolios for 2026. Markets were closed on Thursday for New Year’s Day. Reuters With liquidity low, price action late in the week often reflected positioning more than fresh corporate news. “I do
Coca-Cola stock today: KO ends 2025 slightly lower as Wall Street shuts for New Year’s Day

Coca-Cola stock today: KO ends 2025 slightly lower as Wall Street shuts for New Year’s Day

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 4:47 PM ET — Market closed The Coca-Cola Company’s shares (KO) slipped 0.23% to $69.91 in the last regular session on Wednesday, before U.S. markets closed Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. MarketWatch+1 The move tracked a broader year-end fade that left major indexes lower in thin trading, a setup that can pull even defensive names off course. The S&P 500 fell 0.74% in the final session of 2025, Reuters reported. Reuters That matters now because Coca-Cola is often treated as a consumer staples stock — a sector of companies that sell everyday items
Texas Instruments stock today: TXN slides into 2026 after year-end chip selloff

Texas Instruments stock today: TXN slides into 2026 after year-end chip selloff

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:32 ET — Market closed Texas Instruments Incorporated shares closed down $1.92, or 1.1%, at $173.49 on Wednesday, the final trading day of 2025, with U.S. stock markets shut on Thursday for the New Year’s Day holiday. The stock traded between $173.10 and $176.12, while the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) — an exchange-traded fund that tracks a basket of chip stocks — fell 1.2% and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) slipped 0.7%. New York Stock Exchange The year-end drop matters because Texas Instruments is widely treated as a bellwether for cyclical demand, particularly in
Palo Alto Networks stock slips into 2026 holiday pause as year-end tech selling bites

Palo Alto Networks stock slips into 2026 holiday pause as year-end tech selling bites

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:29 ET — Market closed Shares of Palo Alto Networks, Inc. closed down 1.42% at $184.20 on Wednesday, extending a late-year pullback for several large cybersecurity names as U.S. markets went dark for the New Year’s Day holiday. MarketWatch+1 The move matters because Palo Alto is one of the biggest enterprise-security bellwethers, and the group has been sensitive to shifts in risk appetite and interest-rate expectations heading into 2026. A choppy year-end tape can magnify moves as investors rebalance for January. Reuters Wall Street finished 2025’s final session lower, with the S&P 500 down 0.74%
Nebius stock dips into New Year holiday as insider sale notice puts Jan. 2 in focus

Nebius stock dips into New Year holiday as insider sale notice puts Jan. 2 in focus

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 16:35 ET — Market closed Nebius Group N.V. (NBIS) shares slipped into the year-end close, last down about 1.7% at $83.71, as traders headed into a holiday shutdown and weighed a newly disclosed planned insider sale. SEC The move matters because there is no fresh price discovery today, with U.S. exchanges shut for New Year’s Day. The next read on risk appetite for high-beta AI infrastructure names comes when trading resumes on Friday, Jan. 2. Nasdaq Nebius is a Netherlands-based infrastructure company focused on cloud and tooling for AI workloads, according to Reuters’ company description.
Lumentum stock slips into 2026 as New Year’s Day shuts U.S. markets; earnings next in focus

Lumentum stock slips into 2026 as New Year’s Day shuts U.S. markets; earnings next in focus

NEW YORK, January 1, 2026, 4:38 PM ET — Market closed Lumentum Holdings Inc. shares were unchanged on Thursday with U.S. stock markets shut for New Year’s Day, after the optical components maker closed down 0.7% at $368.59 in the final session of 2025. MarketBeat That year-end dip comes with the stock still up about 339% over the past 12 months through Dec. 31, leaving little room for disappointment as investors reset positioning for 2026. Trefis Wall Street ended 2025’s final session lower, with the S&P 500 down 0.74% and the Nasdaq off 0.76%, as traders took profits after an

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CapitaLand Investment share price jumps as CapitaLand REIT payouts roll in — what’s next for 9CI

CapitaLand Investment share price jumps as CapitaLand REIT payouts roll in — what’s next for 9CI

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CapitaLand Investment shares rose 1.3% to S$3.12 on Friday, bucking a 0.8% drop in Singapore’s benchmark index. CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust reported a 16.4% jump in second-half distributable income, while CapitaLand Ascendas REIT posted a 1.4% full-year rise. CapitaLand China Trust saw full-year DPU fall to 4.82 cents amid weaker yuan and occupancy. CLI reports FY2025 results on Feb. 11.
Keppel stock holds near 12-year high after profit jump, special dividend; buyback adds support

Keppel stock holds near 12-year high after profit jump, special dividend; buyback adds support

7 February 2026
Keppel shares closed at S$11.64 on Friday, up 0.17%, after surging 6.1% the previous day on stronger FY2025 profit and a larger dividend plan. The company bought back 151,400 shares for about S$1.74 million. Keppel reported a 29% rise in full-year profit to S$1.02 billion and proposed a total distribution of 47 cents per share, including a special dividend partly paid in Keppel REIT units.
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