Why do analysts believe that artificial intelligence can be the key to apple shares

• CEO Tim Cook said during the company’s profit call on Thursday that Apple is witnessing iPhone promotions with Apple Intelligence.

• Cook said that Apple Intelligence will provide more languages ​​that start in April, and users can also expect new features such as “Siri more capable” in the future.

• Many analysts have raised their prices for the company’s share, noting the updates of artificial intelligence as a potential source of growth.
  

After apples (Aapl)) CEO Tim Cook IPhone said he sees IPhone promotions As Apple Intelligence starts, many analysts have raised their price goals for the company’s share, noting artificial intelligence updates as a possible source of growth.

Morgan Stanley analysts said The results of the first quarter How to enhance the performance of iPhone, and suggested the “Cleaning Stimulate Path” to obtain the expected updates in the coming months. Analysts raised their target price to $ 275 from $ 273 and kept the “weight gain” classification. They added the launch of a IPhone Se4 low -cost Revenue can also help.

Among the 17 analysts covering the shares that were tracked by the visual Alpha, issued 10 “purchases” or equivalent categories, compared to five “comment” assessments, and two categories “Sale”. Their consensus target is about $ 253, which is approximately 7 % in addition to the closing price of Apple on Friday.

Cook said in the company’s profit call on Thursday that Apple Intelligence will appear in more languages ​​in April, and users can also expect new features such as “Siri more capable” in the future. He added that Apple has witnessed better performance than the iPhone 16 in areas where the Apple intelligence is available, compared to the markets that have not been offered.

This comes amid concerns about the decrease in sales in China, as Apple Intelligence remains unavailable due to organizational obstacles. The revenues of the first quarter of Apple decreased by 11 % on an annual basis in the region, as Chinese smartphone makers such as Vivo and Huawei The market share has gained.

Wedbush analysts, who have maintained the 325 -dollar goal, expressed their confidence that Apple could find artificial intelligence A partner in the region to facilitate the start of Apple intelligence in the province, just April.

They said, “We believe that Apple Intelligence is taking place in China, we will see remarkable growth in this region to double numbers,” they said.

Cook also said that the recent financial motivation announced in the country “will cover the categories we have products”, which JPMorgan analysts suggested that it improve sales. JPMorgan raised its target price for Apple to $ 270 from $ 260.

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