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JPM lowers Apple price target due to reflect tariff purchases and unexciting iPhone 17

Analysts at JPMorgan have lowered their price target for Apple to $230 from $245, about 14% above where the iPhone maker closed yesterday, to account for pull-forward purchases that happened out of fear of tariffs and underwhelming upgrades on its upcoming phone, iPhone 17 — both of which could moderate demand going forward.

Analysts led by Samik Chatterjee wrote:

“Our more bearish view in relation to the volume outlook for iPhone 17 series is in conjunction with our unchanged expectations for a stronger cycle in iPhone 18 series with the launch of a foldable smartphone as well as further progress in relation to AI features that have been long awaited and delayed relative to initial investor expectations.”

Apple CEO Tim Cook on the company’s last earnings call denied that tariffs had led to a surge in demand — at least not for the quarter ending in March, which was before President Trump’s Rose Garden tariff announcements — but that certainly may have happened since.

Wall Street’s average price target for the shares is in the same ballpark as Chatterjee’s, at roughly $227, per analysts polled by Bloomberg.

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SpaceX gets a wave of bullish ratings from Wall Street analysts

SpaceX received more than a dozen positive analyst calls on Tuesday — including from major Wall Street banks — as they initiate coverage on Elon Musk’s space and AI company.

SpaceX went public on June 12 at a $2.2 trillion valuation, the largest debut in history. While the company hasn’t yet posted a profit, it seems to have convinced Wall Street that it will get there and grow its valuation on the way.

Of the at least 17 analysts that gave a rating on Tuesday, all but one gave it a “buy” or “outperform” rating. MoffettNathanson was "neutral."

The ratings come as SpaceX joined the Nasdaq 100 index, a benchmark tech-heavy basket of companies that underpins millions of portfolios. The inclusion adds built-in demand for the stock from index funds and ETFs.

Still, SpaceX fell more than 5% on Tuesday amid a broader sell-off, and is currently effectively flat from its opening price of $150 a share.

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