Apple is closing in on a historic $4 trillion stock market valuation, powered by investors cheering progress in the company’s long-awaited AI enhancements to rejuvenate sluggish iPhone sales.
The company has pulled ahead of Nvidia (NVDA.O), opens new tab and Microsoft (MSFT.O), opens new tab in the race to the monumental milestone, thanks to an about 16% jump in shares since early November that has added about $500 billion to its market capitalization.
The latest rally in Apple shares reflects “investor enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and an expectation that it will result in a supercycle of iPhone upgrades,” said Tom Forte, an analyst at Maxim Group, who has a “hold” rating.
Valued at about $3.85 trillion as of the last close, Apple dwarfs the combined value of Germany (.GDAXI), opens new tab and Switzerland’s (.SSMI), opens new tab main stock markets.
