According to estimates by IDC and Canalys, overall iPhone market share fell 1% year over year in Q4 to 23% despite the broader market for smartphone shipments increasing by 3%. Apple kicked off its big AI push in October, releasing the first raft of its Apple Intelligence updates.

The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC) gained 0.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) rose nearly 0.4%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ( ^IXIC) was up nearly 0.3%.

Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL – Free Report) from a hold rating to an underperform rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, MarketBeat reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has $200.

Apple Inc. was downgraded to perform from outperform at Oppenheimer, in the latest sign of caution building ahead of the company’s results.

Today, analysts at Jefferies and Loop Capital each downgraded their ratings on Apple.

Update: The story was updated with Loop Capital's rating action on Apple and stock price movement. Jefferies downgraded Apple's (NASDAQ:AAPL) rating to Underperform from Hold noting that it expects results and guidance to miss estimates. In addition ...

In a rare move, analysts at Jefferies downgraded one of the largest companies in the world, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), to underperform. Wall Street analysts are known for being bullish, so underperform and sell ratings tend to make up only a small percentage of overall analyst ratings.

The bosses of the magnificent seven tech companies, which drove the S&P 500′s more than 50 per cent surge over the past years on Wall Street, turned out in force for US president Donald Trump ’s swearing-in ceremony in Washington on Monday.

Apple shares fell Tuesday after Jefferies downgraded the stock to an “underperform” from “hold” on Monday, noting that flagging iPhone sales and weak demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) features in newer models would lead the tech giant to undershoot quarterly revenue forecasts.

Jefferies analysts downgraded Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock to Underperform from Hold, reducing the price target to $200.75 from $211.84, signaling a potential 13% downside. The downgrade reflects concerns over Apples

Apple was downgraded by not one but two Wall Street sell-side analysts, as preliminary figures for the December quarter suggest disappointing iPhone sales. Jefferies and Loop take Apple down a ...

"During the past 24 months or so, Apple has been the stock everyone has loved to hate, and that trend has continued into 2025," Rubin told clients in a new note. "Apple has been left behind in this year's rally but the stock's decline this January is reminiscent of the start of last year."