Andrei Jikh: "I view Apple as well-positioned to extend Apple Wallet into a treasury-backed dollar stablecoin product that leverages global brand trust and distribution to attract deposits and earn yield spreads for the company." The Ramsey Show Highlights: "Apple's Apple Pay reduces the psychological 'pain' of spending versus cash, which should raise transaction frequency and support AAPL's services and payments revenue growth."

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Q: The Bear Case · 1

Ale's World of Stocks: "Apple is under material execution risk on its first foldable iPhone—engineering and durability concerns could derail a September launch and meaningfully pressure iPhone revenue given iPhones drive over half of quarterly revenue."

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Andrei JikhBUILDING3 months ago

"I view Apple as well-positioned to extend Apple Wallet into a treasury-backed dollar stablecoin product that leverages global brand trust and distribution to attract deposits and earn yield spreads for the company."

Analyst's reasoning:Apple's global brand trust and distribution scale make it well-positioned to launch a Treasury-backed dollar stablecoin through Apple Wallet. Attracting deposits at scale would enable the company to earn yield spreads and deepen financial services engagement.

Publish-day $253.50 · 04/07

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The Ramsey Show HighlightsBUILDING2 months ago

"Apple's Apple Pay reduces the psychological 'pain' of spending versus cash, which should raise transaction frequency and support AAPL's services and payments revenue growth."

Analyst's reasoning:Apple Pay lowers the psychological cost of spending versus cash, which the analyst argues should increase transaction frequency and directly support services and payments revenue growth. The take-rate expansion thesis rests on behavioral economics rather than product launches.

Publish-day $266.43 · 04/15

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Ale's World of StocksBUILDING3 months ago

"Apple is under material execution risk on its first foldable iPhone—engineering and durability concerns could derail a September launch and meaningfully pressure iPhone revenue given iPhones drive over half of quarterly revenue."

Analyst's reasoning:Apple faces material execution risk on its first foldable iPhone with engineering and durability concerns that could derail a September launch. Given iPhones account for over half of quarterly revenue, any meaningful delay would create significant near-term revenue pressure.

Publish-day $260.48 · 04/106mo

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