{"id":34296,"date":"2025-09-21T09:34:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T09:34:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/34296\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T09:34:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T09:34:07","slug":"oppenheimer-reiterates-apple-aapl-as-perform-despite-metas-smart-glasses-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/34296\/","title":{"rendered":"Oppenheimer Reiterates Apple (AAPL) as \u201cPerform\u201d Despite Meta\u2019s Smart Glasses Launch"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:<a href=\"https:\/\/finance.yahoo.com\/quote\/AAPL\" data-ylk=\"slk:AAPL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AAPL<\/a>) is one of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidermonkey.com\/blog\/10-ai-stocks-analysts-are-tracking-closely-3-1612090\/?singlepage=1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:AI Stocks Analysts Are Tracking Closely;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">AI Stocks Analysts Are Tracking Closely<\/a>.\u00a0On September 18, Oppenheimer reiterated the stock as \u201cPerform\u201d. The rating follows the launch of Meta\u2019s Ray-Ban Display smart glasses. The firm reassured that Meta\u2019s smart glasses are not a threat to Apple.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Meta\u2019s $799 Ray-Ban Display features an in-lens display and an EMG wristband for gesture control. However, Oppenheimer contends that the innovation does not yet represent a significant challenge to Apple\u2019s tightly integrated hardware ecosystem.<\/p>\n<p>    <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/ywAAAAAAQABAAACAUwAOw==\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" height=\"538\" width=\"960\" class=\"yf-1gfnohs loader\"\/>     <\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1ba2ufg\">\u201cThe obvious questions for Apple investors are: 1) is Meta Ray-Ban Display a threat to Apple\u2019s ecosystem around iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch? And 2) is Meta leapfrogging Apple in smart glasses design? Upon closer inspection of Ray-Ban Display\u2019s specification and discussion with MR supply chain contacts, our answer to both questions is no.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Apple is a technology company known for its consumer electronics, software, and services.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">While we acknowledge the potential of AAPL as an investment, we believe certain AI stocks offer greater upside potential and carry less downside risk. If you&#8217;re looking for an extremely undervalued AI stock that also stands to benefit significantly from Trump-era tariffs and the onshoring trend, see our free report on the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidermonkey.com\/blog\/three-megatrends-one-overlooked-stock-massive-upside-1548959\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:best short-term AI stock;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> best short-term AI stock<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">READ NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidermonkey.com\/blog\/10-ai-stocks-you-should-not-ignore-1610146\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:10 AI Stocks You Should Not Ignore;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">10 AI Stocks You Should Not Ignore<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidermonkey.com\/blog\/10-trending-ai-stocks-on-wall-street-8-1609513\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:10 Trending AI Stocks on Wall Street.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">10 Trending AI Stocks on Wall Street.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"yf-1090901\">Disclosure: None.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the\u00a0AI Stocks Analysts Are Tracking Closely.\u00a0On September 18, Oppenheimer reiterated the stock&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":34297,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[1646,1313,61,60,16277,80],"class_list":["post-34296","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-apple-inc","tag-apple-watch","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-smart-glasses","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34296","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34296"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34296\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34297"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34296"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34296"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34296"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}