Billionaire stock investor Peter Thiel recently made a noteworthy transaction, selling Nvidia (NVDA) and Tesla (TSLA) shares to buy Apple (AAPL) stock. His hedge fund, Thiel Macro, shared its Q3 2025 holdings, which revealed the investor instructed his fund to sell loads of NVDA and TSLA stock in favor of AAPL.
The report revealed that at the end of Q2, Thiel held more than 272,000 shares of Tesla and more than 537,000 shares of Nvidia. At the end of Q3, he owned 65,000 Tesla shares and zero Nvidia shares. Although the report is a few months old, it reveals that a highly successful stock investor is favoring the iPhone developer over a top AI stock and a top vehicle manufacturer.
Apple (AAPL) stock had a rocky 2025, with a strong dip in the Spring due to US tariff threats. The stock did roar back in the Fall thanks to a successful launch of its latest iPhone lineup, AirPods and Apple Watch. In the last year, AAPL stock is up over 10%, and several analysts believe that green streak will continue in 2026.
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Apple (AAPL) 2026 Stock Forecast
Indeed, numerous stock forecasts for AAPL stock have been raised, with Morgan Stanley and Jeffries bringing the latest upgrades. An expert analyst at Jeffries has signaled that Apple Inc. (AAPL) is set to outperform in the first quarter of 2026, raising their forecast for AAPL stock. Jefferies analyst Edison Lee raised the firm’s price target on Apple (AAPL) to $283.36 from $246.99. However, the analyst did maintain a Hold rating on the shares, not blowing the horn just yet on rating them a buy.
In addition, Morgan Stanley analysts have also reiterated the Overweight rating on Apple (AAPL) stock and increased the price target to $315 from $305. The investment bank hiked the price target to reflect a 32X expected fiscal 2027 earnings per share estimate of $9.83, up from the previous forecast of $9.55.
These bullish forecasts for Apple shares, as well as Peter Thiel’s recent swoop of AAPL, paint a bullish picture for the stock in the opening months of 2026. At press time, AAPL is trading near the top of its 52-week range and above its 200-day simple moving average.