Apple Will Soon Be Worth Way More Than $1 Trillion: Gene Munster

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In a Squawk Box interview, Loup Ventures founder Gene Munster has said that Apple is currently in a “paradigm shift” that will make it worth way more than $1 trillion. He noted that investors see Apple’s hardware as a subscription business. “We’re referring to it as Apple as a service, and that’s not reflecting their services segment”, said Munster.

“This is a concept that the hardware is actually performing like a subscription,” he added, noting that Apple consumers often exchange their old iPhones for a newer version about every three years. “If in fact, that is the case, I think that the multiple on Apple will go up.”

Last month, Munster argued that FAANG stocks as a group may not be a safe bet for investors. The term FAANG refers to Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix and Google-parent Alphabet. 

At the time, Munster said he saw a different path for Apple, Google, and Amazon, while predicting a weaker growth for Facebook this year. “Yes, Facebook is a behemoth,” Munster said, “but I don’t see outperformance coming from that name.”

Last week, Apple became the first publicly traded U.S. company to hit $1 trillion in market cap, after reporting strong quarterly results, posting big beats on earnings per share and average iPhone selling price.

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