Apple (AAPL -1.17%) has been a quiet outperformer this year. It has risen around 18% this year, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC -0.58%) is up around 13%. That’s a solid outperformance, but what investors are focused on is what happens over the next year. Apple has some major headwinds popping up, and with new CEO John Ternus at the helm, he’s going to be thrown into the deep end quickly.

I think this could be a problematic run for Apple, and if you own shares, now may be the time to exit.

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Apple is highly valued for its growth

If you compare Apple stock to its peers, it’s clear that it has a much greater premium than any of them.

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Apple is in a league of its own and must…