Morgan Stanley Raises Target to $315 as India Supply-Chain Plans and App Store Scrutiny Intensify
Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) enters mid-December with its stock still hovering near recent highs and investors weighing a familiar mix of mega-cap strengths—iPhone scale, services profitability, buybacks—against a growing list of headline risks: regulation, platform fees, and supply-chain geopolitics.
As of the latest completed session, Apple shares closed at $274.61 on Tuesday, Dec. 16, after an early-December run that saw the stock reach $288.62. [1] That price level keeps Apple’s market value near the very top of global equities, with market-cap estimates around $4.06 trillion in widely followed market data snapshots. [2]
On Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, the Apple stock narrative is being shaped by three fast-moving themes:
- a fresh…
