5 Best Stocks to Buy in 2026 According to Billionaire D.E. Shaw

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In this article, we will discuss: 5 Best Stocks to Buy in 2026 According to Billionaire D.E. Shaw. For more stocks, you can head to 10 Best Stocks to Buy in 2026 According to Billionaire D.E. Shaw.

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5. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

D. E. Shaw’s Q1 2026 Stake: $1.8 billion 

Consumer electronics giant Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s shares are up by 48.9% over the past year and by 16,9% year-to-date. Evercore ISI discussed the firm on June 25th, as it kept a $365 share price target and an Overweight rating on the stock. The coverage came after Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) made a major announcement due to the ongoing historic shortages in the memory market. This announcement saw the firm increase its product prices across the board due to the pricey memory chips. Everocre remarked that the price hikes showed that even Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL), despite its heft, was not immune to component pricing pressures.

A few days earlier, on June 22nd, KGI Securities had downgraded the shares. It had cut the rating to Hold from Outperform and kept a $315 share price target. More recently, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been in the news due to a historic leak of details about its iPhone 18. The upcoming smartphone’s pictures, supplier list and other details were leaked after India’s Tata Electronics was targeted by a cyberattack.

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