Apple Inc. (AAPL): People Are Tired Of The Stock Buybacks, Says Jim Cramer

We recently published Jim Cramer Recently Discussed These 11 Stocks & Said The Robots Are Coming. Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed.

Cramer continues to be one of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s strongest proponents even though the firm’s shares have lost 12.6% year-to-date. The stock has struggled due to trade tensions between the US and China that have threatened to disrupt the supply chain, the firm’s struggle to convince the market about its presence in the AI market, and concerns about slow iPhone sales. However, the CNBC host believes that Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) will maintain its stature as long as the firm holds its high-end smartphone market share. This time around, he criticized Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s stock buybacks and deemed them inadequate:

“[On reports of Apple reportedly looking to rely on third party AI] Look at how the stock reacted. Because people are tired of Apple just saying, you know what we’re gonna do, we’re gonna buy back stock until we get something better. No. I mean that’s not what you can do anymore.

A wide view of an Apple store, showing the range of products the company offers.

Cramer commented on Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)’s woes in detail recently. Here is what he said:

“. . .Apple, which cannot get out of its own way. And I think probably could go down to 25 times earnings. Which is a substantial decline. Apple’s a share donor. It’s a share donor.

“[On why he won’t sell despite talking about the negatives] The number product, I just went on Amazon . . .I really want to buy, I need more AirPods. . . I think what’s really important David, is they are a share donor to the other stocks I’m talking about. And it is because all they do is buy back stock. . .

“[On why Apple stock should be bought] No I’m not going to because I think the multiple’s too high.

“[On future prospects, past revenue growth] Well I think it’s time they articulated a strategy for Siri.”

“. . .they do need to have Siri on board. . .they gotta fix it, because right now, if they bought Perplexity, and I know that they are averse to buying companies, but Perplexity is my go to. I’m on Perplexity maybe 20 times a day.”

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