Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL – Free Report) from a hold rating to an underperform rating in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, MarketBeat reports. Jefferies Financial Group currently has $200.

In a rare move, analysts at Jefferies downgraded one of the largest companies in the world, Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), to underperform. Wall Street analysts are known for being bullish, so underperform and sell ratings tend to make up only a small percentage of overall analyst ratings.

Today, analysts at Jefferies and Loop Capital each downgraded their ratings on Apple.

Earlier today, it was reported that Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) iPhone sales fell 18.2% in China in the fourth quarter of 2024, while the resurgent Chinese rival Huawei Technologies took the top spot, according to Counterpoint Research. Apple is slated to report its fiscal first quarter results on Jan. 30.

Jefferies analysts downgraded Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock to Underperform from Hold, reducing the price target to $200.75 from $211.84, signaling a potential 13% downside. The downgrade reflects concerns over Apples

Shares of iPhone and iPad maker Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) fell 4.1% in the morning session after Jefferies analyst Edison Lee downgraded the stock's rating from Hold to Sell, and echoed concerns about weak iPhone sales.

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Investing.com -- Jefferies analysts downgraded Apple stock to Underperform from Hold on Monday as they expect the tech giant to miss both earnings and guidance targets in its upcoming fiscal Q1 2025 report. The company's shares fell around 1% in premarket trading Tuesday.

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People in China consume a lot of apples on Christmas Eve, known in the country as "Peaceful Night," because the Mandarin word for "apple" sounds so close to ​​"peace." But Apple (AAPL) wasn’t as lucky in the Chinese market during the recent holiday season.

Apple got hit with downgrades from Jefferies and Loop Capital on fears of slowing iPhone sales and a lack of demand around Apple Intelligence.

According to the findings, both iPhone 17 and 18 performed below expectations, AI adoption grew more slowly than hoped, and Apple expected iPhone market share to decrease by 2% in Q1 2025. China's cut to device subsidies will lead to reduced iPhone demand in 2023.