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AAPL Stock: 7 Companies Apple Inc. SHOULD Buy

Robert Baillieul, B.Comm.

Profit Confidential

2015-11-24T09:04:56Z

2017-08-10 11:30:29

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is returning billions to shareholders, but is an AAPL stock buyback really a good idea?

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What Should Apple Inc. Do with Its Cash?

1. Tesla Motors, Inc.

2. Sony Corporation (ADR)

3. Square, Inc.

4. Uber

5. BlackBerry Limited

6. Netflix, Inc.

7. GoPro, Inc.

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(NASDAQ:AAPL) is working on the biggest spending program in corporate history. No, this isn’t a huge new investment in research and development. Rather, the company announced in April that it will spend over $200 billion in dividends and buying back AAPL stock through 2017. (Source: “ Apple Expands Capital Return Program to $200 Billion ,” Apple Inc., April 27, 2015.) Lucrative? Definitely. But while an Apple stock buyback may be smart, it’s also incredibly boring. Imagine, for the sake of discussion, if Apple ploughed that money back into its business. With its hundreds of billions, Apple could purchase a well-established corporation with the infrastructure needed to cement its dominance in the marketplace. Alternatively, it could buy a promising startup to springboard the company to something mind-blowingly new and exciting. If anyone is reading this in Cupertino, here are a few suggestions:(NASDAQ:TSLA) Elon Musk has been clear to reporters what he really thinks of Apple’s efforts to enter the car industry. In an interview with, the tech visionary bluntly told the German newspaper that Apple hires the engineers Tesla fires. (Source: “ All Charged Up in Berlin ,”, September 25, 2015.) Whether Musk is serious or blowing smoke, building an automotive company from scratch is a challenge, even for Apple. So why bother? With one check, Apple could become the dominant player in the automotive industry. With a price tag under $30.0 billion, Tesla would still be a rounding error on the company’s balance sheet.Buying(NYSE:SNE), with its leading edge 4K resolution video, would come in handy if Apple ever decided to launch a proper TV. The “PlayStation 4” would also make Apple a huge player in the video game industry overnight. Given Sony’s struggles in recent years, Apple would be able to pick up the electronics giant for a relatively modest $34.0 billion.Sooner or later Apple will need a reliable payment system for the “iPhone.” Established players likeorare options, but those companies are expensive and would be difficult to manage from Cupertino.(NYSE:SQ), however, is still a relatively small outfit. Today, the payment service is really only popular with small businesses, but the company could grow much faster with a large name like Apple behind it.has built an impressive transportation network on the iPhone, but this could just be the beginning. With Apple behind it, Uber could just be the first step towards an on-demand same-day delivery network for self-driving cars. With its taste in design and nearly $1.0-trillion balance sheet, Apple would be a top candidate to build this out.Today, 99% of all “things” are unconnected, but soon, just about everything, including your home’s heating system, TV, and coffeemaker, will be online. Tech analysts call the phenomena the “Internet of Things” (IoT) and some are throwing around words like “terabytes” to describe the amount of data these systems will be generating in the years to come.(NASDAQ:BBRY) is helping businesses turn the oncoming wall of data into actionable information with its “QNX” operating system. The company has already made opening forays into the automotive and healthcare sectors. With Apple behind it, QNX could become the backbone for the IoT.By acquiring(NASDAQ:NFLX), Apple would enter the online streaming business with a bang. In exchange for $53.0 billion in cash, Apple would receive a huge library of content, an industry-leading brand, and more than 65 million global subscribers. Would it rewrite the rules for television? Could it destroy the cable industry? Would it bring Apple into every house in America? Would it allow Tim Cook to take over the world? Yes. Yes. Yes. Probably not, but maybe.Just as smartphones have established themselves as the default way people take and share photos,(NASDAQ:GPRO) established itself as the default camera for adventurists. Practically overnight, the company built this segment from scratch. Apple’s iPhone is chipping away at GoPro’s lead, but the company is a long way off from conquering this segment. With one inexpensive acquisition, however, Apple could have an iPhone-GoPro hybrid on the market in a matter of months. Talk about a category-killer.