Forget Apple: Why Microsoft Is a Far Better Value Today

2026-07-01 12:22:00 ET

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) continues to maintain its status as one of the three most valuable companies in the world (behind Nvidia and trading No.2 and No. 3 positions regularly with Alphabet ). Investors are paying less attention to Apple in the age of AI, but it has still been a strong stock pick over the past year, although it hasn't escaped the recent tech sell-off. However, I'm not convinced that all of this rally is driven by business gains, and I think there are far better values out there.

One of the biggest (if not the biggest) bargains I can think of right now is the fourth-largest company in the world: Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) . If you're deciding between the two, I think Microsoft makes for a far better value, and I've got a few metrics to back that up.

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