Skip to navigationSkip to main contentSkip to right columnADVERTISEMENTWajeeh KhanFri, July 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM GMT+2 2 min readApple (AAPL) shares inched higher in early trading on July 17 as senior HSBC analyst Nicolas Cote-Colisson issued a bullish note in favor of the iPhone maker. The initial uptick helped AAPL briefly steal the crown of "the world's most valuable company" by market cap from Nvidia (NVDA). Later in the day, however, Apple stock pared back its intraday gains, with its market cap slipping below Nvidia's again. That said, AAPL has outperformed NVDA this year, currently up about 20% year-to-date. More News from BarchartMicron Stock Is Off 31% From Its High. Why This Could Be the Best Time to Buy.