Apple Stock: Do the Risks Outweigh the Reward?

When (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently reported its fiscal second-quarter results, it highlighted both the positives the company is seeing and the challenges it is facing. With the stock down around 20% this year, as of this writing, Apple has lost its mantle as the world's largest company to rival Microsoft.

Let's examine if the positives for Apple outweigh the risks, or if investors should move on to better ideas.

While at its core Apple is a hardware company, it is the company's high-margin services segment that has been its biggest growth driver over the past few years, as iPhone sales have generally flattened out over time. The services segment generates revenue in a variety of ways, including through its App Store, cloud storage, subscriptions like Apple TV, Apple Pay, and its revenue-share agreement with 's Google for search.

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Source Fool.com