Is Apple Losing Its Direction?

By Rex Moore – Dec 11, 2012 at 6:21PM

NASDAQ: AAPL

Apple

Market Cap

$2,561B

Today's Change

(0.21%) $0.34

Current Price

$166.19

Price as of April 23, 2024, 12:15 p.m. ET

Is the company losing too much face from the Apple Maps debacle?

The following video is from Tuesday's MarketFoolery podcast, in which host Rex Moore, along with analysts Joe Magyer from Motley Fool Inside Value and Jason Moser from Motley Fool One, discuss the top business and investing stories.

In this segment, the guys discuss whether the perception of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) new Apple Maps is worse than the reality. Should Apple partner with Google on maps? What does Apple Maps mean for investors? Joe thinks the Apple Maps debacle is costing Apple sales and flows through to the stock price; he's bearish on Apple and thinks Apple risks losing sales to Samsung. Jason is bulish on Apple and notes the company's attractive valuation and opportunities in mobile.

Joe Magyer owns shares of Google. Rex Moore and Jason Moser have no positions in the stocks mentioned above. The Motley Fool owns shares of Apple and Google. Motley Fool newsletter services recommend Apple and Google. We Fools don't all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.