Apple shares edged lower in early Thursday trading, extending a move into correction territory for the world's second-largest tech stock, following a price target downgrade from Goldman Sachs analysts ahead of its December quarter earnings report later next week.

Apple shares fell Tuesday after Jefferies downgraded the stock to an “underperform” from “hold” on Monday, noting that flagging iPhone sales and weak demand for its artificial intelligence (AI) features in newer models would lead the tech giant to undershoot quarterly revenue forecasts.

Apple stock price has pulled back this year as concerns about its innovation, growth, and valuation continued. AAPL crashed to $220, about 15% below its highest level in 2024, bringing its market cap to about $3.

Nvidia is once again the most valuable U.S. company, outranking Apple for the first time since late November. The chip maker ended Tuesday with a market capitalization of $3.449 trillion, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) and Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) are the two largest companies in the world by market capitalization. While Nvidia is valued at roughly $3.38 trillion as of this writing and stands as the second-biggest business,

Apple (AAPL), and the stock has lost over 11% so far, extending its drawdown from all-time highs to over 14%. It also lost its status as the world’s largest company to Nvidia (NVDA), whose share have looked unstoppable over the last few years.