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The closing price of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) was $273.81 for the day, up 0.53% from the previous closing price of $272.36. In other words, the price has increased by $0.53 from its previous closing price. On the day, 17.91 million shares were traded. AAPL stock price reached its highest trading level at $275.43 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $272.25.
Ratios:
Our analysis of AAPL’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 73.97 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 40.96. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.86 and its Current Ratio is at 0.89. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.52 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.22.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on December 09, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $330 from $315 previously.
On December 08, 2025, Wedbush reiterated its Outperform rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $320 to $350.
Evercore ISI reiterated its Outperform rating for the stock on December 08, 2025, while the target price for the stock was revised from $300 to $325.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 07 ’25 when KONDO CHRIS sold 3,752 shares for $271.23 per share. The transaction valued at 1,017,655 led to the insider holds 15,098 shares of the business.
Parekh Kevan sold 4,199 shares of AAPL for $1,038,787 on Oct 16 ’25. The Senior Vice President, CFO now owns 8,765 shares after completing the transaction at $247.39 per share. On Oct 16 ’25, another insider, KEVAN PAREKH, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 4,199 shares for $249.34 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, AAPL now has a Market Capitalization of 4063446958080 and an Enterprise Value of 4103593263104. As of this moment, Apple’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 36.71, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 29.97. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 2.86. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.72 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 54.86. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.861 whereas that against EBITDA is 28.35.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAPL is 1.09, which has changed by 0.07128608 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16098404 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AAPL has reached a high of $288.62, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $169.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.02%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 18.76%.
Shares Statistics:
AAPL traded an average of 47.00M shares per day over the past three months and 49136440 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 14.77B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 14.76B. Insiders hold about 0.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 64.88% stake in the company. Shares short for AAPL as of 1765756800 were 122035714 with a Short Ratio of 2.60, compared to 1763078400 on 114913396. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 122035714 and a Short% of Float of 0.83.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.02, AAPL has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.03. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0037450434. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.53. The current Payout Ratio is 13.66% for AAPL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-11-10 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-11-10. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-08-31 when the company split stock in a 4:1 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Apple Inc (AAPL) is currently drawing attention from 30.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.84, with high estimates of $2.15 and low estimates of $1.7.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $9.0 and $7.76 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $8.27. EPS for the following year is $9.14, with 37.0 analysts recommending between $10.1 and $8.3.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 29 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $142.74B to a low estimate of $136.68B. As of. The current estimate, Apple Inc’s year-ago sales were $124.3BFor the next quarter, 29 analysts are estimating revenue of $104.55B. There is a high estimate of $109.16B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $98.91B.
A total of 41 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AAPL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $469.08B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $437.29B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $452.86B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $416.16BBased on 39 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $482.57B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $526.33B and the low estimate is $444.29B.
