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The price of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) closed at $247.77 in the last session, up 0.04% from day before closing price of $247.66. In other words, the price has increased by $0.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 35.41 million shares were traded. AAPL stock price reached its highest trading level at $248.845 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $244.7.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at AAPL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 66.41 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 38.23. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.83 and its Current Ratio is at 0.87. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.54 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.25.
On October 02, 2025, Morgan Stanley reiterated its Overweight rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $240 to $298.
On October 01, 2025, Seaport Research Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $310.Seaport Research Partners initiated its Buy rating on October 01, 2025, with a $310 target price.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 02 ’25 when COOK TIMOTHY D sold 129,963 shares for $256.81 per share. The transaction valued at 33,375,723 led to the insider holds 3,280,295 shares of the business.
O’BRIEN DEIRDRE sold 43,013 shares of AAPL for $11,071,078 on Oct 02 ’25. The Senior Vice President now owns 136,687 shares after completing the transaction at $257.39 per share. On Oct 02 ’25, another insider, Adams Katherine L., who serves as the SVP, GC and Secretary of the company, sold 47,125 shares for $256.79 each. As a result, the insider received 12,101,154 and left with 179,158 shares of the company.
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 3677003448320 and an Enterprise Value of 3723329536000. As of this moment, Apple’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.67, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.92. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.09. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 9.00 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 55.92. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.112 whereas that against EBITDA is 26.277.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAPL is 1.09, which has changed by 0.06898785 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13724327 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, AAPL has reached a high of $260.10, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $169.21. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 3.75%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 11.53%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, AAPL traded on average about 54.58M shares per day over the past 3-months and 42752840 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 14.86B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 14.83B. Insiders hold about 0.10% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 64.43% stake in the company. Shares short for AAPL as of 1759190400 were 110777598 with a Short Ratio of 2.03, compared to 1756425600 on 113582365. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 110777598 and a Short% of Float of 0.75.
Dividends & Splits
The forward annual dividend rate for AAPL is 1.02, which was 1.01 in the trailing 12 months. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0040781717. The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.54. . The current Payout Ratio is 16.11% for AAPL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-08-11 with an ex-dividend date of 2025-08-11. 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 31.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $2.49, with high estimates of $2.67 and low estimates of $2.28.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.47 and $7.09 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $7.37. EPS for the following year is $7.99, with 41.0 analysts recommending between $9.0 and $7.13.
Revenue Estimates
According to 28 analysts, . The current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $101.72B. It ranges from a high estimate of $103.22B to a low estimate of $97.85B. As of . The current estimate, Apple Inc’s year-ago sales were $94.93BFor the next quarter, 28 analysts are estimating revenue of $130.81B. There is a high estimate of $138.91B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $125.55B.
A total of 42 analysts have provided revenue estimates for AAPL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $431.78B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $404.53B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $415.25B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $391.04BBased on 42 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $438.56B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $477.46B and the low estimate is $408.1B.
