Ratios in Focus: Analyzing Apple Inc (AAPL)’s Price-to-Cash and Price-to-Free Cash Flow

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In the latest session, Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) closed at $216.98 down -1.75% from its previous closing price of $220.84. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 62.35 million shares were traded. AAPL stock price reached its highest trading level at $221.75 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $214.91.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Apple Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 60.61 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 33.16. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.88 and its Current Ratio is at 0.92. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.45 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.26.

Upgrades & Downgrades

In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, KeyBanc Capital Markets on January 31, 2025, Reiterated its Underweight rating and also kept its target price maintained to $200.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 03 ’25 when LEVINSON ARTHUR D sold 1,516 shares for $226.35 per share. The transaction valued at 343,147 led to the insider holds 4,159,576 shares of the business.

LEVINSON ARTHUR D bought 1,516 shares of AAPL for $343,147 on Feb 03 ’25. On Dec 16 ’24, another insider, WILLIAMS JEFFREY E, who serves as the COO of the company, sold 100,000 shares for $249.97 each. As a result, the insider received 24,997,395 and left with 389,944 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 3259495350272 and an Enterprise Value of 3302513442816. As of this moment, Apple’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.49, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.54. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.55. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.24 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 48.89. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.345 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.044.

Stock Price History:

The Beta on a monthly basis for AAPL is 1.26, which has changed by 0.25421965 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.087141395 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 $164.07. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -8.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -4.64%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, AAPL has traded an average of 52.43M shares per day and 54831570 over the past ten days. A total of 15.04B shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 15.01B. Insiders hold about 0.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.75% stake in the company. Shares short for AAPL as of 1740700800 were 134441154 with a Short Ratio of 2.56, compared to 1738281600 on 124917523. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 134441154 and a Short% of Float of 0.8999999999999999.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for AAPL is 1.00, from 0.99 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0044828835The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.59. The current Payout Ratio is 16.11% for AAPL, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-02-10 with an ex-dividend date of 1739145600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2020-08-31 when the company split stock in a 4:1 ratio.

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