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The closing price of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) was $223.85 for the day, up 1.05% from the previous closing price of $221.53. In other words, the price has increased by $1.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 37.03 million shares were traded. AAPL stock price reached its highest trading level at $224.99 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $220.5601.
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 62.53 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 34.21. 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, Evercore ISI on March 18, 2025, Reiterated its Outperform rating but revised its target price to $275 from $260 previously.
On January 31, 2025, KeyBanc Capital Markets reiterated its Underweight ratingand also kept the price unchanged to $200.
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 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 3362697248768 and an Enterprise Value of 3405715079168. As of this moment, Apple’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 35.59, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 27.38. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.59. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.50 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 50.43. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.606 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.796.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAPL is 1.27, which has changed by 0.31653237 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08572841 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 -3.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -2.20%.
Shares Statistics:
AAPL traded an average of 52.55M shares per day over the past three months and 49836480 shares per day 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 63.74% stake in the company. Shares short for AAPL as of 1741910400 were 129678474 with a Short Ratio of 2.47, compared to 1739491200 on 127893856. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 129678474 and a Short% of Float of 0.86.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.99, AAPL has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.00. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0044689206The 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.
