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Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) closed the day trading at $214.00 up 0.24% from the previous closing price of $213.49. In other words, the price has increased by $0.24 from its previous closing price. On the day, 47.93 million shares were traded. AAPL stock price reached its highest trading level at $215.22 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $209.98.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of AAPL, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 59.78 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 32.70. 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:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. 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 3214729543680 and an Enterprise Value of 3257747636224. As of this moment, Apple’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.02, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 26.17. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.50. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 8.12 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 48.21. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 8.232 whereas that against EBITDA is 23.718.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for AAPL is 1.28, which has changed by 0.21535671 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.09589827 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 -8.63%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -6.10%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, AAPL traded about 53.52M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, AAPL traded about 57274450 shares per day. 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 1740700800 were 134441154 with a Short Ratio of 2.51, 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
AAPL’s forward annual dividend rate is 1.00, up from 0.99 a year ago. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0046372195The 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.
