Apple Inc [NASDAQ: AAPL] traded at a low on Friday, posting a -2.41 loss after which it closed the day’ session at $236.85.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 61527668 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Apple Inc stands at 1.80% while the volatility over the past one month is 1.76%.
The market cap for AAPL stock reached $3580.18 billion, with 15.12 billion shares outstanding and 15.10 billion shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 44.14M shares, AAPL reached a trading volume of 61527668 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Apple Inc [AAPL]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for AAPL shares is $249.75 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on AAPL stock is a recommendation set at 2.04. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
MoffettNathanson have made an estimate for Apple Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Sell, with their previous recommendation back on January 07, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Bernstein raised their target price from $240 to $260. The new note on the price target was released on January 03, 2025, representing the official price target for Apple Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise from $300 to $325, while Wedbush kept a Outperform rating on AAPL stock.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Apple Inc is set at 4.61, with the Price to Sales ratio for AAPL stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 9.16. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 62.87, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 4.31. Price to Free Cash Flow for AAPL in the course of the last twelve months was 32.90 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.83.
How has AAPL stock performed recently?
Apple Inc [AAPL] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -2.87. With this latest performance, AAPL shares dropped by -4.01% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 4.08% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 27.93% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for AAPL stock in for the last two-week period is set at 37.30, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 28.39, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 43.17 for Apple Inc [AAPL]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 238.71, while it was recorded at 242.02 for the last single week of trading, and 215.46 for the last 200 days.
Apple Inc [AAPL]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Apple Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.83 and a Current Ratio set at 0.87.
Earnings analysis for Apple Inc [AAPL]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for AAPL. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Apple Inc go to 8.00%.
Insider trade positions for Apple Inc [AAPL]
There are presently around $61.96%, or 63.26%% of AAPL stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of AAPL stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.32 billion shares, which is approximately 8.6004%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.05 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$221.2 billion in AAPL stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$111.22 billion in AAPL stock with ownership which is approximately 3.4278%.