Apple Inc [NASDAQ: AAPL] jumped around 61709803.42 points on Friday, while shares priced at $61710000.0 at the close of the session, up 96813544%.
Compared to the average trading volume of 61.71M shares, AAPL reached a trading volume of 96813544 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 $228.26 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.
Needham have made an estimate for Apple Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Hold, with their previous recommendation back on June 04, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, TD Cowen dropped their target price from $290 to $275. The new note on the price target was released on May 02, 2025, representing the official price target for Apple Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $260 to $245, while Monness Crespi & Hardt kept a Buy rating on AAPL stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 44.95, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.25. Price to Free Cash Flow for AAPL in the course of the last twelve months was 30.48 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.78.
How has AAPL stock performed recently?
Apple Inc [AAPL] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 0.90. With this latest performance, AAPL shares dropped by -2.83% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -19.93% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -19.73% in the past year of trading.
Apple Inc [AAPL]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Apple Inc [AAPL] shares currently have an operating margin of 31.81% and a Gross Margin at 46.63%. Apple Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 24.30%.
Return on Equity for this stock inclined to 29.10%, with Return on Assets sitting at 29.10%.
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 7.76%.
Insider trade positions for Apple Inc [AAPL]
The top three institutional holders of AAPL stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.32 billion shares, which is approximately 8.6486%. 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 3.447%.
