Apple (AAPL) Stock Forecast, Price & News

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Frequently Asked Questions

Is Apple a buy right now?

32 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Apple in the last year. There are currently 8 hold ratings, 23 buy ratings and 1 strong buy rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "buy" Apple stock.
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When is Apple's next earnings date?

Apple is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 26th 2022.
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How were Apple's earnings last quarter?

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 28th. The iPhone maker reported $1.52 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.09. The iPhone maker had revenue of $97.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $93.99 billion. Apple had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 152.88% and a net margin of 26.41%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 8.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.40 EPS.
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How often does Apple pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Apple?

Apple announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 28th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 9th will be given a dividend of $0.23 per share on Thursday, May 12th. This represents a $0.92 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.67%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 6th. This is an increase from Apple's previous quarterly dividend of $0.22.
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Is Apple a good dividend stock?

Apple pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.67%. Apple has been increasing its dividend for 11 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of Apple is 14.94%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, Apple will have a dividend payout ratio of 13.86% next year. This indicates that Apple will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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When did Apple's stock split? How did Apple's stock split work?

Apple's stock split before market open on Monday, August 31st 2020. The 4-1 split was announced on Thursday, July 30th 2020. The newly minted shares were distributed to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, August 28th 2020. An investor that had 100 shares of Apple stock prior to the split would have 400 shares after the split.

How will Apple's stock buyback program work?

Apple announced that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Thursday, April 28th 2022, which allows the company to repurchase $90,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 3.5% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

What price target have analysts set for AAPL?

32 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Apple's shares. Their forecasts range from $155.00 to $210.00. On average, they expect Apple's stock price to reach $188.73 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 37.2% from the stock's current price.
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What are Wall Street analysts saying about Apple stock?

Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Apple stock:

• 1. Fundamental Research analysts commented, "Fundamental Research Corp has issued a report entitled “Raising Our Fair Value Amid Bullish Guidance for Q2 and a New Product Rivalling Square” and dated January 28, 2022. The full report is now at www.researchfrc.com." (1/28/2022)
• 2. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Apple’s fourth-quarter fiscal 2021 results reflected supply chain constraints due to industry-wide silicon shortages and COVID-related manufacturing disruptions. Nevertheless, continued momentum in the Services and robust performance from iPhone, iPad, Mac and Wearables contributed strongly to the quarterly results. Apple did not provide revenue guidance for the first quarter of fiscal 2022, given the uncertainty around the impact of the pandemic. It expects supply chain constrains to hurt top-line in a much larger way as compared with fourth-quarter. Iexpects revenues for each product category to grow on a year-over-year basis, except for iPad, which is expected to decline year over year due to supply constraints. Services growth rate is expected to decline sequentially. Shares have underperformed the S&P 500 year to date." (11/1/2021)

Who are Apple's key executives?

Apple's management team includes the following people:

• Mr. Timothy D. Cook, CEO & Director (Age 61, Pay $16.39M)
• Mr. Luca Maestri, CFO & Sr. VP (Age 58, Pay $5.02M)
• Mr. Jeffrey E. Williams, Chief Operating Officer (Age 58, Pay $5.02M)
• Ms. Katherine L. Adams, Sr. VP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. (Age 58, Pay $5.01M) (LinkedIn Profile)
• Ms. Deirdre O'Brien, Sr. VP of People & Retail (Age 55, Pay $5.06M)
• Mr. Chris Kondo, Sr. Director of Corp. Accounting (LinkedIn Profile)
• Mr. James Wilson, Chief Technology Officer
• Ms. Mary Demby, Chief Information Officer
• Ms. Nancy Paxton, Sr. Director of Investor Relations & Treasury
• Mr. Greg Joswiak, Sr. VP of Worldwide Marketing

What is Tim Cook's approval rating as Apple's CEO?

11,001 employees have rated Apple CEO Tim Cook on Glassdoor.com. Tim Cook has an approval rating of 94% among Apple's employees. This puts Tim Cook in the top 30% of approval ratings compared to other CEOs of publicly-traded companies.

Who are some of Apple's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Apple include HP (HPQ), Dell Technologies (DELL), NCR (NCR), 3D Systems (DDD), Avid Technology (AVID), Stratasys (SSYS), Diebold Nixdorf (DBD) and Kopin (KOPN).
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What other stocks do shareholders of Apple own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Apple investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Tesla (TSLA), Micron Technology (MU), Netflix (NFLX), General Electric (GE), Walt Disney (DIS), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), AT&T (T) and Boeing (BA).

What is Apple's stock symbol?

Apple trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "AAPL."

Who are Apple's major shareholders?

Apple's stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc. (7.85%), State Street Corp (3.79%), Northern Trust Corp (1.15%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (0.50%), Swiss National Bank (0.44%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (0.41%). Company insiders that own Apple stock include Arthur D Levinson, Chris Kondo, Deirdre O'brien, Jeffrey E Williams, Jeffrey E Williams, Katherine L Adams, Katherine L Adams, Luca Maestri and Timothy D Cook.
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Which major investors are selling Apple stock?

AAPL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Miracle Mile Advisors LLC, Capitolis Advisors LLC, Jane Street Group LLC, UBS Group AG, Northern Trust Corp, Bank of Nova Scotia, and Winslow Capital Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Apple company stock in the last year include Arthur D Levinson, Chris Kondo, Deirdre O'brien, Jeffrey E Williams, Katherine L Adams, Luca Maestri, and Timothy D Cook.
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Which major investors are buying Apple stock?

AAPL stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC, Capital Research Global Investors, Vanguard Group Inc., Swiss National Bank, SG Americas Securities LLC, Wellington Management Group LLP, H&H International Investment LLC, and Verity Asset Management Inc..
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How do I buy shares of Apple?

Shares of AAPL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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What is Apple's stock price today?

One share of AAPL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $137.59.

How much money does Apple make?

Apple has a market capitalization of $2.23 trillion and generates $365.82 billion in revenue each year. The iPhone maker earns $94.68 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.159990 on an earnings per share basis.

How many employees does Apple have?

Apple employs 154,000 workers across the globe.

Does Apple have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiares of Apple: AI Music, Acunu, Akonia Holographics, AlgoTrim, Anobit Technologies, Apple Asia LLC, Apple Asia Limited, Apple Canada Inc., Apple Computer Trading (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Apple Distribution International Limited, Apple Insurance Company Inc., Apple Japan Inc., Apple Korea Limited, Apple Operations Europe Limited, Apple Operations International Limited, Apple Operations Limited, Apple Pty Limited, Apple Sales International Limited, Apple South Asia (Thailand) Limited, Asaii Inc, AuthenTec, Beats Electronics, Beddit, Booklamp, Braeburn Capital Inc., BroadMap, Buddybuild, Burstly, Camerai, Catch.com, Chomp, Color Labs, Concept.io, Credit Kudos, Cue, DataTiger, Dialog Semiconductor, Drive.ai, Dryft, Embark1, Emotient, Fleetsmith, Flyby Media, FoundationDB, IKinema LTD, InVisage Technologies, Inductiv, Intel's smartphone modem business, Intrinsity, Joby Aviation, Lala, Laserlike, LearnSprout, LegbaCore, Limited Liability Company Apple Rus, Locationary, MOG, Mapsense, Matcha, Mobeewave, Next Issue Media, NextVR, Novauris, Particle, Placebase, Platoon, Polar Rose, Poly9, Pop Up Archive, PowerSchool, PowerbyProxi, PrimeSense, Primephonic, Privaris, Prss, PullString, Quattro Wireless, Raycer Graphics, Scout FM, Semetric, SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI), Shazam, Silk Labs, Siri, SnappyLabs, SourceDNA, Spaces, Spectral Edge, Spektral, Spotsetter, Stamplay, Texture by Next Issue, The Dark Sky Company, Topsy Labs, Tueo Health, Turi, Union Bay Networks, Vilynx, VocalIQ, Voysis, Vrvana, WiFiSLAM, Xnor.ai, iTunes K.K., imsense, indoor.io, metaio, and tuplejump.

When was Apple founded?

Apple was founded in 1976.

What is Apple's official website?

The official website for Apple is www.apple.com.

How can I contact Apple?

Apple's mailing address is ONE APPLE PARK WAY, CUPERTINO CA, 95014. The iPhone maker can be reached via phone at (408) 996-1010, via email at [email protected], or via fax at 408-974-2483.