NASDAQ:AAPL - Apple Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Question 1

What is Apple's stock symbol?

Answer

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

Question 2

How often does Apple pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Apple?

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Apple declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 13th will be given a dividend of $0.73 per share on Thursday, August 16th. This represents a $2.92 annualized dividend and a yield of 1.34%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, August 10th. View Apple's Dividend History.

Question 3

When did Apple's stock split? How did Apple's stock split work?

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Apple's stock split on Monday, June 9th 2014. The 7-1 split was announced on Wednesday, April 23rd 2014. The newly minted shares were payable to shareholders after the closing bell on Friday, June 6th 2014. An investor that had 100 shares of Apple stock prior to the split would have 700 shares after the split.

Question 4

How will Apple's stock buyback program work?

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Apple declared that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock repurchase program on Tuesday, May 1st 2018, which allows the company to repurchase $100,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 11.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are usually an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Question 5

How were Apple's earnings last quarter?

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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 31st. The iPhone maker reported $2.34 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $2.18 by $0.16. The iPhone maker earned $53.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $52.43 billion. Apple had a return on equity of 43.50% and a net margin of 21.98%. The firm's revenue was up 17.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.67 earnings per share. View Apple's Earnings History.

Question 6

When is Apple's next earnings date?

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Apple is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Apple.

Question 7

What price target have analysts set for AAPL?

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44 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Apple's shares. Their predictions range from $26.00 to $300.00. On average, they expect Apple's share price to reach $219.1053 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 0.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Apple.

Question 8

What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Apple?

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44 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Apple in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings, 17 hold ratings and 25 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Apple.

Question 9

What are Wall Street analysts saying about Apple stock?

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

1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "Apple's Services segment has become the new cash cow for the company. The segment is expected to grow strongly driven by increasing adoption of Apple Music & Apple Pay. Further, the higher ASP of iPhone X is also expected to boost the top-line growth. Going ahead, we believe Apple’s foray into fast-growing technologies like autonomous vehicle, artificial intelligence (AI) & AR/VR will drive growth. Nevertheless, lower shipments of iPhone X due to lack of demand can hurt top-line, particularly due to significant competition in most of its operating markets. The rise of feature-rich smartphones at a much cheaper price also remains a major headwind. Shares have underperformed the industry on a year-to-date basis." (7/11/2018)
2. Wells Fargo & Co analysts commented, "07:1704/19/1804/1907:1704/19/1807:17Apple (AAPL) could outline plans of incremental $100B share repo, says Wells Fargo" (4/24/2018)
3. Maxim Group analysts commented, "Normalized iPhone revenue sell-out up ~17% y/y; our ASP analysis suggests iPhone X represented 20% of the December quarter iPhone mix. Guidance embeds iPhone unit & revenue sell-out accelerates, even on a normalized basis. Bottom line power of iPhone X still not evident, but we continue to also model erosion of the iPhone X price premium in FY19, leading us to continue to utilize normalized valuation. Continue to utilize a normalized earnings framework, though increasing 12- month price target to $210, from $204, due to a lower tax rate than we had assumed new tax law would enable." (2/2/2018)

Question 10

Are investors shorting Apple?

Answer

Apple saw a increase in short interest in August. As of August 31st, there was short interest totalling 47,549,672 shares, an increase of 12.8% from the August 15th total of 42,160,518 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 28,293,025 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 1.7 days. Currently, 1.0% of the shares of the stock are short sold. View Apple's Current Options Chain.

Question 11

Who are some of Apple's key competitors?

Answer

Some companies that are related to Apple include Dell Technologies (DVMT), Nice (NICE), CAPCOM Co Ltd/ADR (CCOEY), Teradata (TDC), Omnicell (OMCL), Fitbit (FIT), Cray (CRAY), Super Micro Computer (SMCI), Huami (HMI), One Stop Systems (OSS) and Socket Mobile (SCKT).

Question 12

Who are Apple's key executives?

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Apple's management team includes the folowing people:

Mr. Timothy D. Cook, CEO & Director (Age 57)
Mr. Luca Maestri, CFO & Sr. VP (Age 54)
Mr. Ron Okamoto, Head of Developer Relations
Mr. Daniel J. Riccio, Sr. VP of Hardware Engineering (Age 55)
Ms. Angela J. Ahrendts, Sr. VP of Retail (Age 57)

Question 13

Who are Apple's major shareholders?

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Apple's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (6.34%), FMR LLC (2.11%), Northern Trust Corp (1.26%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.01%), Morgan Stanley (0.73%) and Legal & General Group Plc (0.44%). Company insiders that own Apple stock include Albert Gore Jr, Angela J Ahrendts, Arthur D Levinson, Chris Kondo, Craig Federighi, D Bruce Sewell, Daniel J Riccio, Eduardo H Cue, Jeffrey E Williams, Johny Srouji, Luca Maestri, Philip W Schiller and Timothy D Cook. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Apple.

Question 14

Which institutional investors are selling Apple stock?

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AAPL stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp, BlackRock Inc., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, OppenheimerFunds Inc., Morgan Stanley, Jennison Associates LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC and Legal & General Group Plc. Company insiders that have sold Apple company stock in the last year include Angela J Ahrendts, Arthur D Levinson, Chris Kondo, Craig Federighi, Daniel J Riccio, Eduardo H Cue, Jeffrey E Williams, Johny Srouji, Luca Maestri, Philip W Schiller and Timothy D Cook. View Insider Buying and Selling for Apple.

Question 15

Which institutional investors are buying Apple stock?

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AAPL stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Private Advisor Group LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, FMR LLC, Royal London Asset Management Ltd., Charles Schwab Investment Advisory Inc., Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. and Sei Investments Co.. View Insider Buying and Selling for Apple.

Question 16

How do I buy shares of Apple?

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Shares of AAPL can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

Question 17

What is Apple's stock price today?

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One share of AAPL stock can currently be purchased for approximately $217.66.

Question 18

How big of a company is Apple?

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Apple has a market capitalization of $1,081.48 billion and generates $229.23 billion in revenue each year. The iPhone maker earns $48.35 billion in net income (profit) each year or $9.21 on an earnings per share basis. Apple employs 123,000 workers across the globe.

Question 19

What is Apple's official website?

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The official website for Apple is http://www.apple.com.

Question 20

How can I contact Apple?

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

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