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Apple (AAPL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$338.40 -2.67 (-0.78%)
Closing price 09/28/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$336.81 -1.59 (-0.47%)
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About Apple Stock (NASDAQ:AAPL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$338.04
▼
$342.99
50-Day Range
$302.25
▼
$341.07
52-Week Range
$243.42
▼
$345.34
Volume
32.69 million shs
Average Volume
40.96 million shs
Market Capitalization
$4.94 trillion
P/E Ratio
38.81
Dividend Yield
0.32%
Price Target
$340.14
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Apple Inc. is a technology company that designs, develops and markets consumer electronics, software and digital services. Its best-known products include the iPhone smartphone, Mac personal computers, iPad tablets, Apple Watch, AirPods and other accessories. The company also develops operating systems and software platforms, including iOS, macOS, iPadOS, watchOS and visionOS.

Apple’s services business includes the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, Apple News+, Apple Fitness+ and iCloud. The company also provides payment and financial services through Apple Pay and related products. Its devices and services are integrated through a broader ecosystem intended to support customer use across multiple Apple products.

Founded in 1976, Apple serves consumers, businesses, educational institutions and government customers worldwide. The company sells products and services through its retail and online stores, third-party retailers, mobile carriers and other distribution partners across the Americas, Europe, Greater China, Japan and the Asia-Pacific region.

Apple is headquartered in Cupertino, California. Tim Cook has served as the company’s chief executive officer since 2011, following Steve Jobs. Apple’s shares trade on the Nasdaq under the symbol AAPL.

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Apple Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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90th Percentile Overall Score

AAPL MarketRank™: 

Apple scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 120th out of 595 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Apple has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.62, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 26 buy ratings, 13 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Upside/Downside

    The consensus price target for Apple is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Apple has been the subject of 33 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Apple's stock forecast and price target.

  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Apple are expected to grow by 9.04% in the coming year, from $8.74 to $9.53 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Apple is 38.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.81.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Apple is 38.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 78.73.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Apple has a PEG Ratio of 2.96. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Apple has a P/B Ratio of 67.82. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Apple's valuation and earnings.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    0.88% of the float of Apple has been sold short.

  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Apple has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.85, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Apple has recently decreased by 7.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

  • Dividend Yield

    Apple has a dividend yield of 0.32%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Apple has been increasing its dividend for 14 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Apple is 12.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Apple will have a dividend payout ratio of 11.33% next year. This indicates that Apple will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Apple's dividend.

  • News Sentiment

    Apple has a news sentiment score of 1.10. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 358 news articles for Apple this week, compared to 12 articles on an average week.

  • Search Interest

    Only 364 people have searched for AAPL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -31% compared to the previous 30 days.

  • MarketBeat Follows

    329 people have added Apple to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 37% compared to the previous 30 days.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Apple insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $3,535,759.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.06% of the stock of Apple is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    67.73% of the stock of Apple is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Apple's insider trading history.
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AAPL Stock News Headlines

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Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) SVP Jennifer Newstead Sells 2,399 Shares of Company Stock
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Qualcomm is expanding beyond smartphones with new 2nm chips, the PickNik Robotics acquisition, and data center interconnect deals, while analysts hold a $204 price target amid Hold ratings.
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AAPL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Apple's stock was trading at $271.86 at the start of the year. Since then, AAPL stock has increased by 24.5% and is now trading at $338.40.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.02 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.89 by $0.13. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

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 payable to shareholders after the market closes on Friday, August 28th 2020. An investor that had 100 shares of stock prior to the split would have 400 shares after the split.

Apple's Board of Directors initiated a stock buyback program on Thursday, May 1st 2025, which permits the company to repurchase $100,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could reacquire up to 3.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often an indication that the company's board believes its stock is undervalued.

Apple subsidiaries include Joby Aviation, Credit Kudos, AI Music, Paws Inc, Primephonic, SourceDNA, Vilynx, and others.

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

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Apple investors own include Meta Platforms (META), NVIDIA (NVDA), Tesla (TSLA), Broadcom (AVGO), SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Chevron (CVX).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
7/30/2026
Record date for 8/13 Dividend
8/10/2026
Ex-Dividend for 8/13 Dividend
8/10/2026
Dividend Payable
8/13/2026
Today
9/29/2026
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2026
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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Technology
Industry
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
Sub-Industry
Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:AAPL
CIK
320193
Web
www.apple.com
Phone
(408) 996-1010
Fax
408-974-2483
Employees
166,000
Year Founded
1976

Price Target and Rating

Average Price Target for Apple
$340.14
High Price Target
$400.00
Low Price Target
$245.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+0.5%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.62
Research Coverage
42 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$8.72
Trailing P/E Ratio
38.81
Forward P/E Ratio
38.72
P/E Growth
2.96
Net Income
$112.01 billion
Net Margins
27.62%
Pretax Margin
33.40%
Return on Equity
135.46%
Return on Assets
34.11%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.66
Current Ratio
1.00
Quick Ratio
0.93

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$416.16 billion
Price / Sales
11.87
Cash Flow
$8.31 per share
Price / Cash Flow
40.74
Book Value
$4.99 per share
Price / Book
67.82

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
14,594,180,000
Free Float
14,585,423,000
Market Cap
$4.94 trillion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.08

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This page (NASDAQ:AAPL) was last updated on 9/29/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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