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Apple (AAPL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$300.23 +2.02 (+0.68%)
Closing price 05/15/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$299.81 -0.42 (-0.14%)
As of 05/15/2026 07:59 PM Eastern
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About Apple Stock (NASDAQ:AAPL)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$296.52
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$303.20
50-Day Range
$246.63
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$300.23
52-Week Range
$193.46
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$303.20
Volume
54.70 million shs
Average Volume
48.73 million shs
Market Capitalization
$4.41 trillion
P/E Ratio
36.30
Dividend Yield
0.36%
Price Target
$308.74
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Apple Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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86th Percentile Overall Score

AAPL MarketRank™: 

Apple scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 143rd out of 630 stocks in the computer and 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 2.66, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 22 buy ratings, 11 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • 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 19 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 9.15% in the coming year, from $8.74 to $9.54 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Apple is 36.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.52.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Apple is 36.30, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 167.21.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Apple has a PEG Ratio of 2.60. 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 41.41. 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

    0.92% 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 2.93, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Apple has recently increased by 0.19%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

  • Dividend Yield

    Apple has a dividend yield of 0.36%, 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 13.06%. 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 11.32% 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 0.86. 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 0.59 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 304 news articles for Apple this week, compared to 16 articles on an average week.

  • Search Interest

    582 people have searched for AAPL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 59% compared to the previous 30 days.

  • MarketBeat Follows

    544 people have added Apple to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 51% 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 $24,964,305.00 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

Under Greg Abel, Apple Stock Looks Like It's Here to Stay in Berkshire Hathaway's Portfolio
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Apple Settlement Over ‘Apple Intelligence’ Claims And What It Means For AAPL
 |  finance.yahoo.comhttps://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/apple-settlement-over-apple-intelligence-141307672.html
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MarketBeat Week in Review – 05/11 - 05/15 (AAPL)
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MarketBeat Week in Review – 04/06 - 04/10 (AAPL)
Stocks staged a strong recovery after the U.S. and Iran agreed to a ceasefire; now attention turns to earnings season, which could be a catalyst for stocks...
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Insider Selling: Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Insider Sells 1,274 Shares of Stock
May 13 at 6:26 AM  |  insidertrades.comhttps://www.insidertrades.com/alerts/nasdaq-aapl-insider-buying-and-selling-2026-05-13/
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The Event That Could Redefine Apple’s Summer Rally
Apple’s WWDC event could finally reset the company’s AI narrative, creating the perfect setup for another leg higher in the stock.
May 12, 2026  |  marketbeat.comhttps://www.marketbeat.com/originals/the-event-that-could-redefine-apples-summer-rally/
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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 shares have increased by 10.4% and is now trading at $300.23.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April, 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.06. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Apple's stock split on the morning of 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 plan on Thursday, May 1st 2025, which authorizes the company to repurchase $100,000,000,000 in shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could repurchase up to 3.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

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

Apple's top institutional investors include Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (0.40%), Swiss National Bank (0.29%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.26%) and Jennison Associates LLC (0.23%). Insiders that own company stock include Arthur D Levinson, Timothy D Cook, Jeffrey E Williams, Katherine L Adams, Deirdre O'brien, Luca Maestri, Ben Borders, Chris Kondo and Kevan Parekh.
View institutional ownership trends.

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
4/30/2026
Record date for 5/14 Dividend
5/11/2026
Ex-Dividend for 5/14 Dividend
5/11/2026
Dividend Payable
5/14/2026
Today
5/16/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/30/2026
Fiscal Year End
9/30/2026
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Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Computer and Technology
Industry
COMP - MICRO
Sub-Industry
Computer Hardware
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
$308.74
High Price Target
$400.00
Low Price Target
$200.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+2.8%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.66
Research Coverage
35 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$8.27
Trailing P/E Ratio
36.30
Forward P/E Ratio
34.35
P/E Growth
2.6
Net Income
$112.01 billion
Net Margins
27.15%
Pretax Margin
32.71%
Return on Equity
146.69%
Return on Assets
34.02%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.70
Current Ratio
1.07
Quick Ratio
1.02

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$451.44 billion
Price / Sales
9.77
Cash Flow
$8.43 per share
Price / Cash Flow
35.62
Book Value
$7.25 per share
Price / Book
41.41

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
14,687,355,000
Free Float
14,678,543,000
Market Cap
$4.41 trillion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.06

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