The stock of Apple Inc (AAPL) has gone up by 6.41% for the week, with a 8.75% rise in the past month and a -13.63% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.77%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.28% for AAPL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.65% for AAPL’s stock, with a -6.62% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Right Now?
Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.97x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for AAPL is 1.23. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 23 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 7 rating it as “overweight,” 16 rating it as “hold,” and 2 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for AAPL is 14.92B and currently, short sellers hold a 0.73% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AAPL on May 19, 2025 was 60.89M shares.
AAPL) stock’s latest price update
Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL)’s stock price has decreased by -0.09 compared to its previous closing price of 211.45. However, the company has seen a 6.41% increase in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. fool.com reported 2025-05-18 that Things were looking extremely difficult for technology companies just a few weeks ago. President Donald Trump announced tariffs on imports from countries around the world — and an especially high tariff of 145% on imports from China.
Analysts’ Opinion of AAPL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AAPL stocks, with TD Cowen repeating the rating for AAPL by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for AAPL in the upcoming period, according to TD Cowen is $275 based on the research report published on May 02, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Monness Crespi & Hardt, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AAPL reach a price target of $245, previously predicting the price at $260. The rating they have provided for AAPL stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 02nd, 2025.
Rosenblatt gave a rating of “Neutral” to AAPL, setting the target price at $217 in the report published on May 02nd of the current year.
AAPL Trading at 1.34% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AAPL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.78% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.28%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.77%, as shares surge +7.25% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -10.23% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AAPL rose by +6.41%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -3.45% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $205.80. In addition, Apple Inc saw -15.64% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AAPL starting from KONDO CHRIS, who sale 4,486 shares at the price of $208.19 back on May 12 ’25. After this action, KONDO CHRIS now owns 15,533 shares of Apple Inc, valued at $933,955 using the latest closing price.
Parekh Kevan, the Senior Vice President, CFO of Apple Inc, sale 4,570 shares at $206.00 during a trade that took place back on Apr 23 ’25, which means that Parekh Kevan is holding 4,569 shares at $941,420 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AAPL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.32 for the present operating margin
- 0.47 for the gross margin
The net margin for Apple Inc stands at 0.24. The total capital return value is set at 0.68. Equity return is now at value 138.02, with 29.10 for asset returns.
Based on Apple Inc (AAPL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.6 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 1.12.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 134.66 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 0.5. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 8.06. The receivables turnover for the company is 8.04for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.21. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.82.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Apple Inc (AAPL) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
