Apple Inc. (AAPL)
Apple Inc.
Scored against other Technology stocks, not a fixed scale.
The quick read
Apple is right in the middle: the good and the not-so-good roughly cancel out.
- What's working
- The stock has been climbing and sits near the top of its range for the year.
- Worth watching
- Its growth over the past year trails most other tech companies.
Analyst price target
~12-month · 39 analystsPublished targets from Wall Street analysts (public data) — what analysts expect over roughly a year. This is not a StockGlow forecast and not a recommendation. Analyst targets are frequently wrong.
About Apple Inc.
Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide…
- Sector
- Technology
- Industry
- Consumer Electronics
- Employees
- 150,000
- Headquarters
- Cupertino, CA
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What’s behind the score
Valuation
P/E 39.4 — lower than 46% of Technology peers
P/B 46.7 — lower than 9% of Technology peers
P/S 10.7 — lower than 41% of Technology peers
EV/EBITDA 30.0 — lower than 43% of Technology peers
EV/Revenue 10.8 — lower than 41% of Technology peers
PEG 2.8 — lower than 9% of Technology peers
FCF yield 2.1% — higher than 54% of Technology peers
Profitability & quality
Gross margin 48.7% — higher than 22% of Technology peers
Operating margin 32.6% — higher than 70% of Technology peers
Net margin 27.6% — higher than 67% of Technology peers
ROE 148.8% — higher than 98% of Technology peers
ROA 27.1% — higher than 96% of Technology peers
Free cash flow is 84% of reported net income
Financial health
Debt/equity 0.8 — lower than 21% of Technology peers
Current ratio 1.00 — higher than 33% of Technology peers
Quick ratio 0.81 — higher than 35% of Technology peers
Cash/debt 0.74 — higher than 42% of Technology peers
Debt/EBITDA 0.50 — lower than 80% of Technology peers
Growth
Revenue growth 16.4% YoY — higher than 30% of Technology peers
Earnings growth 28.7% YoY — higher than 21% of Technology peers
Ownership & investor activity
Payout ratio 12.0% — typical for Technology peers
Net insider buying, +0.1% of insider shares
Institutions net sold, -14.0% of shares held
Insiders hold 1.6% of shares outstanding
0.8% of float sold short
Momentum
Above its 50- & 200-day averages
96% of the way from its 52-week low to high