The Question Is Whether To Buy Or Not To Buy Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL)

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Stocks Info

Apple Inc is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Technology sector and is a part of the Consumer Electronics industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $176.55 and fluctuated between $178.36 as its day high and $174.21 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Apple Inc is $2726.27B. A total of 101.37 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 60.79M shares.

In the most recent transaction, COOK TIMOTHY D sold 97,227 shares of AAPL for 168.62 per share on Apr 02 ’24. After the transaction, the Chief Executive Officer now owns 3,280,180 company shares. In a previous transaction on Apr 02 ’24, O’BRIEN DEIRDRE sold 54,732 shares at 168.91 per share. AAPL shares that Senior Vice President owns now total 136,572.

Among the insiders who sold shares, Adams Katherine L. disposed of 54,732 shares on Apr 02 ’24 at a per-share price of $168.90. This resulted in the SVP, GC and Secretary holding 293,393 shares of AAPL after the transaction. In another insider transaction, COOK TIMOTHY D sold 99,183 shares at $170.03 per share on Apr 01 ’24. Company shares held by the Chief Executive Officer now total 3,377,407.

Dividend

It is more appealing for investors to invest in companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook for the company. Apple Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.96, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.54%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 27.47. AAPL’s most recent ex-dividend date was 2/9/2024 when it declared a $0.24 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 2/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 11/16/2023 with an ex-dividend date of 11/10/2023. The AAPL stock dividend was $0.24 per share in cash.

Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AAPL has a high of $199.62 and a low of $159.78.

As of this writing, AAPL has an earnings estimate of $American Airlines Group, Inc. per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of Apple Inc. estimates, with a high estimate of $AAPD per share and a lower estimate of $AAPU.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. AAPL’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $62.64B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $124.72B in debt and $125.48B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $4.79, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $63.09B.

Analysts Opinion

It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AAPL is Buy with a score of 4.18.

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