The stock price of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has surged by 4.06 when compared to previous closing price of 190.42, but the company has seen a 5.19% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. theguardian.com reported 2025-04-13 that The US president has said no one is ‘getting off the hook’, as he promises to launch a national security investigation into the semiconductor sector
Is It Worth Investing in Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Right Now?
Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 31.50x compared to its average ratio. AAPL has 36-month beta value of 1.31. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 21 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 15 as “hold,” and 3 as “sell.”
The public float for AAPL is 15.01B, and currently, short sellers hold a 0.75% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AAPL on April 14, 2025 was 61.06M shares.
AAPL’s Market Performance
AAPL’s stock has seen a 5.19% increase for the week, with a -5.50% drop in the past month and a -16.34% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 10.81%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.62% for Apple Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.29% for AAPL stock, with a simple moving average of -13.27% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AAPL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AAPL stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for AAPL by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for AAPL in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $167.88 based on the research report published on April 09, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AAPL reach a price target of $220, previously predicting the price at $252. The rating they have provided for AAPL stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on April 08th, 2025.
KeyBanc Capital Markets gave a rating of “Underweight” to AAPL, setting the target price at $170 in the report published on April 08th of the current year.
AAPL Trading at -11.73% 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 -23.82% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.62%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 10.81%, as shares sank -7.19% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.60% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AAPL rose by +5.19%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -5.22% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $209.21. In addition, Apple Inc saw -20.87% 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 WILLIAMS JEFFREY E, who sale 35,493 shares at the price of $224.01 back on Apr 02 ’25. After this action, WILLIAMS JEFFREY E now owns 390,059 shares of Apple Inc, valued at $7,950,691 using the latest closing price.
COOK TIMOTHY D, the Chief Executive Officer of Apple Inc, sale 108,136 shares at $223.65 during a trade that took place back on Apr 02 ’25, which means that COOK TIMOTHY D is holding 3,280,295 shares at $24,184,658 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 0.63. Equity return is now at value 136.52, with 27.57 for asset returns.
Based on Apple Inc (AAPL), the company’s capital structure generated 0.59 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 0.48. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.69. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.67for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.15. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.92.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Apple Inc (AAPL) has had a mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bearish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “sell” and others 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.
