The stock price of Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has dropped by -0.18 compared to previous close of 198.89. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -6.00% in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-05-06 that Apple (AAPL -0.40%) reported increased iPhone sales, but the future looks uncertain as tariff costs loom for the smartphone pioneer.
Is It Worth Investing in Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) Right Now?
Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.98x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for AAPL is 1.27. 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 15.01B and currently, short sellers hold a 0.75% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AAPL on May 06, 2025 was 59.91M shares.
AAPL’s Market Performance
AAPL’s stock has seen a -6.00% decrease for the week, with a 5.39% rise in the past month and a -14.72% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.65%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.88% for Apple Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -1.24% for AAPL’s stock, with a -12.46% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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 -7.09% 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 -23.67% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.88%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.65%, as shares surge +9.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -19.64% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AAPL fell by -5.98%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -11.42% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $201.04. In addition, Apple Inc saw -20.72% 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 Parekh Kevan, who sale 4,570 shares at the price of $206.00 back on Apr 23 ’25. After this action, Parekh Kevan now owns 4,569 shares of Apple Inc, valued at $941,420 using the latest closing price.
KEVAN PAREKH, the Officer of Apple Inc, proposed sale 4,570 shares at $199.74 during a trade that took place back on Apr 23 ’25, which means that KEVAN PAREKH is holding shares at $912,812 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 7.64. 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.
