Key Factors to Evaluate Before Investing in Apple (AAPL)

By Harris Dyer • Tuesday, November 11 15:21 • Permanent Link

After gains of 2.2% this afternoon, Apple shares are now trading at $275.44. Read below for the essential facts about this stock:

Apple has logged a 20.2% 52 week change, compared to 14.2% for the S&P 500
AAPL has an average analyst rating of buy and is -1.79% away from its mean target price of $280.46 per share
Its trailing earnings per share (EPS) is $7.46, which brings its trailing Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio to 36.9. The Technology sector's average P/E ratio is 30.44
The company's forward earnings per share (EPS) is $8.31 and its forward P/E ratio is 33.1
The company has a Price to Book (P/B) ratio of 55.19 in contrast to the Technology sector's average P/B ratio is 4.19
The current ratio is currently 0.9, which consists in its liquid assets divided by any liabilities due within in the next 12 months
AAPL has reported YOY quarterly earnings growth of 91.2% and gross profit margins of 0.5%
The company's free cash flow for the last fiscal year was $108.81 Billion and the average free cash flow growth rate is 10.5%
Apple's revenues have an average growth rate of 7.9% with operating expenses growing at 9.5%. The company's current operating margins stand at 31.5%

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