Stock Deep Dive · 2026-07-27
Apple (AAPL) closed at $336.91, up 1.17% on the day. Year-to-date return is +24.2%, sitting at 101% of its 52-week range. Next earnings: 2026-07-30 (in 2 days).
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Close
$336.91
+1.17% · YTD +24.2%
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Market Cap
$4,948.32B
Consumer Electronics
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Forward P/E
34.9x
PER 40.4x
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52-wk Range
101%
High $339.57 · Low $201.50
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🔍 At a Glance
Apple just reclaimed the title of world’s most valuable company, riding a scorching +36.8% six-month run and +16.6% revenue growth, with 32.6% operating margins showcasing rare operating discipline. Yet at 336.91 the stock sits at 101% of its 52-week band, RSI of 72.1 signals overbought conditions, and a 40.4 PER against a 318.81 average analyst target suggests the market may already be pricing in a lot of good news.
🏢 How It Makes Money
Apple’s engine remains iPhone, Mac, iPad, and wearables (AirPods, Watch, Vision Pro) hardware, increasingly wrapped in high-margin services — App Store, AppleCare, cloud, and subscriptions like Apple Arcade. Headlines note Q3 focus has shifted toward camera innovation rather than AI headlines, while commentary on Apple “avoiding capex pitfalls” highlights a leaner spending approach versus AI-heavy peers like Nvidia — a contrast investors are watching closely in the Buffett-favorite Apple-vs-Alphabet debate.
📈 Quarterly Results — Is Business Growing?
| Quarter | Revenue | Op. Income | Net Income | Op. Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25Q1 | $95.36B | $29.59B | $24.78B | 31.0% |
| 25Q2 | $94.04B | $28.20B | $23.43B | 30.0% |
| 25Q3 | $102.47B | $32.43B | $27.47B | 31.6% |
| 25Q4 | $143.76B | $50.85B | $42.10B | 35.4% |
| 26Q1 | $111.18B | $35.88B | $29.58B | 32.3% |
Latest-quarter revenue up +16.6% versus the same quarter a year ago.
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⚖️ Valuation — Cheap or Expensive?
| Metric | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| P/E (trailing) | 40.4x | Price vs last 12 months’ earnings |
| P/E (forward) | 34.9x | Price vs next 12 months’ expected earnings — growth hopes baked in |
| P/S | 11.0x | Price vs revenue — for high-growth names with thin profits |
| P/B | 67.1x | Price vs book value — below 1x means priced under liquidation value |
| PEG | 2.7x | P/E ÷ growth — near 1 is fair for the growth; above 2 is demanding |
| EV/EBITDA | 30.7x | Enterprise value (incl. debt) vs cash generation |
Peer comparison
| Name | Mkt Cap | P/E | Fwd P/E | P/S |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Inc. | $4,948.32B | 40.8x | 34.9x | 11.0x |
| Microsoft Corporation | $2,890.40B | 23.2x | 20.1x | 9.1x |
| Alphabet Inc. | $3,993.81B | 16.4x | 22.2x | 9.0x |
| SamsungElec | ₩1,667.91T | — | 3.9x | 4.3x |
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🎯 Street Consensus
- Price target (mean): $318.81
- Target high / low: $400.00 / $215.00
- Implied upside: -5.4%
- Rating: Buy (2.0/5)
- Analysts covering: 43
- Next earnings: 2026-07-30
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📉 Price Action — Technical Check
| Indicator | Value | How to read it |
|---|---|---|
| RSI (14d) | 72.1 | Above 70 overbought · below 30 oversold |
| vs 60-day MA | +11.0% | Above/below the medium-term trend |
| vs 200-day MA | +22.0% | Above/below the long-term trend |
| Golden/death cross | 50-day above 200-day (bullish alignment) | 50-day MA crossing above (golden) or below (death) the 200-day |
| Volume (vs 20d avg) | 0.9x | 2x+ means a spike in market attention |
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📰 Recent News
- Apple overtakes Nvidia as most valuable company as iPhone maker avoids ‘capex pitfalls’ — Yahoo Finance
- Apple options are doing something unusual into earnings — CNBC
- What’s Going on With Apple Stock Monday? – Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) — Benzinga
- Apple: Q3 Is About Cameras, Not AI – Here’s Why That’s A Good Thing — Seeking Alpha
- Apple Reclaims Market-Cap Crown — WSJ
- Alphabet vs. Apple: Which Warren Buffett Favorite Is the Better Buy Right Now? — Yahoo Finance
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🔭 Scenarios & What to Watch
The next earnings date, July 30, 2026, is the key checkpoint — unusual options activity into earnings suggests traders expect a volatile reaction. A beat on services growth or camera-driven iPhone upgrades could justify the premium valuation (PEG 2.7, EV/EBITDA 30.7). Conversely, with shares 22% above the 200-day average and near 52-week highs, any guidance softness or capex/AI-spending questions may weigh on sentiment. Watch whether the stock holds above its 60-day moving average as a trend-health signal.
Next earnings on 2026-07-30 (in 2 days) — guidance usually decides the stock’s direction more than the reported quarter.
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Stock report · published 2026-07-28 07:25 KST
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