Is AAPL stock overvalued?

AAPL valuation and growth numbers

How analysts see it

Of 53 Wall Street analysts covering AAPL, 34 rate it a buy, 15 a hold and 4 a sell — a consensus of Buy. Ratings have slipped over three months.

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What would change the picture for AAPL

• The 2026-11-02 earnings report (16 days away). Apple Inc. beat estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters (average surprise +1.7%); a miss would break that pattern.
• An open-market purchase by an insider at Apple Inc.. There has been none in 90 days; Form 4 filings would show one within two business days of the trade.
• Analyst ratings: the average score moved from 3.91 to 3.77 over three months (1 = strong buy, 5 = strong sell). A run of downgrades after earnings usually shows up here first.
• Price levels: a close above $343.46 would be a new 52-week high (0.0% from here); a close below $246.02 would be a new 52-week low (-28.4%).
• Growth: revenue changed +14.2% year over year in the quarter ending Jun 2026 (trend: accelerating). At a P/E of 39.4, a slowdown would matter more than at a lower multiple.
• New shares: dilution risk is low now. A new shelf registration (S-3) or a prospectus supplement (424B) for an offering would raise it.

These are the specific events and levels to watch. None of them is a prediction.

How AAPL compares with its peers

Over the past month AAPL ranks 3 of 5 in this group (+1.9%); the best was MSFT (+6.3%) and the weakest GOOGL (-1.9%).

AAPL's P/E of 39.4 is above the peers' median of 23.4, so investors pay more for each dollar of its profit, usually for faster expected growth.

AAPL history: what happened after similar moves

Since 2023, AAPL fell 10% or more in a month 4 times (separate episodes, not counting the current one). Three months later it was higher in 2 of 4 cases; the median change was +4.0%.

Past moves don't predict the next one; they show how volatile the stock has been.

Questions people also ask

What is AAPL's 52-week high and low?

Over the past year AAPL closed as high as $343.46 and as low as $246.02. At $343.46 (2026-10-16) it is 0.0% from the high and +39.6% above the low.

When does Apple Inc. report earnings next?

The next report is expected on 2026-11-02, 16 days from now. Apple Inc. beat the average estimate in 3 of its last 4 reports. More →

Are AAPL insiders buying or selling?

Insiders sold $93.7M of AAPL on the open market in 90 days and bought none. Sales are often routine (taxes, diversification, pre-planned plans); purchases with their own money are the stronger signal.

Does AAPL pay a dividend?

Yes: $1 per share over the last 12 months, about 0.31% at today's price.

Who is the largest shareholder of AAPL?

Among investment managers that file Form 13F, BlackRock Inc. reported the largest AAPL position ($336.5B). 6109 institutions reported holding AAPL for Q2 2026. More →

Is Apple Inc. issuing new shares?

Dilution risk reads low (10/100); the share count changed -1.7% in a year.

Dates to watch for AAPL

Insider trades can come any day: they must be filed on Form 4 within two business days.

Key terms on this page

P/E ratio

Price divided by the last 12 months of earnings per share. A P/E of 20 means investors pay $20 for each $1 of yearly profit. It is only defined when the company is profitable.

Price-to-sales

Market value divided by the last 12 months of revenue. Useful for companies with little or no profit, but it ignores margins.

Form 4

The SEC form a company's officers, directors and 10% owners must file within two business days of buying or selling its stock.

Open-market trade

A purchase or sale on the exchange at the market price, paid with the insider's own money (code P or S on Form 4), as opposed to option exercises, grants or gifts.

Form 13F

A quarterly SEC report listing the U.S. stock holdings of every investment manager with more than $100 million. It is due 45 days after each quarter ends, so it shows positions with a delay.

Dilution

When a company issues new shares, each existing share owns a smaller piece of the company. Common sources: stock offerings, convertible debt and large stock-based pay.

52-week high / low

The highest and lowest daily closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days).

Where these numbers come from

• Price: daily closing prices through 2026-10-16; changes use 5, 21 and 63 trading days; the 52-week range uses the last 252 closes.
• Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings for the last 90 days, counting only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S); option exercises, grants, gifts and filings with data errors are left out.
• Analyst ratings: counts of current ratings from 53 analysts, compared with three months ago.
• Earnings dates and estimates: a market-data calendar; reported vs expected EPS for the last 4 quarters.
• Valuation and growth: revenue, earnings, margins and share counts from the company's SEC filings (XBRL data, latest quarter Jun 2026); P/E and price/sales use the latest close.
• Fund ownership: SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
• Dilution: share-count changes and offering-related SEC filings (shelf registrations, prospectus supplements, convertible notes) over two years, scored 0-100.
• History: 21-trading-day moves over about three years of daily closes, counted once per episode.

Every number on this page is computed from the data when the page is refreshed (usually daily); nothing is typed in by hand. This is information, not investment advice.