Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for AAPL in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
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Apple (AAPL) Stock Analysis & Forecast
$336.13−0.87 (−0.3%)
Close on Sep 18, 2026. Page updated Sep 19, 9:16 pm ET.
Gekko Brief
AI summaryApple closes at $336.13, down 0.3% on the day, with the stock above both its 50-day ($320.14) and 200-day ($286.34) averages. The GekkoIndex reads 47.7, placing it in the Neutral zone, down 4.1 over the past five readings. Against this, Gekko Fair Value stands at $262.60, putting the current price 28% above that level.
Retail attention has been elevated this week, with Apple named among the most-discussed stocks alongside Intel, Nvidia, Nebius Group and Oracle amid AI infrastructure themes. Coverage also centers on John Ternus's first iPhone launch, which prompted a Bank of America price target cut to $370 on concerns that iPhone price increases won't offset sliding margins. Separately, Tim Cook discussed Australia's social media curbs with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and commentary from Chris McMahon described recent tech-sector selling as a pause within a broader rally.
The next earnings date falls on 29 October 2026, after the close, 39 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day hold; the prior report on 30 July showed EPS of $2.02 against a $1.88 estimate, with an 8.7% reaction. Over the last 90 days, Congress recorded 4 buys and 0 sells, while the last 30 days show 3 unusual options signals, with call premium of $228.4 million against put premium of $31.4 million. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 0.3% return over 5 years, rising in 3 of them. Analyst views span 15 buys, 11 holds and 4 sells among 30 firms, with a consensus target of $327.84.
Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 20, 2026 from the data above.
Price vs fair value
Close $336.13200-day averageGekko Fair Value $262.60
Key stats
- Market cap
- $4.94T
- P/E ratio
- 38.2
- Forward P/E
- 34.7
- EPS, TTM
- $8.83
- Revenue, TTM
- $466.8B
- Profit margin
- 27.6%
- Dividend yield
- 0.32%
- Beta
- 1.09
- Volume
- 85.48M avg 42.53M
- 1-year return
- +40.6%
- Typical daily move
- ±2.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.6%
- 50-day average
- $320.14
- 200-day average
- $286.34
- Next earnings
- Oct 29 after close
- Shares outstanding
- 14.59B
Apple swing-trade checklist
Apple scores 4 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 6 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
4 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
- Trendsupportive
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $336.13 is above the 50-day ($320.14) and 200-day ($286.34) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart - GekkoIndexmixed
47.7, Neutral
Reading 47.7 is in the Neutral zone.
See the GekkoIndex - Fair valueheadwind
28.0% above
Price is 28% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair value - Smart moneysupportive
Leans bullish
Last 90 days: Congress 4 buys / 0 sales. Last 30 days: 3 unusual options signals.
See smart money - Earnings risksupportive
Reports in 39 days
Next report Oct 29, 2026, 39 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings - Seasonalitysupportive
+0.3% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +0.3% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
See seasonality
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Apple stock chart and price history
Apple closed at $336.13 on Sep 18, 2026, +40.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $236.65 to $344.57.
Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
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Performance Breakdown
- 1 month
- +6.1%
- 3 months
- +12.8%
- 6 months
- +35.0%
- 1 year
- +40.6%
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About Apple
Apple designs, builds, and sells electronic devices worldwide, with a hardware lineup centered on the iPhone, Mac computers, and iPad tablets. It also makes wearables and accessories such as AirPods, Apple Watch, HomePod, and Beats products, alongside Apple TV. The company is widely recognized for this device ecosystem and for the App Store, where customers find apps, books, music, video, games, and podcasts.
Beyond hardware, Apple earns revenue through services including AppleCare support, cloud storage, and advertising placed on its own platforms or through licensing deals with others. It runs a set of subscriptions covering gaming, fitness content, music, news and magazines, and original video programming, plus financial offerings like the Apple Card and the Apple Pay payment system, and it licenses its intellectual property. Customers range from everyday consumers to small and mid-sized businesses and larger institutional buyers in education, corporate, and government settings, reached through Apple's own stores and website, a direct sales force, and outside partners such as carriers, wholesalers, and retailers.
Apple was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California. Its shares trade on the NASDAQ under the ticker AAPL.
- Listed
- NASDAQ
- Sector
- Electronic technology
- Industry
- Telecommunications equipment
- Website
- apple.com
Apple GekkoIndex: the smart money zone
Apple’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 47.7, in the Neutral zone, down 4.1 points over five sessions.
47.7Neutral
Down 4.1 points over five sessions.
Reading for Sep 18, 2026
What followed past readings in each zone
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 23 | +2.7% | +3.3% | ||
| Accumulation | 182 | +0.9% | +2.7% | ||
| Neutral (current zone) | 394 | +0.2% | +1.6% | ||
| Distribution | 59 | +0.6% | +0.6% | ||
| Selling | 4 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average AAPL share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
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Is Apple stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value
Apple trades 28.0% above Gekko Fair Value of $262.60, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Apple shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$262.60
Gekko Fair Value, Sep 19, 2026
28.0% Overvalued
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Apple insider and Congress trading
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Apple, and members of Congress disclosed 4 purchases and 0 sales, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
Congress trades last 90 days
4trades disclosed: 4 purchases and 0 sales.
| Member | Amount | Disclosed |
|---|---|---|
| Ed Case House, HI, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Aug 19 traded Aug 13 |
| Cleo Fields House, LA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sep 3 traded Aug 13 |
| Ed Case House, HI, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Aug 19 traded Aug 12 |
| Cleo Fields House, LA, purchase | $1,001 - $15,000 | Sep 3 traded Aug 12 |
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Buybacks
Apple has been buying back its own shares.
- Bought back, quarter ended Jun 27, 2026
- $25.11B
- As a share of market cap
- 0.51%
- Trailing four quarters
- $82.23B
From company filings.
Unusual options activity last 30 days
3signals, 88% of the flagged premium in calls.
Latest: Bullish flow on Sep 19, $96.86M in unusual premium.
Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30
5of the funds Gekko tracks hold AAPL.
1added2opened2trimmed1sold out
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Apple earnings: next date and track record
Apple reports on Oct 29, 2026, after the close (39 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports.
Next earnings report
Oct 29, 2026
Expected after the close, 39 days away
- EPS estimate
- $1.99
- Revenue estimate
- $113.3B
8 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.1%average move across the report
3 of 8reports followed by a gain
Share-price move across each report
Last earnings call, Jul 30, 2026 AI summary
- What they said
- Apple reported Q3 FY2026 revenue of $109.4 billion, up 16% YoY and a June quarter record, despite supply constraints and FX headwinds. iPhone revenue grew 22% to $54.3 billion, Mac grew 29% to $10.4 billion, and Services reached $30.7 billion, all June quarter records. June quarter revenue records were achieved across every geographic segment. Apple unveiled a reimagined Siri AI at WWDC, receiving strong early user response.
- Guidance
- Management expressed strong enthusiasm for fall product launches featuring new OS updates and Siri AI capabilities. No specific revenue or EPS targets were provided in this excerpt. Incoming CEO John Ternus joined the call, signaling a leadership transition ahead.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | $2.02 est $1.88 | $109.4B est $109.0B | −8.7% |
| Apr 30, 2026 | $2.01 est $1.95 | $111.2B est $109.5B | +3.7% |
| Jan 29, 2026 | $2.85 est $2.67 | $143.8B est $138.4B | +1.2% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $1.85 est $1.73 | $102.5B est $102.2B | +0.2% |
| Jul 31, 2025 | $1.57 est $1.44 | $94.04B est $89.56B | −3.2% |
| May 1, 2025 | $1.65 est $1.63 | $95.36B est $94.54B | −3.4% |
| Jan 30, 2025 | $2.40 est $2.36 | $124.3B est $124.3B | −1.4% |
| Oct 31, 2024 | $0.97 est $0.95 | $94.93B est $94.51B | −3.1% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Apple stock forecast and analyst price targets
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Apple is $327.84, −2.5% from the last close, from 30 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
$327.84consensus 12-month target, −2.5% from the last close
Now $336.13Avg $327.84
Low $245High $400
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 30 firms.
Latest analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | UBS | $296 | −11.9% |
| Sep 17 | Bank of America Securities | $370 | +10.1% |
| Sep 17 | J.P. Morgan | $340 | +1.2% |
| Sep 16 | Barclays | $245 | −27.1% |
| Sep 15 | Evercore ISI | $365 | +8.6% |
+1.6%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+0.3%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±2.3%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Apple seasonality: the next 20 trading days
Over the next 20 trading days from Sep 19, Apple averaged +0.3% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
Next 20 trading days, by year
Average move and hit rate
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.4% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | −1.3% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | −1.1% | 1 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +0.3% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +2.7% | 3 of 5 |
For scale, AAPL’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.6%.
Apple market cap and key statistics
Apple’s market cap is $4.94T, with a P/E ratio of 38.2 and revenue of $466.8B over the last twelve months.
Valuation
- Market cap
- $4.94T
- P/E ratio
- 38.2
- Forward P/E
- 34.7
- EPS, TTM
- $8.83
- Gekko Fair Value
- $262.60
Trading
- Volume
- 85.48M
- Avg volume, 20 days
- 42.53M
- 52-week high
- $344.57
- 52-week low
- $236.65
- Shares outstanding
- 14.59B
Financials
- Revenue, TTM
- $466.8B
- Profit margin
- 27.6%
- Return on equity
- 148.8%
- Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
- +28.7%
Risk and income
- Beta
- 1.09
- Typical daily move
- ±2.3%
- Typical 20-day move
- ±5.6%
- Dividend yield
- 0.32%
Apple stock news this week
6 headlines about Apple from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
- Apple's Tim Cook sees Australia's social media curbs as 'world-leading', PM saysReuters, Sep 19
- Intel, Apple, Nvidia and More: 5 Stocks Investors Couldn't Stop Buzzing About This WeekBenzinga, Sep 19
- McMahon: AAPL iPhone Duo Adds Mag 7 Muscle, Likes MSFT & GOOGLSchwab Network, Sep 19
- John Ternus's First iPhone Launch Prompted a Bank of America Price Target Cut. Is Apple Stock a Buy?The Motley Fool, Sep 19
- History Says You Should Know These 3 Things Before Buying Apple Stock (AAPL)The Motley Fool, Sep 19
- 13,190 Shares in Apple Inc. $AAPL Purchased by Smith Partners Wealth Management LLCDefense World, Sep 19
Apple peers
Apple’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| CSCOCisco Systems | Accumulation | 8.9% above |
| MSIMotorola Solutions | Accumulation | 0.1% above |
| GRMNGarmin | Accumulation | 14.7% above |
| CIENCiena | Accumulation | 12.0% below |
| UIUbiquiti | Neutral | 11.0% above |
| VSATViaSat | Neutral | 11.7% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Apple stock FAQ
What is Apple’s market cap?
Apple’s market cap is $4.94T at the Sep 18, 2026 close of $336.13, with 14.59B shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 38.2.
What is the Apple stock forecast?
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Apple is $327.84, −2.5% from the last close. Of the 30 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 15 rate it a buy, 11 a hold and 4 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
Is Apple stock overvalued or undervalued?
On Gekko’s estimate Apple is overvalued: the Sep 18, 2026 close of $336.13 is 28.0% above Gekko Fair Value of $262.60. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
When does Apple report earnings next?
Apple is expected to report on Oct 29, 2026, after the market closes (39 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.99 per share on revenue of $113.3B. Apple beat the earnings estimate in 8 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.1% on average across the report.
What is Apple’s 52-week high and low?
Apple’s 52-week high is $344.57 and its 52-week low is $236.65; it closed at $336.13 on Sep 18, 2026, +40.6% over the past year.
Is Apple stock a buy right now?
Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 4 of the 6 items with data read as supportive (trend, smart money, earnings risk and seasonality), 1 as mixed (gekkoindex) and 1 as a headwind (fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.
Is there unusual options activity in Apple?
Gekko flagged 3 unusual options signals in Apple over the last 30 days, with $228.4M of flagged premium in calls and $31.42M in puts. The latest, bullish flow, was on Sep 19, 2026 with $96.86M in unusual premium. The signal-by-signal table is in Gekko.
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