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Apple Inc. (AAPL)

Technology | Consumer Electronics | Cupertino, United States | NasdaqGS
273.05 USD +273.05 (1.044%) ⇧ (April 20, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 18, 2026, 10:43 p.m. EDT

Apple is in a high-conviction short-term bullish setup. While the forecasting model indicates negative expected returns, viewing this as a long-term signal is dangerous given the extreme negative excess kurtosis (fats-tailed risk) and the clear options 'call wall' accumulation. Speculative capital is aggressively defending the neckline at $265 and pushing targets to $280+, while selling protection is confined to lower strikes. The immediate trade is a short-term momentum play to test the $285 resistance, ignoring the long-term valuation compression.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.025922
AutoETS0.025922
MSTL0.027325
AutoTheta0.043605

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.20
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.395
Excess Kurtosis -0.82
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Ex Dividend Date 2026-02-08
Last Dividend Date 2026-02-08
Debt to Equity Ratio 102.63
Revenue per Share 29.305
Market Cap 4,013,268,402,176
Trailing P/E 34.61
Forward P/E 29.14
Beta 1.11
Profit Margins 27.04%
Website https://www.apple.com

As of April 18, 2026, 10:43 p.m. EDT: Calls show heavy directional bias toward upside, with significant volume and OI concentration above the current price (the $265–$280 buckets consistently register as 'New Flow' or 'Major OI Wall' with skewed P&Q ratios indicating bullish positioning). Specifically, calls at $270, $275, and $280 show higher volume than OI in the April 17 expiry, suggesting new aggressive buying. Conversely, put activity is concentrated in the defined risk guardrails (support at $235, $245, $255, and $260) but lacks the aggressive flow seen in the calls, particularly above the $260 strike. The disparity in P&Q suggests speculators are positioning for a sustained move above 260-265 rather than a breakdown.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.09% 0.43% 0.48% 0.53%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-02-09 0.260000 0.094676
2025-11-10 0.260000 0.096590
2025-08-11 0.260000 0.114665
2025-05-12 0.260000 0.123721
2025-02-10 0.250000 0.110296
2024-11-08 0.250000 0.110753
2024-08-12 0.250000 0.115682
2024-05-10 0.250000 0.137631
2024-02-09 0.240000 0.128242
2023-11-10 0.240000 0.130093
2023-08-11 0.240000 0.136573
2023-05-12 0.240000 0.140894
2023-02-10 0.230000 0.154514
2022-11-04 0.230000 0.168874
2022-08-05 0.230000 0.141564
2022-05-06 0.230000 0.149034
2022-02-04 0.220000 0.130251
2021-11-05 0.220000 0.148615
2021-08-06 0.220000 0.154067
2021-05-07 0.220000 0.173175
2021-02-05 0.205000 0.153900
2020-11-06 0.205000 0.177595
2020-08-07 0.205000 0.190034
2020-05-08 0.205000 0.272830
2020-02-07 0.192500 0.248941
2019-11-07 0.192500 0.307820
2019-08-09 0.192500 0.398515
2019-05-10 0.192500 0.407758
2019-02-08 0.182500 0.449026
2018-11-08 0.182500 0.368587
2018-08-10 0.182500 0.371584
2018-05-11 0.182500 0.410336
2018-02-09 0.157500 0.428631
2017-11-10 0.157500 0.385387
2017-08-10 0.157500 0.434957
2017-05-11 0.157500 0.440551
2017-02-09 0.142500 0.465313
2016-11-03 0.142500 0.563452
2016-08-04 0.142500 0.587528
2016-05-05 0.142500 0.670727
2016-02-04 0.130000 0.594204
2015-11-05 0.130000 0.477271
2015-08-06 0.130000 0.503419
2015-05-07 0.130000 0.464801
2015-02-05 0.117500 0.440575
2014-11-06 0.117500 0.488051
2014-08-07 0.117500 0.563941
2014-05-08 0.117500 0.637466
2014-02-06 0.108929 0.681787
2013-11-06 0.108929 0.674795
2013-08-08 0.108929 0.766939
2013-05-09 0.108929 0.779169
2013-02-07 0.094643 0.664798
2012-11-07 0.094643 0.561086
2012-08-09 0.094643 0.506687
1995-11-21 0.001071 0.370165
1995-08-16 0.001071 0.322296
1995-05-26 0.001071 0.336898
1995-02-13 0.001071 0.329628
1994-11-18 0.001071 0.361521
1994-08-15 0.001071 0.418898
1994-05-27 0.001071 0.486166
1994-02-07 0.001071 0.400330
1993-11-19 0.001071 0.444380
1993-08-16 0.001071 0.535173
1993-05-28 0.001071 0.261052
1993-02-12 0.001071 0.274950
1992-11-30 0.001071 0.258178
1992-08-17 0.001071 0.332442
1992-06-01 0.001071 0.259423
1992-02-14 0.001071 0.233089
1991-11-18 0.001071 0.287286
1991-08-19 0.001071 0.297243
1991-05-20 0.001071 0.339993
1991-02-15 0.001071 0.261747
1990-11-16 0.001071 0.430318
1990-08-20 0.000982 0.378373
1990-05-21 0.000982 0.353093
1990-02-16 0.000982 0.414398
1989-11-17 0.000982 0.313541
1989-08-21 0.000893 0.302740
1989-05-22 0.000893 0.278720
1989-02-17 0.000893 0.349638
1988-11-21 0.000893 0.351799
1988-08-15 0.000714 0.250403
1988-05-16 0.000714 0.250875
1988-02-12 0.000714 0.252904
1987-11-17 0.000714 0.296843
1987-08-10 0.000536 0.161998
1987-05-11 0.000536 0.203286
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.04
dividendYield 0.38
exDividendDate 2026-02-09
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.03
trailingAnnualDividendYield Infinity
lastDividendValue 0.26
lastDividendDate 2026-02-09
dividendDate 2026-02-12

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.36702716
Address1 One Apple Park Way
All Time High 288.62
All Time Low 0.049107
Ask 283.98
Ask Size 1
Audit Risk 2
Average Analyst Rating 1.9 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 43,834,480
Average Daily Volume3 Month 46,163,596
Average Volume 46,163,596
Average Volume10Days 43,834,480
Beta 1.109
Bid 256.78
Bid Size 1
Board Risk 1
Book Value 5.998
City Cupertino
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 7
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 273.05
Current Ratio 0.974
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 274.275
Day Low 270.29
Debt To Equity 102.63
Display Name Apple
Dividend Date 1,770,854,400
Dividend Rate 1.04
Dividend Yield 0.38
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,777,582,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,777,582,800
Earnings Growth 0.183
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.159
Earnings Timestamp 1,777,579,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,777,579,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,777,579,200
Ebitda 152,901,992,448
Ebitda Margins 0.35099998
Enterprise To Ebitda 26.372
Enterprise To Revenue 9.256
Enterprise Value 4,032,287,211,520
Eps Current Year 8.52969
Eps Forward 9.37133
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 7.89
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,770,595,200
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 260.5072
Fifty Day Average Change 12.542786
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.04814756
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 36.702717
Fifty Two Week High 288.62
Fifty Two Week High Change -15.570007
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.05394639
Fifty Two Week Low 193.25
Fifty Two Week Low Change 79.79999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.41293654
Fifty Two Week Range 193.25 - 288.62
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 345,479,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.51
Float Shares 14,656,035,251
Forward Eps 9.37133
Forward P E 29.136738
Free Cashflow 106,312,753,152
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 150,000
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.47325
Gross Profits 206,157,004,800
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0164
Held Percent Institutions 0.65295
Implied Shares Outstanding 14,697,926,000
Industry Consumer Electronics
Industry Disp Consumer Electronics
Industry Key consumer-electronics
Ir Website http://investor.apple.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,770,595,200
Last Dividend Value 0.26
Last Fiscal Year End 1,758,931,200
Last Split Date 1,598,832,000
Last Split Factor 4:1
Long Business Summary Apple Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple Vision Pro, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod, as well as Apple branded and third-party accessories. It also provides AppleCare support and cloud services; and operates various platforms, including the App Store that allow customers to discover and download applications and digital content, such as books, music, video, games, and podcasts, as well as advertising services include third-party licensing arrangements and its own advertising platforms. In addition, the company offers various subscription-based services, such as Apple Arcade, a game subscription service; Apple Fitness+, a personalized fitness service; Apple Music, which offers users a curated listening experience with on-demand radio stations; Apple News+, a subscription news and magazine service; Apple TV, which offers exclusive original content and live sports; Apple Card, a co-branded credit card; and Apple Pay, a cashless payment service, as well as licenses its intellectual property. The company serves consumers, and small and mid-sized businesses; and the education, enterprise, and government markets. It distributes third-party applications for its products through the App Store. The company also sells its products through its retail and online stores, and direct sales force; and third-party cellular network carriers and resellers. The company was formerly known as Apple Computer, Inc. and changed its name to Apple Inc. in January 2007. Apple Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.
Long Name Apple Inc.
Market us_market
Market Cap 4,013,268,402,176
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_24937
Most Recent Quarter 1,766,793,600
Net Income To Common 117,776,998,400
Next Fiscal Year End 1,790,467,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 4,008,685,277,000
Number Of Analyst Opinions 40
Open 270.33
Operating Cashflow 135,471,996,928
Operating Margins 0.35374
Overall Risk 1
Payout Ratio 0.1304
Peg Ratio 2.43
Phone (408) 996-1010
Pre Market Change -2.3987732
Pre Market Change Percent -0.87851065
Pre Market Price 270.6512
Pre Market Time 1,776,758,831
Previous Close 0.0
Price Eps Current Year 32.011715
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 45.523506
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 9.212837
Profit Margins 0.27037
Quick Ratio 0.845
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.89362
Region US
Regular Market Change 273.05
Regular Market Change Percent 1.04355
Regular Market Day High 274.275
Regular Market Day Low 270.29
Regular Market Day Range 270.29 - 274.275
Regular Market Open 270.33
Regular Market Previous Close 0.0
Regular Market Price 273.05
Regular Market Time 1,776,715,201
Regular Market Volume 34,667,241
Return On Assets 0.24377
Return On Equity 1.5202099
Revenue Growth 0.157
Revenue Per Share 29.305
Sand P52 Week Change 0.34445214
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 14,681,140,000
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0086
Shares Short 126,771,284
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 129,553,812
Short Name Apple Inc.
Short Percent Of Float 0.0086
Short Ratio 3.11
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol AAPL
Target High Price 350.0
Target Low Price 205.0
Target Mean Price 297.4555
Target Median Price 300.0
Total Cash 66,907,000,832
Total Cash Per Share 4.557
Total Debt 90,509,000,704
Total Revenue 435,617,005,568
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.03
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield Infinity
Trailing Eps 7.89
Trailing P E 34.607098
Trailing Peg Ratio 2.458
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 252.4448
Two Hundred Day Average Change 20.605194
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.08162258
Type Disp Equity
Volume 34,667,241
Website https://www.apple.com
Zip 95,014