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Buy Apple Stock Now? 3 Important Metrics To Watch<blockquote>现在购买苹果股票？需要关注的 3 个重要指标</blockquote>
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The Apple Mav","content":"<p>As Apple stock remains stuck near $125 apiece, might now be a good time to buy shares? The Apple Maven looks at three key metrics that may provide a clue.</p><p><blockquote>由于苹果股价仍停留在每股 125 美元附近，现在可能是购买股票的好时机？苹果专家着眼于三个可能提供线索的关键指标。</blockquote></p><p> Following a “mini flash crash” in the last 10 minutes of trading on Tuesday, May 18, Apple stock (ticker $AAPL) dipped by more than 1% for the day once again. This was Apple’s fifth day of losses in the past seven trading sessions, as share price remainsstuck at late August 2020 levels.</p><p><blockquote>继 5 月 18 日星期二交易最后 10 分钟的 “小型闪崩 ”之后，苹果股票（股票代码 $AAPL）当天再次下跌超过 1%。这是苹果在过去七个交易日中第五天出现亏损，股价仍停留在 2020 年 8 月下旬的水平。</blockquote></p><p> From here, investors must be asking themselves: is this a good time to buy Apple stock? The Apple Maven believes that three key metrics may help aspiring shareholders make the best decision.</p><p><blockquote>从这里开始，投资者一定在问自己：现在是购买苹果股票的好时机吗？这位苹果专家认为，三个关键指标可以帮助有抱负的股东做出最佳决定。</blockquote></p><p> <p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ad10237664683dc4e202ae64f0c3d856\" tg-width=\"1007\" tg-height=\"470\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><span>Figure 1: AAPL performance on May 18 session.</span></p><p><blockquote><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><span>图 1：5 月 18 日 AAPL 表现。</span></p></blockquote></p><p> <b>Keep an eye on valuation</b></p><p><blockquote><b>关注估值</b></blockquote></p><p> Forward price-to-earnings, or P/E, is a popular and helpful valuation metric to track.</p><p><blockquote>远期市盈率（P/E）是一种流行且有用的跟踪估值指标。</blockquote></p><p> The ratio compares the stock’s current price to the company’s expected current-year or next-year earnings per share, or EPS. It represents how many years’ worth of earnings the market is willing to pay on shares of equity. The lower the figure, the cheaper the stock, and the more appealing of a buy it is.</p><p><blockquote>该比率将股票的当前价格与公司今年或明年的预期每股收益（EPS）进行比较。它代表了市场愿意为股票支付多少年的收益。数字越低，股票越便宜，购买的吸引力就越大。</blockquote></p><p> Apple’s projected current-year EPS is $5.20, suggesting a forward P/E of exactly 24 times at the current stock price of nearly $125. This is the lowest multiple at which Apple stock has been valued compared to 30, 60, 90 days ago and this time last year. See chart below.</p><p><blockquote>苹果预计今年每股收益为 5.20 美元，按照目前近 125 美元的股价计算，远期市盈率正好是 24 倍。与 30、60、90 天前和去年同期相比，这是苹果股票估值的最低倍数。见下图。</blockquote></p><p> <p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/51f2c0c8a7b3727ca797e4611a027eb8\" tg-width=\"1200\" tg-height=\"722\"><span>Figure 2: AAPL forward P/E today vs. past.</span></p><p><blockquote><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><span>图 2：AAPL 今天的远期市盈率与过去的比较。</span></p></blockquote></p><p> In addition, AAPL’s P/E premium above the S&P 500’s comparable ratio (orange dots above) is also currently about as low as it has been in the past 12 months: 3 turns higher than the broad market today vs. more than 7 turns one quarter ago and around 3.3 turns in May 2020.</p><p><blockquote>此外，AAPL 高于标普500可比比率的市盈率（上方橙色圆点）目前也处于过去 12 个月的最低水平：目前比大盘高出 3 倍，而一个季度前高出 7 倍以上，2020 年 5 月约为 3.3 倍。</blockquote></p><p> Based on P/E alone, therefore, Apple stock is looking particularly attractive at current levels compared to its own 12-month history and the S&P 500.</p><p><blockquote>因此，仅从市盈率来看，与其 12 个月的历史和标普500相比，苹果股票在当前水平上看起来特别有吸引力。</blockquote></p><p> <b>Updates to EPS growth</b></p><p><blockquote><b>每股收益增长更新</b></blockquote></p><p> A close cousin to P/E, another metric that could signal a buy of Apple stock is the company’s projected earnings growth trends. Compared to fiscal 2020, current year EPS growth estimates have been increasing progressively this year: 59% year-over-year today vs. 36% three months ago.</p><p><blockquote>作为市盈率的近亲，另一个可能表明买入苹果股票的指标是该公司预计的盈利增长趋势。与 2020 财年相比，今年本年度每股收益增长预期一直在逐步提高：今天同比增长 59%，而三个月前为 36%。</blockquote></p><p> Some might choose to look a bit further out in the future – say, five years from now. Even so, growth rates have been trending in the right direction: currently at 13.4% annualized through fiscal 2025 vs. around 11% as of the beginning of 2021.</p><p><blockquote>有些人可能会选择放眼未来——比如说，五年后。即便如此，增长率一直在朝着正确的方向发展：目前到 2025 财年年增长率为 13.4%，而截至 2021 年初约为 11%。</blockquote></p><p> Should earnings growth expectations continue to rise, this could be yet another indication that Apple stock might be worth owning at current prices, as the business fundamentals continue to improve.</p><p><blockquote>如果盈利增长预期继续上升，这可能是另一个迹象，表明随着业务基本面继续改善，苹果股票在当前价格下可能值得持有。</blockquote></p><p> <b>Will shares trend again?</b></p><p><blockquote><b>股价会再次走势吗？</b></blockquote></p><p> The third and final metric that might be worth monitoring are the stock’s moving averages. These are indicators that technical analysts (also known as chart readers) like to track to determine things like support, breakout patterns, etc.</p><p><blockquote>第三个也是最后一个值得关注的指标是股票的移动平均线。这些是技术分析师（也称为图表阅读器）喜欢跟踪的指标，以确定支撑位、突破模式等。</blockquote></p><p> At a high level, the following interpretations of moving averages tend to be consensus among analysts:</p><p><blockquote>在高位上，以下对移动平均线的解释往往是分析师的共识：</blockquote></p><p> <ul> <li>A stock that breaks through the averages on the way up is usually believed to be trending in a bullish manner. The opposite is true when share price moves below the averages.</li> <li>A stock that moves lower but not past the moving averages is believed to have found support.</li> <li>A stock that cannot move above the moving averages is believed to have met resistance.</li> </ul> <p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9bef78b042977e4d00cb4b406e9cb8bc\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"377\"><span>Figure 3: AAPL stock vs. 50-day and 200-day MA.</span></p><p><blockquote><ul><li>一只在上涨过程中突破平均线的股票通常被认为呈看涨趋势。当股价低于平均水平时，情况就相反了。</li><li>走低但未突破移动平均线的股票被认为已经找到了支撑。</li><li>不能突破移动平均线的股票被认为已经遇到了阻力位。</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><span>图 3：AAPL 股票与 50 天和 200 天移动平均线的对比。</span></p></blockquote></p><p> A couple of interesting observations can be made from the chart above. First, the 50-trading day moving average served as a great buy and sell “advisor” between May 2019 and this time last year. During this period, AAPL clearly moved in trending patterns.</p><p><blockquote>从上图可以得出几个有趣的观察结果。首先，从 2019 年 5 月到去年这个时候，50 个交易日移动平均线是一个很好的买卖 “顾问”。在此期间，AAPL 显然遵循趋势模式。</blockquote></p><p> Investors would have done well if they had paid close attention to the orange line above and:</p><p><blockquote>如果投资者密切关注上面的橙色线并：</blockquote></p><p> <ol> <li>held Apple stock through February 2020;</li> <li>sold it once the share price dipped below the 50-day average, that same month;</li> <li>bought back once the stock breached the average on the way up, in April 2020;</li> <li>held again until September 2020.</li> </ol> But after the third quarter of 2020, Apple stock seems to have traded sideways and choppily, except for a brief bullish period between November and January. Now, shares trade very much at the conversion point between the 50-day and the 200-day moving averages. Will the stock break out in either direction, finally catching another wave higher (or lower)?</p><p><blockquote><ol><li>持有苹果股票至2020年2月；</li><li>同月，一旦股价跌破 50 天平均线，就卖掉了；</li><li>2020 年 4 月，该股在上涨过程中突破平均水平后回购；</li><li>再次举行至2020年9月。</li></ol>但2020年第三季度之后，除了11月至1月之间的短暂看涨时期外，苹果股票似乎一直横盘整理且波动剧烈。现在，股市在 50 天移动平均线和 200 天移动平均线之间的转换点处交易非常频繁。该股会朝任一方向突破，最终抓住另一波上涨（或下跌）吗？</blockquote></p><p></p><p> Also pay attention to the grey line above. Notice that Apple stock price has bounced off the 200-day moving average consistently over the past two years. Now seems to be another pivotal point: will shares find support at the 200-day mark once again?</p><p><blockquote>还要注意上面的灰线。请注意，苹果股价在过去两年中一直从 200 天移动平均线反弹。现在似乎又是一个关键点：股价会再次在200日关口找到支撑吗？</blockquote></p><p></p>","collect":0,"html":"<!DOCTYPE html>\n<html>\n<head>\n<meta http-equiv=\"Content-Type\" content=\"text/html; charset=utf-8\" />\n<meta name=\"viewport\" content=\"width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=1.0,user-scalable=no\"/>\n<meta name=\"format-detection\" content=\"telephone=no,email=no,address=no\" />\n<title>Buy Apple Stock Now? 3 Important Metrics To Watch<blockquote>现在购买苹果股票？需要关注的 3 个重要指标</blockquote></title>\n<style type=\"text/css\">\na,abbr,acronym,address,applet,article,aside,audio,b,big,blockquote,body,canvas,caption,center,cite,code,dd,del,details,dfn,div,dl,dt,\nem,embed,fieldset,figcaption,figure,footer,form,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6,header,hgroup,html,i,iframe,img,ins,kbd,label,legend,li,mark,menu,nav,\nobject,ol,output,p,pre,q,ruby,s,samp,section,small,span,strike,strong,sub,summary,sup,table,tbody,td,tfoot,th,thead,time,tr,tt,u,ul,var,video{ font:inherit;margin:0;padding:0;vertical-align:baseline;border:0 }\nbody{ font-size:16px; line-height:1.5; color:#999; background:transparent; }\n.wrapper{ overflow:hidden;word-break:break-all;padding:10px; }\nh1,h2{ font-weight:normal; line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:.6em; }\nh3,h4,h5,h6{ line-height:1.35; margin-bottom:1em; }\nh1{ font-size:24px; }\nh2{ font-size:20px; }\nh3{ font-size:18px; }\nh4{ font-size:16px; }\nh5{ font-size:14px; }\nh6{ font-size:12px; }\np,ul,ol,blockquote,dl,table{ margin:1.2em 0; }\nul,ol{ margin-left:2em; }\nul{ list-style:disc; }\nol{ list-style:decimal; }\nli,li p{ margin:10px 0;}\nimg{ max-width:100%;display:block;margin:0 auto 1em; }\nblockquote{ color:#B5B2B1; border-left:3px solid #aaa; padding:1em; }\nstrong,b{font-weight:bold;}\nem,i{font-style:italic;}\ntable{ width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;border-spacing:1px;margin:1em 0;font-size:.9em; }\nth,td{ padding:5px;text-align:left;border:1px solid #aaa; }\nth{ font-weight:bold;background:#5d5d5d; }\n.symbol-link{font-weight:bold;}\n/* header{ border-bottom:1px solid #494756; } */\n.title{ margin:0 0 8px;line-height:1.3;color:#ddd; }\n.meta {color:#5e5c6d;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 .5em; }\na{text-decoration:none; color:#2a4b87;}\n.meta .head { display: inline-block; overflow: hidden}\n.head .h-thumb { width: 30px; height: 30px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border-radius: 50%; float: left;}\n.head .h-content { margin: 0; padding: 0 0 0 9px; float: left;}\n.head .h-name {font-size: 13px; color: #eee; margin: 0;}\n.head .h-time {font-size: 12.5px; color: #7E829C; margin: 0;}\n.small {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.9); -webkit-transform: scale(0.9); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.smaller {font-size: 12.5px; display: inline-block; transform: scale(0.8); -webkit-transform: scale(0.8); transform-origin: left; -webkit-transform-origin: left;}\n.bt-text {font-size: 12px;margin: 1.5em 0 0 0}\n.bt-text p {margin: 0}\n</style>\n</head>\n<body>\n<div class=\"wrapper\">\n<header>\n<h2 class=\"title\">\nBuy Apple Stock Now? 3 Important Metrics To Watch<blockquote>现在购买苹果股票？需要关注的 3 个重要指标</blockquote>\n</h2>\n<h4 class=\"meta\">\n<p class=\"head\">\n<strong class=\"h-name small\">TheStreet</strong><span class=\"h-time small\">2021-05-19 22:16</span>\n</p>\n</h4>\n</header>\n<article>\n<p>As Apple stock remains stuck near $125 apiece, might now be a good time to buy shares? The Apple Maven looks at three key metrics that may provide a clue.</p><p><blockquote>由于苹果股价仍停留在每股 125 美元附近，现在可能是购买股票的好时机？苹果专家着眼于三个可能提供线索的关键指标。</blockquote></p><p> Following a “mini flash crash” in the last 10 minutes of trading on Tuesday, May 18, Apple stock (ticker $AAPL) dipped by more than 1% for the day once again. This was Apple’s fifth day of losses in the past seven trading sessions, as share price remainsstuck at late August 2020 levels.</p><p><blockquote>继 5 月 18 日星期二交易最后 10 分钟的 “小型闪崩 ”之后，苹果股票（股票代码 $AAPL）当天再次下跌超过 1%。这是苹果在过去七个交易日中第五天出现亏损，股价仍停留在 2020 年 8 月下旬的水平。</blockquote></p><p> From here, investors must be asking themselves: is this a good time to buy Apple stock? The Apple Maven believes that three key metrics may help aspiring shareholders make the best decision.</p><p><blockquote>从这里开始，投资者一定在问自己：现在是购买苹果股票的好时机吗？这位苹果专家认为，三个关键指标可以帮助有抱负的股东做出最佳决定。</blockquote></p><p> <p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/ad10237664683dc4e202ae64f0c3d856\" tg-width=\"1007\" tg-height=\"470\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer\"><span>Figure 1: AAPL performance on May 18 session.</span></p><p><blockquote><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><span>图 1：5 月 18 日 AAPL 表现。</span></p></blockquote></p><p> <b>Keep an eye on valuation</b></p><p><blockquote><b>关注估值</b></blockquote></p><p> Forward price-to-earnings, or P/E, is a popular and helpful valuation metric to track.</p><p><blockquote>远期市盈率（P/E）是一种流行且有用的跟踪估值指标。</blockquote></p><p> The ratio compares the stock’s current price to the company’s expected current-year or next-year earnings per share, or EPS. It represents how many years’ worth of earnings the market is willing to pay on shares of equity. The lower the figure, the cheaper the stock, and the more appealing of a buy it is.</p><p><blockquote>该比率将股票的当前价格与公司今年或明年的预期每股收益（EPS）进行比较。它代表了市场愿意为股票支付多少年的收益。数字越低，股票越便宜，购买的吸引力就越大。</blockquote></p><p> Apple’s projected current-year EPS is $5.20, suggesting a forward P/E of exactly 24 times at the current stock price of nearly $125. This is the lowest multiple at which Apple stock has been valued compared to 30, 60, 90 days ago and this time last year. See chart below.</p><p><blockquote>苹果预计今年每股收益为 5.20 美元，按照目前近 125 美元的股价计算，远期市盈率正好是 24 倍。与 30、60、90 天前和去年同期相比，这是苹果股票估值的最低倍数。见下图。</blockquote></p><p> <p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/51f2c0c8a7b3727ca797e4611a027eb8\" tg-width=\"1200\" tg-height=\"722\"><span>Figure 2: AAPL forward P/E today vs. past.</span></p><p><blockquote><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><span>图 2：AAPL 今天的远期市盈率与过去的比较。</span></p></blockquote></p><p> In addition, AAPL’s P/E premium above the S&P 500’s comparable ratio (orange dots above) is also currently about as low as it has been in the past 12 months: 3 turns higher than the broad market today vs. more than 7 turns one quarter ago and around 3.3 turns in May 2020.</p><p><blockquote>此外，AAPL 高于标普500可比比率的市盈率（上方橙色圆点）目前也处于过去 12 个月的最低水平：目前比大盘高出 3 倍，而一个季度前高出 7 倍以上，2020 年 5 月约为 3.3 倍。</blockquote></p><p> Based on P/E alone, therefore, Apple stock is looking particularly attractive at current levels compared to its own 12-month history and the S&P 500.</p><p><blockquote>因此，仅从市盈率来看，与其 12 个月的历史和标普500相比，苹果股票在当前水平上看起来特别有吸引力。</blockquote></p><p> <b>Updates to EPS growth</b></p><p><blockquote><b>每股收益增长更新</b></blockquote></p><p> A close cousin to P/E, another metric that could signal a buy of Apple stock is the company’s projected earnings growth trends. Compared to fiscal 2020, current year EPS growth estimates have been increasing progressively this year: 59% year-over-year today vs. 36% three months ago.</p><p><blockquote>作为市盈率的近亲，另一个可能表明买入苹果股票的指标是该公司预计的盈利增长趋势。与 2020 财年相比，今年本年度每股收益增长预期一直在逐步提高：今天同比增长 59%，而三个月前为 36%。</blockquote></p><p> Some might choose to look a bit further out in the future – say, five years from now. Even so, growth rates have been trending in the right direction: currently at 13.4% annualized through fiscal 2025 vs. around 11% as of the beginning of 2021.</p><p><blockquote>有些人可能会选择放眼未来——比如说，五年后。即便如此，增长率一直在朝着正确的方向发展：目前到 2025 财年年增长率为 13.4%，而截至 2021 年初约为 11%。</blockquote></p><p> Should earnings growth expectations continue to rise, this could be yet another indication that Apple stock might be worth owning at current prices, as the business fundamentals continue to improve.</p><p><blockquote>如果盈利增长预期继续上升，这可能是另一个迹象，表明随着业务基本面继续改善，苹果股票在当前价格下可能值得持有。</blockquote></p><p> <b>Will shares trend again?</b></p><p><blockquote><b>股价会再次走势吗？</b></blockquote></p><p> The third and final metric that might be worth monitoring are the stock’s moving averages. These are indicators that technical analysts (also known as chart readers) like to track to determine things like support, breakout patterns, etc.</p><p><blockquote>第三个也是最后一个值得关注的指标是股票的移动平均线。这些是技术分析师（也称为图表阅读器）喜欢跟踪的指标，以确定支撑位、突破模式等。</blockquote></p><p> At a high level, the following interpretations of moving averages tend to be consensus among analysts:</p><p><blockquote>在高位上，以下对移动平均线的解释往往是分析师的共识：</blockquote></p><p> <ul> <li>A stock that breaks through the averages on the way up is usually believed to be trending in a bullish manner. The opposite is true when share price moves below the averages.</li> <li>A stock that moves lower but not past the moving averages is believed to have found support.</li> <li>A stock that cannot move above the moving averages is believed to have met resistance.</li> </ul> <p class=\"t-img-caption\"><img src=\"https://static.tigerbbs.com/9bef78b042977e4d00cb4b406e9cb8bc\" tg-width=\"630\" tg-height=\"377\"><span>Figure 3: AAPL stock vs. 50-day and 200-day MA.</span></p><p><blockquote><ul><li>一只在上涨过程中突破平均线的股票通常被认为呈看涨趋势。当股价低于平均水平时，情况就相反了。</li><li>走低但未突破移动平均线的股票被认为已经找到了支撑。</li><li>不能突破移动平均线的股票被认为已经遇到了阻力位。</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><span>图 3：AAPL 股票与 50 天和 200 天移动平均线的对比。</span></p></blockquote></p><p> A couple of interesting observations can be made from the chart above. First, the 50-trading day moving average served as a great buy and sell “advisor” between May 2019 and this time last year. During this period, AAPL clearly moved in trending patterns.</p><p><blockquote>从上图可以得出几个有趣的观察结果。首先，从 2019 年 5 月到去年这个时候，50 个交易日移动平均线是一个很好的买卖 “顾问”。在此期间，AAPL 显然遵循趋势模式。</blockquote></p><p> Investors would have done well if they had paid close attention to the orange line above and:</p><p><blockquote>如果投资者密切关注上面的橙色线并：</blockquote></p><p> <ol> <li>held Apple stock through February 2020;</li> <li>sold it once the share price dipped below the 50-day average, that same month;</li> <li>bought back once the stock breached the average on the way up, in April 2020;</li> <li>held again until September 2020.</li> </ol> But after the third quarter of 2020, Apple stock seems to have traded sideways and choppily, except for a brief bullish period between November and January. Now, shares trade very much at the conversion point between the 50-day and the 200-day moving averages. Will the stock break out in either direction, finally catching another wave higher (or lower)?</p><p><blockquote><ol><li>持有苹果股票至2020年2月；</li><li>同月，一旦股价跌破 50 天平均线，就卖掉了；</li><li>2020 年 4 月，该股在上涨过程中突破平均水平后回购；</li><li>再次举行至2020年9月。</li></ol>但2020年第三季度之后，除了11月至1月之间的短暂看涨时期外，苹果股票似乎一直横盘整理且波动剧烈。现在，股市在 50 天移动平均线和 200 天移动平均线之间的转换点处交易非常频繁。该股会朝任一方向突破，最终抓住另一波上涨（或下跌）吗？</blockquote></p><p></p><p> Also pay attention to the grey line above. Notice that Apple stock price has bounced off the 200-day moving average consistently over the past two years. Now seems to be another pivotal point: will shares find support at the 200-day mark once again?</p><p><blockquote>还要注意上面的灰线。请注意，苹果股价在过去两年中一直从 200 天移动平均线反弹。现在似乎又是一个关键点：股价会再次在200日关口找到支撑吗？</blockquote></p><p></p>\n<div class=\"bt-text\">\n\n\n<p> 来源：<a href=\"https://www.thestreet.com/apple/stock/buy-apple-stock-now-3-important-metrics-to-watch\">TheStreet</a></p>\n<p>为提升您的阅读体验，我们对本页面进行了排版优化</p>\n\n\n</div>\n</article>\n</div>\n</body>\n</html>\n","type":0,"thumbnail":"","relate_stocks":{"AAPL":"苹果"},"source_url":"https://www.thestreet.com/apple/stock/buy-apple-stock-now-3-important-metrics-to-watch","is_english":true,"share_image_url":"https://static.laohu8.com/e9f99090a1c2ed51c021029395664489","article_id":"1148500659","content_text":"As Apple stock remains stuck near $125 apiece, might now be a good time to buy shares? The Apple Maven looks at three key metrics that may provide a clue.\nFollowing a “mini flash crash” in the last 10 minutes of trading on Tuesday, May 18, Apple stock (ticker $AAPL) dipped by more than 1% for the day once again. This was Apple’s fifth day of losses in the past seven trading sessions, as share price remainsstuck at late August 2020 levels.\nFrom here, investors must be asking themselves: is this a good time to buy Apple stock? The Apple Maven believes that three key metrics may help aspiring shareholders make the best decision.\nFigure 1: AAPL performance on May 18 session.\nKeep an eye on valuation\nForward price-to-earnings, or P/E, is a popular and helpful valuation metric to track.\nThe ratio compares the stock’s current price to the company’s expected current-year or next-year earnings per share, or EPS. It represents how many years’ worth of earnings the market is willing to pay on shares of equity. The lower the figure, the cheaper the stock, and the more appealing of a buy it is.\nApple’s projected current-year EPS is $5.20, suggesting a forward P/E of exactly 24 times at the current stock price of nearly $125. This is the lowest multiple at which Apple stock has been valued compared to 30, 60, 90 days ago and this time last year. See chart below.\nFigure 2: AAPL forward P/E today vs. past.\nIn addition, AAPL’s P/E premium above the S&P 500’s comparable ratio (orange dots above) is also currently about as low as it has been in the past 12 months: 3 turns higher than the broad market today vs. more than 7 turns one quarter ago and around 3.3 turns in May 2020.\nBased on P/E alone, therefore, Apple stock is looking particularly attractive at current levels compared to its own 12-month history and the S&P 500.\nUpdates to EPS growth\nA close cousin to P/E, another metric that could signal a buy of Apple stock is the company’s projected earnings growth trends. Compared to fiscal 2020, current year EPS growth estimates have been increasing progressively this year: 59% year-over-year today vs. 36% three months ago.\n\nSome might choose to look a bit further out in the future – say, five years from now. Even so, growth rates have been trending in the right direction: currently at 13.4% annualized through fiscal 2025 vs. around 11% as of the beginning of 2021.\nShould earnings growth expectations continue to rise, this could be yet another indication that Apple stock might be worth owning at current prices, as the business fundamentals continue to improve.\nWill shares trend again?\nThe third and final metric that might be worth monitoring are the stock’s moving averages. These are indicators that technical analysts (also known as chart readers) like to track to determine things like support, breakout patterns, etc.\nAt a high level, the following interpretations of moving averages tend to be consensus among analysts:\n\nA stock that breaks through the averages on the way up is usually believed to be trending in a bullish manner. The opposite is true when share price moves below the averages.\nA stock that moves lower but not past the moving averages is believed to have found support.\nA stock that cannot move above the moving averages is believed to have met resistance.\n\nFigure 3: AAPL stock vs. 50-day and 200-day MA.\nA couple of interesting observations can be made from the chart above. First, the 50-trading day moving average served as a great buy and sell “advisor” between May 2019 and this time last year. During this period, AAPL clearly moved in trending patterns.\nInvestors would have done well if they had paid close attention to the orange line above and:\n\nheld Apple stock through February 2020;\nsold it once the share price dipped below the 50-day average, that same month;\nbought back once the stock breached the average on the way up, in April 2020;\nheld again until September 2020.\n\nBut after the third quarter of 2020, Apple stock seems to have traded sideways and choppily, except for a brief bullish period between November and January. Now, shares trade very much at the conversion point between the 50-day and the 200-day moving averages. Will the stock break out in either direction, finally catching another wave higher (or lower)?\nAlso pay attention to the grey line above. Notice that Apple stock price has bounced off the 200-day moving average consistently over the past two years. Now seems to be another pivotal point: will shares find support at the 200-day mark once again?","news_type":1,"symbols_score_info":{"AAPL":0.9}},"isVote":1,"tweetType":1,"viewCount":697,"commentLimit":10,"likeStatus":false,"favoriteStatus":false,"reportStatus":false,"symbols":[],"verified":2,"subType":0,"readableState":1,"langContent":"EN","currentLanguage":"EN","warmUpFlag":false,"orderFlag":false,"shareable":true,"causeOfNotShareable":"","featuresForAnalytics":[],"commentAndTweetFlag":false,"andRepostAutoSelectedFlag":false,"upFlag":false,"length":28,"xxTargetLangEnum":"ORIG"},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"isTiger":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"url":"/m/post/197162712"}
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