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AAPL Stock Forecast: Apple, Inc. Price Predictions for 2026-2027

Last close, 13 Aug 2026
$305
+1.02% on the day

The 46 Wall Street analysts covering Apple, Inc. hold a median 12-month price target of $335 — +9.7% from the last close. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model, run across ~4,600 US stocks, ranks it 83 of 100 as at 13 Aug 2026 — inside the top quartile. Here, the model and the Street point the same way.

Market cap
$4.5T
Ticker Nerd rank
83 / 100
Median analyst target
$335
Analysts covering
46
Total return, dividends reinvested
1W
−2.2%
1M
−3.7%
YTD
+12.6%
1Y
+31.3%
From 52W high
−10.1%
From 52W low
+36.3%
$224
$340
52-week range, adjusted closes · the dot is the last close
Ticker Nerd rank

AAPL stock analysis: one number for the whole business

Consensus tells you what everyone already believes. The model scores Apple, Inc. on its factor families — the same systematic rank behind the Ticker Nerd portfolio.

Where the model ranks itAs at 13 Aug 2026
83 / 100

Percentile across ~4,600 US stocks on Ticker Nerd’s systematic factor model. Higher is better. How the model is built and tested

Quality
98
Issuance
97
Momentum
83
Volatility
81
Growth
71
Revisions
68
Value
51
Accruals
36
Size
0

Quality (98): The business earns solid, repeatable profits on what it owns.

Accruals (36): A large share of reported profit has not shown up as cash, or the balance sheet is expanding quickly — both tend to unwind.

Size (0): Larger than most of the companies we track — more scrutinised, less often mispriced.

Built and run by Aslam Ghouse, an ex-Goldman Sachs quant trader with fourteen years in markets.

The Ticker Nerd Read

Quality and buybacks carry the rank; value is the live question.

As of 10 August 2026, our factor model ranks Apple 84.6 of 100 against roughly 4,600 US stocks. Quality (97.4) and Debt and Equity Issuance (97.2), the latter a measure of capital discipline that rewards Apple's steady share buybacks, carry the rank, with Momentum (84.7) and Low Volatility (85.3) also above the midpoint. The size factor ranks 0.02, since Apple is the largest company we track, and the model treats that as a drag.

The weak readings sit exactly where the Street's debate is loudest. Investment and Accruals, the check on whether reported profit has arrived as cash, ranks 36.1, and Value sits at 53.0. Wall Street's average target of $322.82 stood above the 10 August close of $308.26, with 27 of 46 analysts at buy or strong buy and four at sell or strong sell.

A Jefferies downgrade and reports that Apple may change its iPhone lineup plans have made valuation the live question. Consensus EPS for the current fiscal year has been revised up 0.6% over 90 days while next year's estimate has slipped 0.3%. The estimate-revision factor (68.7) and the weak accruals reading are the pieces that would move the rank's balance between its strong quality and momentum legs and its weak value and accruals ones.

As of 11 Aug 2026
Wall Street

AAPL stock forecast 2026-2027: analyst price targets & predictions

The bullish and bearish analyst opinions on AAPL, reported as data — targets and ratings, the market's view beside the model's.

Share price and the analyst range, 12 monthsAdjusted close, US dollars
$200$250$300$350$400Oct 25Jan 26Apr 26Jul 26AAPLHigh $400Median $335Low $215

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

What Wall Street says46 analysts
27 Buy14 Hold5 Sell
Low $215Median $335High $400

The green dot is the last close — the median target sits +9.7% from it.

Recent analyst actionsNewest first

Of the 20 most recent actions, 3 moved their price target up and 5 moved it down.

DateFirmActionRatingTarget
10 Aug 2026JefferiesDowngradeUnderperform$286 → $264
4 Aug 2026China RenaissanceDowngradeHold$280
31 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsUnderweight$253 → $245
31 July 2026BarclaysMaintainsUnderweight—
31 July 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsNeutral$270
31 July 2026DA DavidsonMaintainsNeutral—
31 July 2026Goldman SachsMaintainsBuy—
31 July 2026Goldman SachsMaintainsBuy$370 → $360
31 July 2026JP MorganMaintainsOverweight—
31 July 2026JP MorganMaintainsOverweight$345 → $340
31 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsOverweight$364 → $360
31 July 2026Morgan StanleyMaintainsOverweight—
31 July 2026NeedhamReiteratesHold—
31 July 2026NeedhamReiteratesHold—
31 July 2026RosenblattMaintainsNeutral$276 → $300
31 July 2026RosenblattMaintainsNeutral—
31 July 2026TD CowenMaintainsBuy—
31 July 2026TD CowenMaintainsBuy$350 → $400
31 July 2026Wells FargoMaintainsOverweight—
31 July 2026Wells FargoMaintainsOverweight$310 → $350

Price targets and ratings are third-party analyst estimates, reported here as data. They are not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Market Radar

This page is one stock. Monday covers all of them.

Computed off the Friday close and sent before the US open.

Market Radar reports the week’s largest rank changes across roughly 4,600 US stocks, the factor behind each one, and where the market went. AAPL appears on the weeks it earns a place.

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Estimates

AAPL analyst estimate revisions

Not the forecast itself — the direction analysts are revising it. Revision direction is one of the model's factor families.

Which way the estimates are movingNext fiscal year
EPS revision, 90 days
+0.8%
Analysts raising
5
Analysts cutting
2
Fundamentals

Apple, Inc. (AAPL) financial data

A margin means little on its own. Each bar marks where the figure sits across the whole US universe we score.

Valuation
Trailing P/E
34.6×

Cheaper than 24% of US stocks

Price / sales
9.5×

Cheaper than 15% of US stocks

Price / book
41.5×

Cheaper than 3% of US stocks

EV / EBITDA
26.7×

Cheaper than 11% of US stocks

Growth & margins
Revenue growth (YoY)
16.4%

Higher than 65% of US stocks

Earnings growth (YoY)
27.1%

Higher than 65% of US stocks

Gross margin
50.1%

Higher than 63% of US stocks

Operating margin
32.6%

Higher than 89% of US stocks

Net margin
27.6%

Higher than 87% of US stocks

Returns & dividend
Return on equity
148.8%

Higher than 97% of US stocks

Return on assets
27.1%

Higher than 99% of US stocks

Dividend yield
0.4%

Higher than 6% of US dividend payers

Bars mark the percentile across the ~4,600 US stocks Ticker Nerd covers, among those reporting the figure.

Peers

AAPL vs competitors

The nearest names by industry and size, scored by the same model — like for like.

Its peer group, ranked by the same modelConsumer Electronics
CompanyMarket capTKN rank
AAPLApple, Inc.$4.5T
83
NVDANVIDIA Corp.*$5.5T
76
MSFTMicrosoft Corp.*$3.7T
64
AVGOBroadcom Inc.*$2.0T
75
MUMicron Technology, Inc.*$1.1T
94
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices, Inc.*$787.5B
70
INTCIntel Corp.*$521.2B
73

* Nearest Technology names by size — few consumer electronics companies of this scale trade in the US universe.

Look up any of the roughly 4,600 stocks we score.

The rank is the raw material. Whether the rules would actually own Apple, Inc. — and when they’d sell — is the membership. See the Ticker Nerd 20 →

News

Latest AAPL news & analysis

AI Could Push Apple Into a New Era Analysts Haven't Modeled Yet

24/7 Wall Street · 14 Aug 2026negative

Jefferies issued a downgrade of Apple stock to sell, prompting some investors to turn away from the company. The downgrade comes as Apple's largest-ever 12-month product window begins, starting with the iPhone 18 next month.

Why it matters — Apple watchers would care because the downgrade arrives just as the company is entering its biggest product launch cycle, which could influence investor sentiment around upcoming releases.

Tim Cook's Final Act: A $60 Billion Bet On Texas. Here's What It Means For Apple Investors

24/7 Wall Street · 14 Aug 2026positive

In one of his final major appearances as CEO, Tim Cook unveiled a new Apple manufacturing facility in Houston, Texas, alongside Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The project represents a $60 billion investment, or 10% of Apple's broader U.S. commitment.

Why it matters — AAPL watchers would follow this because it signals a significant expansion of Apple's U.S. manufacturing footprint during a leadership transition.

Anthropic's investor talks, Workday's stock surge, Apple's new facility and more in Morning Squawk

CNBC · 14 Aug 2026neutral

The headline reports that Apple has opened or announced a new facility, as part of a Morning Squawk brief highlighting five key items investors need to know to start the trading day. No further details about the facility are provided in the text.

Why it matters — A new Apple facility could signal expansion of the company's operations, which AAPL watchers track as part of its growth and infrastructure strategy.

AI Killing Software? Analyst Says ‘I Don't See a Software Apocalypse'

Benzinga · 14 Aug 2026neutral

Dan Ives, a managing director at Yorkville Ives, argued that concerns about a software apocalypse from AI are overblown, noting that hyperscalers and major technology companies such as Microsoft and Nvidia are seeing heavy infrastructure spending begin to translate into revenue growth and ease investor worries about returns on capital expenditure.

Why it matters — The report touches on AI-driven capital spending across the technology sector, a trend that could shape the broader market environment in which Apple operates.

Apple trains its own AI model for China market with Alibaba's support, sources say

Reuters · 14 Aug 2026neutral

According to three sources cited by Reuters, Apple has trained a large language model specifically for the China market with support from Alibaba. This marks a departure from Apple's previous approach of relying on third-party models to power AI features in the country.

Why it matters — This signals a shift in Apple's AI strategy in a key market, as the company begins developing its own model infrastructure with a local partner rather than depending on external providers in China.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions about AAPL stock

What is the AAPL stock price forecast for 2026-2027?

The 46 Wall Street analysts covering Apple, Inc. have a median 12-month price target of $335, with estimates ranging from $215 to $400. These are third-party analyst estimates, not Ticker Nerd forecasts, and they are frequently wrong.

Is AAPL stock a buy right now?

Of the 46 analysts covering Apple, Inc., 27 rate it a Buy, 14 a Hold and 5 a Sell. Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model ranks Apple, Inc. 83 out of 100 across roughly 4,600 US stocks as at 13 Aug 2026. None of this is personal advice — it does not consider your circumstances.

How does Ticker Nerd's model rank AAPL?

As at 13 Aug 2026, Apple, Inc. ranks 83 out of 100 on Ticker Nerd's systematic factor model — a percentile across roughly 4,600 US stocks, built from its factor families. Its strongest factor family is Quality (98 of 100).

Will AAPL stock go up?

No one can know that. What the data says: the median 12-month target from 46 analysts implies +9.7% from the last close, and Ticker Nerd's factor model ranks Apple, Inc. 83 out of 100 as at 13 Aug 2026. Analyst targets are third-party estimates and frequently wrong; none of this is personal advice.

What is the AAPL stock forecast for 2030?

No analyst covering Apple, Inc. publishes a 2030 price target — Wall Street targets run 12 to 18 months out. Sites quoting a 2030 price for AAPL are extrapolating price history, which says nothing about the business. The furthest attributed numbers are the current analyst targets: $215 to $400 over the next 12 months.

How has AAPL stock performed over the past year?

Apple, Inc. returned +31.3% over the 12 months to 13 Aug 2026, with dividends reinvested. Past performance does not indicate future returns.

What does Apple, Inc. do?

Apple designs and sells the iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch and AirPods, the operating systems that run them, and a services business spanning the App Store, iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV+ and Apple Pay. It sells to consumers, professionals, education, enterprise and public-sector customers from its Cupertino, California base.

What is the latest news on AAPL?

The most recent item we track (24/7 Wall Street, 14 Aug 2026): "AI Could Push Apple Into a New Era Analysts Haven't Modeled Yet". Jefferies issued a downgrade of Apple stock to sell, prompting some investors to turn away from the company. The downgrade comes as Apple's largest-ever 12-month product window begins, starting with the iPhone 18 next month.

Why does the model's Value score sit near the middle with a trailing P/E near 36?

The Value factor blends earnings and free-cash-flow yields with shareholder yield, and those pieces diverge. Apple's trailing price-to-earnings of 35.97 and price-to-sales of 9.80 are rich, yet its shareholder-yield reading ranks 73.5 because buybacks and dividends return cash to holders. The middle score reflects a high multiple offset by heavy capital return.

What is the Investment and Accruals factor flagging for Apple?

This factor checks whether reported profit has arrived as cash and whether the balance sheet is expanding quickly, and Apple's reading of 36.1 is the weakest of the factor families. Apple's trailing twelve months to June 2026 produced $136.7 billion in free cash flow, which sits against that low accruals reading. A sustained improvement here would lift the overall rank.

Company

About Apple, Inc.

Apple designs and sells the iPhone, Mac, iPad, Apple Watch and AirPods, the operating systems that run them, and a services business spanning the App Store, iCloud, Apple Music, Apple TV+ and Apple Pay. It sells to consumers, professionals, education, enterprise and public-sector customers from its Cupertino, California base. Over the twelve months to June 2026 it reported $466.8 billion in revenue and $128.9 billion in net income.

CEO Mr. Timothy D. Cook · 150,000 employees · United States · https://www.apple.com