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Buy Apple Stock Now? 3 Important Metrics To Watch<blockquote>现在购买苹果股票？值得关注的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，现在可能是买入股票的好时机吗？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 $AAPL) dipped by more than 1% for the day once again. This was Apple’s fifth day of losses in the past seven trading sessions, as share price remainsstuck at late August 2020 levels.</p><p><blockquote>继5月18日星期二交易最后10分钟出现“迷你闪电崩盘”后，苹果股票（股票代码$AAPL）当天再次下跌超过1%。这是苹果在过去七个交易日中连续第五天下跌，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，投资者一定会问自己：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策。</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日交易时段AAPL表现。</span></p></blockquote></p><p> <b>Keep an eye on valuation</b></p><p><blockquote><b>紧盯估值</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，购买就越有吸引力。</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>苹果预计本年度每股收益为5.20美元，这表明以当前近125美元的股价计算，预期市盈率正好为24倍。与30天、60天、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今天与过去的远期市盈率。</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（上面的橙色点）的市盈率溢价目前也与过去12个月一样低：今天比大盘高出3倍，而一个季度的市盈率则超过7倍。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，仅根据市盈率，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>与市盈率密切相关的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，今年每股收益增长预期一直在逐步增加：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，增长率一直朝着正确的方向发展：目前到2025财年的年化增长率为13.4%，而截至2021年初的年化增长率约为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持续改善，苹果股票以当前价格可能值得持有。</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可能值得监控的指标是股票的移动平均线。这些是技术分析师（也称为图表读者）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，以下对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>在上涨过程中突破均线的股票通常被认为是看涨趋势。当股价低于平均水平时，情况正好相反。</li><li>走低但未超过移动平均线的股票被认为已经找到了支撑。</li><li>无法突破移动平均线的股票被认为遇到了阻力。</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><span>图3：AAPL股票与50日和200日均线的对比。</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>从上面的图表可以得出一些有趣的观察结果。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明显呈趋势性走势。</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且：</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天平均水平，就将其出售；</li><li>2020年4月，一旦该股在上涨过程中突破平均水平，就进行了回购；</li><li>再次举行至2020年9月。</li></ol>但在2020年第三季度之后，除了11月至1月之间的短暂牛市外，苹果股票似乎一直在横盘震荡。现在，股票交易非常多地处于50日和200日移动平均线之间的转换点。该股会向任一方向突破，最终迎来另一波更高（或更低）的浪潮吗？</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持续从200日移动平均线反弹。现在似乎是另一个关键点：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？值得关注的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？值得关注的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，现在可能是买入股票的好时机吗？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 $AAPL) dipped by more than 1% for the day once again. This was Apple’s fifth day of losses in the past seven trading sessions, as share price remainsstuck at late August 2020 levels.</p><p><blockquote>继5月18日星期二交易最后10分钟出现“迷你闪电崩盘”后，苹果股票（股票代码$AAPL）当天再次下跌超过1%。这是苹果在过去七个交易日中连续第五天下跌，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，投资者一定会问自己：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策。</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日交易时段AAPL表现。</span></p></blockquote></p><p> <b>Keep an eye on valuation</b></p><p><blockquote><b>紧盯估值</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，购买就越有吸引力。</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>苹果预计本年度每股收益为5.20美元，这表明以当前近125美元的股价计算，预期市盈率正好为24倍。与30天、60天、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今天与过去的远期市盈率。</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（上面的橙色点）的市盈率溢价目前也与过去12个月一样低：今天比大盘高出3倍，而一个季度的市盈率则超过7倍。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，仅根据市盈率，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>与市盈率密切相关的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，今年每股收益增长预期一直在逐步增加：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，增长率一直朝着正确的方向发展：目前到2025财年的年化增长率为13.4%，而截至2021年初的年化增长率约为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持续改善，苹果股票以当前价格可能值得持有。</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可能值得监控的指标是股票的移动平均线。这些是技术分析师（也称为图表读者）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，以下对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>在上涨过程中突破均线的股票通常被认为是看涨趋势。当股价低于平均水平时，情况正好相反。</li><li>走低但未超过移动平均线的股票被认为已经找到了支撑。</li><li>无法突破移动平均线的股票被认为遇到了阻力。</li></ul><p class=\"t-img-caption\"><span>图3：AAPL股票与50日和200日均线的对比。</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>从上面的图表可以得出一些有趣的观察结果。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明显呈趋势性走势。</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且：</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天平均水平，就将其出售；</li><li>2020年4月，一旦该股在上涨过程中突破平均水平，就进行了回购；</li><li>再次举行至2020年9月。</li></ol>但在2020年第三季度之后，除了11月至1月之间的短暂牛市外，苹果股票似乎一直在横盘震荡。现在，股票交易非常多地处于50日和200日移动平均线之间的转换点。该股会向任一方向突破，最终迎来另一波更高（或更低）的浪潮吗？</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持续从200日移动平均线反弹。现在似乎是另一个关键点：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":585,"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":10,"xxTargetLangEnum":"ORIG"},"commentList":[],"isCommentEnd":true,"isTiger":false,"isWeiXinMini":false,"url":"/m/post/197161599"}
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