AAPL shares included in the American NASDAC exchange, a remarkable increase during the last trading session, to close at the level of $ 198.15, achieving strong daily gains by +4.06% or the equivalent of +7.73 dollars per share.
This strong increase is accompanied by active and intense trading exceeding 87.4 million shares, compared to an average trading of 61.4 million shares during the past three months, which reflects a strong wave of demand for the stock by investors and financial institutions.
The remarkable rise comes as an extension of a noticeable upward trend that started since the beginning of April, supported by the improvement of the market morale towards the technology sector as a whole, and in particular towards Apple share, which during the past two days witnessed an exceptional activity with the support of positive expectations about the company’s upcoming business results.
This coincides with multiple signs of international analysts indicating clear purchase recommendations while raising the price targets, in light of strong operating performance, stability of profitable margins, and expansion of production lines and services.
Support factors behind the strong rise
The last positive performance is attributed to a package of overlapping stimuli, at the forefront of which is the increasing positive expectations for the results of the next fiscal quarter, which are expected to reflect continuous growth in the company’s revenues thanks to strong sales of iPhone and AirPods, as well as the expansion of Apple Pay and iCloud services.
The company’s continued re -purchase of shares also contributed to a strong pace in supporting the market price, which is an indication of management confidence in the future of the arrow.
In a related context, the collected data reported that Apple’s share is currently benefiting from a widespread improvement in the appetite for risk in the American markets, driven by the decline in the expectations of raising federal interest rates, which brought momentum to heavy technology shares.
Considering that Apple has an influential weight in the Nasdak index, any strong movement in its share price often affects the general direction of the index, and it has been noted that Nasdak’s gains during the last session came in conjunction with Apple’s rise.
Historical vision and long -term upward trend
Looking at the Apple share graph during the past five years, it is clear that the stock is moving in a clear, long -term upscale path, with the registration of increasing peaks and bottoms indicating stability and escalating confidence from investors, and the stock has been able to climb from levels close to $ 164 in the beginning of 2024 to its last highest levels near 199.5 dollars, and this rise is a direct reflection of the growth of revenues and revenues, In addition to the company’s success in innovation and launching products that meet the aspirations of the market.
Financial indicators enhance investment gravity
Apple’s financial indicators show an exceptional force in performance, as the company’s market value is about 2.98 trillion dollars, which makes it one of the largest companies listed globally in terms of market capital, while the basic arrow profit (EPS) has recorded $ 6.31, while profitability (P/E) is about 31.4 times, which reflects a relatively high evaluation, but is supported by sustainable growth And high profitability, and on the other hand, the stock has a profit dividend rate of 0.5%.
The company distributes 1.00 dollars per share annually, with a continuation of raising distributions for the thirteenth year in a row, which enhances investor confidence in the administration’s commitment to achieving long -term returns, and the number of existing shares is about 15.022 billion shares, and the beta factories at 1.26 shows that the stock is characterized by a moderate volatility compared to the market, which makes it a balanced option between growth and stability.
Post -closure and a future look
After the closure, the stock witnessed some slight decline by -0.59% to reach 196.98 dollars, as natural profit gains after the strong registered gains, and observers believe that the upward trend may continue during the upcoming sessions, especially with the approaching announcing of the quarterly results on May 1, 2025, which drives investors to stay in the arrow in order to anticipate financial performance that may exceed expectations.
In light of the company’s continued flexible financial policies that include the re -purchase of shares and the expansion of international markets, Apple shares remain a candidate to stay on the list of the highest attractive leadership shares during the second quarter of 2025.
