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Comparative Price Performance Over Time

Compare Stocks - Price & Volume

CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
$189.94
+0.1%
$173.33
$164.07
$199.62
$2.91T1.2661.79 million shs41.47 million shs
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$420.93
-0.5%
$414.53
$309.45
$430.82
$3.13T0.8921.47 million shs12.44 million shs
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Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
+1.22%+3.82%+9.86%+3.19%+10.26%
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
+1.57%+3.05%+2.28%+4.06%+35.72%

MarketRank™

CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
4.805 of 5 stars
2.35.03.32.82.42.52.5
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
4.8542 of 5 stars
2.55.03.32.92.52.52.5

Analyst Ratings

CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
2.63
Moderate Buy$204.117.46% Upside
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
2.94
Moderate Buy$452.617.53% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings

Latest AAPL and MSFT Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
5/13/2024
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AAPL
Apple
Wedbush
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$250.00
5/4/2024
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
Canaccord Genuity Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$200.00 ➝ $215.00
5/3/2024
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AAPL
Apple
Canaccord Genuity Group
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$200.00 ➝ $215.00
5/3/2024
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AAPL
Apple
Bank of America
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Boost Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$225.00 ➝ $230.00
5/3/2024
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
Morgan Stanley
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$210.00 ➝ $216.00
5/3/2024
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AAPL
Apple
Itau BBA Securities
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UpgradeUnderperform ➝ Market Perform$162.00 ➝ $188.00
5/3/2024
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
Wedbush
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Reiterated RatingOutperform ➝ Outperform$250.00
5/3/2024
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AAPL
Apple
Barclays
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Boost Price TargetUnderweight ➝ Underweight$158.00 ➝ $164.00
5/3/2024
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AAPL
Apple
JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$210.00 ➝ $225.00
5/3/2024
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AAPL
Apple
Rosenblatt Securities
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Reiterated RatingNeutral ➝ Neutral$189.00 ➝ $196.00
4/26/2024
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MSFT
Microsoft
Wells Fargo & Company
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Boost Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$480.00 ➝ $500.00
(Data available from 5/16/2021 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)

Sales & Book Value

CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
$383.29B7.60$7.11 per share26.70$4.84 per share39.24
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$236.58B13.22$11.94 per share35.26$34.06 per share12.36

Profitability & Earnings

CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
$97.00B$6.4329.5426.382.2426.31%148.33%29.13%8/1/2024 (Estimated)
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$72.36B$11.5536.4431.912.1936.43%37.54%19.02%7/23/2024 (Estimated)

Latest AAPL and MSFT Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
5/2/2024Q2 2024
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
$1.51$1.53+$0.02$1.53$90.37 billion$90.75 billion    
4/25/2024Q3 2024
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$2.81$2.94+$0.13$2.94$60.86 billion$61.86 billion    

Dividends

CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
$1.000.53%+5.57%15.55%13 Years
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
$3.000.71%+10.11%25.97%22 Years

Latest AAPL and MSFT Dividends

AnnouncementCompanyPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date
3/12/2024
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
quarterly$0.750.72%5/15/20245/16/20246/13/2024
5/2/2024
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
quarterly$0.250.58%5/10/20245/13/20245/16/2024
(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Debt

CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
1.24
1.04
0.99
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
0.17
1.24
1.23

Ownership

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
60.41%
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
71.13%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
0.06%
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
0.03%

Miscellaneous

CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Apple Inc. stock logo
AAPL
Apple
161,00015.33 billion15.32 billionOptionable
Microsoft Co. stock logo
MSFT
Microsoft
221,0007.43 billion7.43 billionOptionable

AAPL and MSFT Headlines

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Company Descriptions

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Apple

NASDAQ:AAPL
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 TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod. 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. In addition, the company offers various 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; 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, wholesalers, retailers, and resellers. Apple Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.
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Microsoft

NASDAQ:MSFT
Microsoft Corporation develops and supports software, services, devices and solutions worldwide. The Productivity and Business Processes segment offers office, exchange, SharePoint, Microsoft Teams, office 365 Security and Compliance, Microsoft viva, and Microsoft 365 copilot; and office consumer services, such as Microsoft 365 consumer subscriptions, Office licensed on-premises, and other office services. This segment also provides LinkedIn; and dynamics business solutions, including Dynamics 365, a set of intelligent, cloud-based applications across ERP, CRM, power apps, and power automate; and on-premises ERP and CRM applications. The Intelligent Cloud segment offers server products and cloud services, such as azure and other cloud services; SQL and windows server, visual studio, system center, and related client access licenses, as well as nuance and GitHub; and enterprise services including enterprise support services, industry solutions, and nuance professional services. The More Personal Computing segment offers Windows, including windows OEM licensing and other non-volume licensing of the Windows operating system; Windows commercial comprising volume licensing of the Windows operating system, windows cloud services, and other Windows commercial offerings; patent licensing; and windows Internet of Things; and devices, such as surface, HoloLens, and PC accessories. Additionally, this segment provides gaming, which includes Xbox hardware and content, and first- and third-party content; Xbox game pass and other subscriptions, cloud gaming, advertising, third-party disc royalties, and other cloud services; and search and news advertising, which includes Bing, Microsoft News and Edge, and third-party affiliates. The company sells its products through OEMs, distributors, and resellers; and directly through digital marketplaces, online, and retail stores. The company was founded in 1975 and is headquartered in Redmond, Washington.