How to buy Apple (AAPL) shares

Apple Inc is a consumer electronics business based in the US. Apple shares (AAPL) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Apple employs 100,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$347.2 billion.

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How to buy shares in Apple from South Africa

1. Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for Apple Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: AAPL. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Apple reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$125.89, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Apple, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Apple. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

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How has coronavirus impacted Apple's share price?

Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Apple's share price has had significant negative movement.

Its last market close was USD$125.89, which is 59.79% down on its pre-crash value of USD$313.05 and 68.89% down on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$212.61.

If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Apple shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$726.96 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$407.88.

Apple stock price (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Is it a good time to buy Apple stock?

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Is Apple under- or over-valued?

Valuing Apple stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Apple's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Apple's P/E ratio

Apple's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 29x. In other words, Apple shares trade at around 29x recent earnings.

That's comparable to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29).

Apple's PEG ratio

Apple's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 2.2052. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Apple's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Apple's EBITDA

Apple's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$110.9 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Apple's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Shorting Apple shares

There are currently 96.4 million Apple shares held short by investors – that's known as Apple's "short interest". This figure is 6.8% up from 90.2 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Apple shares can be evaluated.

Apple's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Apple's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Apple shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Apple shares traded daily (recently around 84.5 million). Apple's SIR currently stands at 1.14. In other words for every 100,000 Apple shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1140 shares are currently held short.

However Apple's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Apple shares, or, against the total number of tradable Apple shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Apple's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Apple shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0058% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Apple shares, roughly 6 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Apple.

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Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Apple is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.066% of Apple shares are held by insiders and 58.53% by institutions.

• How many people work for Apple?

  Latest data suggests 100,000 work at Apple.

• When does the fiscal year end for Apple?

  Apple's fiscal year ends in September.

• Where is Apple based?

  Apple's address is: One Apple Park Way, Cupertino, CA, United States, 95014

• What is Apple's ISIN number?

  Apple's international securities identification number is: US0378331005

• What is Apple's CUSIP number?

  Apple's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 037833100