Avoid the stress of overpaying for a stock or missing an opportunity by using the right tools and insights to evaluate Apple Inc. before investing.

In this article, we go over a few key elements for understanding Apple Inc.’s stock price such as:

• Apple Inc.’s current stock price and volume
• Why Apple Inc.’s stock price changed recently
• Upgrades and downgrades for AAPL from analysts
• AAPL’s stock price momentum as measured by its relative strength

About Apple Inc. (AAPL)

Before we jump into Apple Inc.’s stock price, history, target price and what caused it to recently dip, let’s take a look at some background.

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 Vision Pro, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod, as well as Apple branded and third-party accessories. It also provides AppleCare support and cloud services; and operates various platforms, including the App Store that allows customers to discover and download applications and digital content, such as books, music, video, games, and podcasts, as well as advertising services include third-party licensing arrangements and its own advertising platforms. In addition, the company offers various subscription-based 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 original content and live sports; 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 and resellers. The company was formerly known as Apple Computer, Inc. and changed its name to Apple Inc. in January 2007. Apple Inc. was founded in 1976 and is headquartered in Cupertino, California.

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Apple Inc.’s Stock Price as of Market Close

As of August 21, 2026, 10:01 AM, CST, Apple Inc.’s stock price was $307.280.

Apple Inc. is down 1.29% from its previous closing price of $311.300.

During the last market session, Apple Inc.’s stock traded between $307.010 and $312.380. Currently, there are approximately 14,656.11 million shares outstanding for Apple Inc..

Apple Inc.’s price-earnings (P/E) ratio is currently at 35.7, which is high compared to the Technology Hardware, Storage & Peripherals industry median of 30.4. The price-earnings ratio gauges market expectation of future performance by relating a stock’s current share price to its earnings per share.

Apple Inc. Stock Price History

Apple Inc.’s (AAPL) price is currently down 0.53% so far this month.

During the month of August, Apple Inc.’s stock price has reached a high of $320.280 and a low of $300.570.

Over the last year, Apple Inc. has hit prices as high as $344.570 and as low as $223.780. Year to date, Apple Inc.’s stock is up 13.03%.

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What Caused Apple Inc. Stock’s Price to Dip?

Stock prices are primarily based on seller supply and buyer demand. But have you ever wondered about what other factors affect a stock's price?

When an analyst changes their opinion of a stock by upgrading or downgrading their rating, it often leads to a sudden stock price adjustment. As of August 20, 2026, there was 1 analyst who downgraded Apple Inc.’s stock and 0 analysts who upgraded over the last month.

Additionally, you'll want to evaluate Apple Inc.’s financial health and valuation. Investors can use AAII's Value Grade, which combines six key valuation metrics like P/E and P/S ratios for a comprehensive analysis to conduct analysis on Apple Inc.’s valuation and financial health. This approach mitigates the limitations of single-metric evaluations.

Apple Inc.’s current valuation based on AAII’s Value Grade is a F, which means it is considered to be Ultra Expensive.

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Lastly, news and media coverage as well as recent press reports about the company or its industry may cause stock prices to fluctuate. You can check out the most recent news articles about Apple Inc. (AAPL) by visiting AAII Stock Evaluator.

Relative Price Strength of Apple Inc.

Relative price strength measures a stock's performance against the market, helping investors identify stocks that are outperforming benchmarks.

For AAII’s Momentum Grade, a weighted relative price strength is calculated. Follow this link to learn more about the Momentum Grade.

As of August 20, 2026, Apple Inc. has a weighted four-quarter relative price strength of 2.98%, which translates to a Momentum Score of 62 and is considered to be Strong.

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Apple Inc. Stock Price: Bottom Line

As of August 21, 2026, Apple Inc.’s stock price is $307.280, which is down 1.29% from its previous closing price.

AAII advises against making stock decisions based solely on price or past returns. Instead, consider a variety of metrics, fundamentals, and analytics to evaluate a stock like Apple Inc. stock prices are influenced by market supply and demand and offer just a snapshot of a company's overall health.

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