AAPL -- PE -- August 16, 2021

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AAPL: 

For the past year, talking heads have suggested AAPL with a P/E running between 33 and 37 was "too expensive." Today, after AAPL closed above $151, the P/E was said to be below 30. 

From July 31, 2021, AAPL:

• Outstanding shares: 16.53 billion (16,530,000,000)
• Share price: $145.86
• Market cap: $2.4 trillion ($2,411,000,000,000)
• P/E (TTM - July 14, 2021): 33.59; share price: $149/share

Today, same source:

• Outstanding shares: 16.53 billion (16,530,000,000) -- no change
• Share price: $151.12
• Market cap: $2.498 trillion ($2,498,000,000,000)
• P/E (TTM): 29.58

• January 28, 2021: P/E: 37, considered by analysts too expensive.
  

Selected P/E's today:

• TSLA: 362
• MSFT: 36.60
• AMD: 37.89
• UNP: 25.92

AAPL target:

A year ago, August 19, 2020, talking heads / analysts suggested AAPL would be trading at $425 one year later, August 19, 2021.

• on August 19, 2020: AAPL trading at $468.
• August 28, 2020: AAPL split 4 -1
• August 28, 2020: AAPL at, after the split: $417
• August 28, 2020: AAPL target one year out, August, 19, 2021: $425, or $106, split-adjusted
• Actual: AAPL trading at $150.