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Apple Inc. NASDAQ-GS
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Price targets are calculated by estimating future earnings per share and then
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9/2010 4 of 40 estimates changed |
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9/2010 EPS Mean % change |
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 7.684 1 Month Ago |
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 7.78 Current |
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Estimate momentum measures changes in analyst sentiment over time and may be an indicator of future price movements. |
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Price/Earnings
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 23.69% |
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 4.69% |
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Earnings Growth is the measure of year on year earnings per share (EPS) growth from the prior
fiscal year, expressed as a percentage. View Forecast Earnings Growth. |
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| AAPL |
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 25.7 |
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 17.37 |
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Price/Earnings ratio is a widely used stock
evaluation measure. View P/E data
for the next four years for this security. |
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| Consensus Earnings Forecasts |
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PEG Ratio |
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| 6.29 |

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| 7.78/40 |

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| 9.41/31 |

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The actual reported earnings per share for 9/2009 for AAPL was 6.29. For the
fiscal year 9/2010, the consensus mean EPS is 7.78, derived from a total of 40 estimates. View annual and quarterly consensus data.
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 The PEG ratio is the Price Earnings ratio divided by the growth rate. In this case we use the forecasted earnings over the next 12 months and the long term forecasted growth rate (based on the consensus of professional analysts.) |