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Apple Inc forecast and analyst view.

Median target, high/low range, buy/hold/sell mix, conviction spread, bull/base/bear scenarios — powered by TECHi’s proprietary Forward model that frequently diverges from consensus on the factors that actually move prices.

Two ways to look at the future for this stock

Street view (the cards and charts below) = what Wall Street analysts currently publish as price targets and ratings.
TECHi Forward view = our proprietary multi-horizon model that blends price action, fundamentals, news sentiment, options flow, governance, and quant scores into conviction signals that often differ from the consensus.

New here? Start with the Forward section — it explains what we actually believe will drive the stock over the next 3–12 months.

Analysts tracked
54
Buy consensus behind target feed

TECHi Forward Model

Proprietary multi-horizon research screen.

This is not a price prediction. It is a directional research screen that blends dozens of factors (analyst revisions, momentum, fundamentals, leadership, news sentiment, etc.) into conviction scores. Treat the output as a sophisticated filter, not a forecast.

Formula outlook

Positive but selective

Positive but selective. Strongest input: track record validation (91/100). Main brake: future value (41/100). Model confidence is 71/100 from 48 of 68 available inputs; 20 inputs are missing, so treat this as a directional research screen rather than a forecast. Historical progress: 20 Years +16108.2% total (100/100 progress score); yesterday -0.2%. Rolling price-history validation is 19.4% across 1066 matured horizon scores; full field-by-field accuracy still needs stored daily snapshots.

65

/100

1 day to 10 years + strategic setup

Medium confidence

48 of 68 fields are powering the model.

History progress

Past returns feeding forecast

20Y to 1D

20 Years

100/100

+16108.2%

+29.0% CAGR

$1.90 to $308.33

2006-05-26 to 2026-05-26

Long-run progress uses historical return and annualized compounding where enough data exists.

10 Years

100/100

+1259.6%

+29.8% CAGR

$22.68 to $308.33

2016-05-25 to 2026-05-26

Long-run progress uses historical return and annualized compounding where enough data exists.

5 Years

96/100

+149.3%

+20.1% CAGR

$123.66 to $308.33

2021-05-26 to 2026-05-26

Long-run progress uses historical return and annualized compounding where enough data exists.

1 Year

100/100

+54.6%

+54.8% CAGR

$199.42 to $308.33

2025-05-27 to 2026-05-26

Long-run progress uses historical return and annualized compounding where enough data exists.

Last month

83/100

+13.9%

CAGR pending

$270.81 to $308.33

2026-04-24 to 2026-05-26

Short-window progress reads the latest tape; it can change materially after the next close.

Last week

63/100

+3.5%

CAGR pending

$297.84 to $308.33

2026-05-18 to 2026-05-26

Short-window progress reads the latest tape; it can change materially after the next close.

Yesterday

49/100

-0.2%

CAGR pending

$308.82 to $308.33

2026-05-22 to 2026-05-26

Short-window progress reads the latest tape; it can change materially after the next close.

A-Z factor map

Every scoring input shown

26 factors

A

Analyst conviction

External view · 80/100

Consensus 3.96; upside Pending

Uses consensus, target spread, revisions, and latest EPS surprise.

B

Beta risk

Risk · Pending

Beta Pending

Lower and steadier beta earns a stronger risk-adjusted score.

C

Cash runway

Balance sheet · 53/100

Current 1.07x; cash/debt 0.51x

Checks liquidity, leverage, and balance-sheet room.

D

Drawdown control

Technical risk · 71/100

90D max drawdown -11.2%

Scores whether recent losses stayed controlled versus the latest peak.

E

Earnings accuracy

Fundamental proof · Pending

Positive EPS surprise rate Pending

Grades whether reported earnings have beaten estimates when history is available.

F

Free cash flow

Quality · 30/100

FCF margin +5.9%; yield +0.6%

Connects profit quality to cash generation and market value.

G

Growth pulse

Growth · Pending

Revenue Pending; EPS Pending

Compares latest YoY sales and earnings momentum.

H

History depth

Validation · 100/100

6681 closes analyzed

More closes improve backtest coverage and reduce thin-history risk.

I

Implied upside

External view · Pending

Target spread Pending

Measures analyst target room versus the latest quote.

J

Jump signal

Momentum · 60/100

5D return +3.5%

Captures the newest short-term price impulse.

K

Key margins

Quality · 82/100

Gross +47.9%; operating +32.3%

Rewards margin breadth before assigning quality confidence.

L

Leadership depth

Strategic · 65/100

1 named executives

Adds C-suite coverage for execution visibility.

M

MACD pressure

Technicals · 65/100

MACD histogram 0.89

Reads whether trend momentum is accelerating or fading.

N

News tone

Sentiment · 67/100

8 headlines; pending

Headline breadth and sentiment are capped so news does not overpower data.

O

Operating leverage

Quality · 100/100

Operating margin +32.3%

Shows whether revenue is converting into operating profit.

P

PE and PEG

Valuation · 52/100

Forward PE 34.97x; PEG 2.69x; EV/Sales 10.08x

Penalizes expensive multiples unless growth support is visible.

Q

Quality trend

Quality · 73/100

Quality composite 73/100

Combines margins, returns, growth, and cash conversion.

R

RSI balance

Technicals · 12/100

RSI 14 87.7

Rewards constructive momentum without extreme overbought stretch.

S

Social/developer

Strategic · 77/100

Social composite 77/100

Uses verified public channels and developer gravity when available.

T

Technical tape

Technicals · 60/100

20D +15.3%; 60D +16.8%

Blends returns, averages, RSI, MACD, volume, volatility, and drawdown.

U

Upside scenarios

Forecast · 65/100

Future 41/100; analyst 80/100

Combines internal future-value signal with outside target support.

V

Volume confirmation

Technicals · Pending

Volume 29.2M vs avg Pending

Checks whether price movement is confirmed by trading activity.

W

52-week position

Momentum · 71/100

Range position +99%

Scores trend strength while trimming crowded highs.

X

Execution roadmap

Strategic · Pending

0 roadmap items

Uses roadmap impact and horizon breadth for forward-value context.

Y

Year-over-year proof

Growth · 74/100

1M windows 74/100; 3M windows 75/100

Looks for repeated conversion from past setups into later closes.

Z

Zero-missing risk

Data coverage · 66/100

10 missing fields

Shows how much the model is relying on available fields versus placeholders.

Composite formula

12% technical tape, 12% momentum, 12% track record validation, 14% quality, 11% future value, 10% valuation, 10% analyst/revision, 6% sentiment, 4% leadership, 2% social/developer, 7% risk brake.

Strategic inputs

0 roadmap items, 1 leadership roles, 5 social/developer channels, human-impact lens pending.

Factual coverage

82/100 from 80/90 sourced fields, 45% live feed health, and 10 missing fields.

Accuracy trail

19.4% rolling hit rate across 1066 matured horizon scores. Accuracy is a rolling price-history proxy from available closes. Full field-by-field correctness requires storing daily factor snapshots and grading them after each horizon matures.

Guardrail

Buy/Hold/Sell labels are research stances. Predictive accuracy is shown beside the model and should be read with filings, risk tolerance, and current market conditions.

Bull case

+22.0%

$379.09

Momentum holds, quality signals stay firm, future-product execution improves, and valuation pressure does not widen.

Base case

+10.5%

$343.17

Weighted factor model using price, fundamentals, analyst, sentiment, roadmap, leadership, social traction, and risk inputs.

Stress case

-0.5%

$309.00

Volatility, missing-data, valuation, and balance-sheet brakes are applied to the setup.

Horizon model

Buy, hold, or sell research stance by timeframe

Each row changes the formula weights: short windows lean on technicals and tape; long windows lean on quality, valuation, leadership, and future value.

Trading windows

1-30 day tape, momentum, and event risk.

1 Day

66/100 signal · 72/100 conf · 82/100 facts

27.6% hit · 217 scored

Buy

+1.0%

$313.79

Basis Technical tape 60/100 · Momentum setup 63/100 · Risk brake 77/100. Intraday-sensitive. Treat as tape risk, not a forecast.

7 Days

67/100 signal · 72/100 conf · 82/100 facts

18.0% hit · 211 scored

Buy

+2.0%

$316.89

Basis Technical tape 60/100 · Momentum setup 63/100 · Analyst/revision signal 80/100. One-week setup. News and technical reversals can dominate fundamentals.

15 Days

67/100 signal · 72/100 conf · 82/100 facts

10.3% hit · 203 scored

Buy

+3.0%

$320.00

Basis Analyst/revision signal 80/100 · Technical tape 60/100 · Momentum setup 63/100. Short swing setup. Earnings dates and macro prints can overwhelm the model.

30 Days

67/100 signal · 72/100 conf · 82/100 facts

17.0% hit · 188 scored

Buy

+4.6%

$324.97

Basis Analyst/revision signal 80/100 · Quality trend 73/100 · Momentum setup 63/100. One-month setup. Best read with earnings calendar and options positioning.

Investor windows

Quarterly setup through one-year thesis checks.

3 Months

66/100 signal · 72/100 conf · 82/100 facts

20.0% hit · 155 scored

Buy

+6.7%

$331.50

Basis Analyst/revision signal 80/100 · Track record validation 91/100 · Quality trend 73/100. Quarterly setup. Guidance, margin trend, and estimate revisions matter most.

6 Months

65/100 signal · 72/100 conf · 82/100 facts

27.2% hit · 92 scored

Hold

+8.9%

$338.33

Basis Analyst/revision signal 80/100 · Track record validation 91/100 · Quality trend 73/100. Two-quarter setup. Watch estimate revisions and balance-sheet risk.

1 Year

65/100 signal · 73/100 conf · 82/100 facts

Pending hit · 0 scored

Hold

+14.5%

$355.73

Basis Analyst/revision signal 80/100 · Track record validation 91/100 · Quality trend 73/100. Twelve-month research signal. Compare with analyst targets and filings.

Strategic windows

Multi-year durability, leadership, and future value.

3 Years

65/100 signal · 74/100 conf · 82/100 facts

Pending hit · 0 scored

Hold

+26.8%

$393.94

Basis Track record validation 91/100 · Quality trend 73/100 · Analyst/revision signal 80/100. Multi-year thesis signal. Execution quality matters more than current tape.

5 Years

65/100 signal · 74/100 conf · 82/100 facts

Pending hit · 0 scored

Hold

+40.2%

$435.57

Basis Track record validation 91/100 · Quality trend 73/100 · Risk brake 77/100. Long-term compounding signal. Needs repeated validation after each filing cycle.

10 Years

65/100 signal · 74/100 conf · 82/100 facts

Pending hit · 0 scored

Hold

+58.0%

$490.87

Basis Track record validation 91/100 · Quality trend 73/100 · Risk brake 77/100. Decade thesis signal. This is strategic durability, not a price target.

Model validation

Daily scoring history by horizon and field

The 1-day model is rescored for every available close. Longer horizons are scored when enough future sessions have matured; strategic factors stay pending until daily snapshots are stored.

1 Day

27.6%

Scored

217 daily scores · 1.1% avg error

Latest: Hold +0.7% vs -0.2% actual

7 Days

18.0%

Scored

211 daily scores · 3.4% avg error

Latest: Hold +1.3% vs +3.4% actual

15 Days

10.3%

Scored

203 daily scores · 4.9% avg error

Latest: Hold +1.3% vs +11.5% actual

30 Days

17.0%

Scored

188 daily scores · 6.9% avg error

Latest: Hold +1.8% vs +19.1% actual

3 Months

20.0%

Scored

155 daily scores · 9.8% avg error

Latest: Hold +2.6% vs +13.4% actual

6 Months

27.2%

Scored

92 daily scores · 9.4% avg error

Latest: Hold +3.5% vs +16.0% actual

1 Year

Pending

Pending

0 daily scores · Pending% avg error

Latest: waiting for matured closes

3 Years

Pending

Pending

0 daily scores · Pending% avg error

Latest: waiting for matured closes

5 Years

Pending

Pending

0 daily scores · Pending% avg error

Latest: waiting for matured closes

10 Years

Pending

Pending

0 daily scores · Pending% avg error

Latest: waiting for matured closes

Technical tape

Scored

22.9%

428 samples · latest 2026-05-22

Validated daily from historical price tape: SMA, RSI, MACD, volatility, drawdown, and short returns.

Momentum setup

Scored

15.1%

602 samples · latest 2026-05-14

Validated from rolling forward returns after trend and range-position signals.

Track record validation

Scored

18.4%

343 samples · latest 2026-04-13

Validated from recurring positive-return windows, long-run CAGR, and earnings-surprise evidence where available.

Quality trend

Pending

Pending

0 samples

Needs daily saved fundamentals snapshots to grade whether margin, ROE/ROA, and cash-flow quality predicted later returns.

Future value

Pending

Pending

0 samples

Needs daily saved roadmap and strategic-impact snapshots before historical correctness can be scored.

Valuation pressure

Pending

Pending

0 samples

Needs historical valuation snapshots so the model can compare multiple compression/expansion against later returns.

Analyst/revision signal

Pending

Pending

0 samples

Needs daily analyst target, revision, and earnings-estimate snapshots to score upgrade/downgrade correctness.

News sentiment

Pending

Pending

0 samples

Needs daily sentiment snapshots; current page has 8 headline inputs but not a stored historical sentiment series.

Leadership depth

Pending

Pending

0 samples

Leadership is a slow-moving strategic factor; score it after saved profile changes and multi-quarter outcomes.

Social/developer traction

Pending

Pending

0 samples

Needs saved social/developer follower and engagement snapshots before trend correctness can be graded.

Risk brake

Scored

15.4%

546 samples · latest 2026-05-04

Validated as a price-history proxy: volatility, drawdown, and risk brakes are checked against later downside/upside behavior.

Technical tape

5D/20D/60D returns + SMA 20/50/200 + RSI 14 + MACD + volume + volatility

12%

60/100

Uses the live quote and the shared one-year chart to score trend, stretch, confirmation, and risk.

8/11 inputs available

Momentum setup

Range position + price vs averages + session move + 20D/60D returns + liquidity multiple

12%

63/100

Rewards confirmed trend, but trims extremes near the top of the range.

5/8 inputs available

Track record validation

All-time CAGR + one-year positive windows + EPS surprise hit rate + distance from all-time high + listing depth

12%

91/100

Checks whether the stock has repeatedly converted setups into later closes, not just one live snapshot.

7/8 inputs available

Quality trend

Margins + ROE/ROA + revenue growth + earnings growth + free-cash-flow conversion

14%

73/100

Looks for a business that can convert growth into durable profit, cash flow, and returns.

7/9 inputs available

Future value

Product roadmap + human impact + forward growth estimates + capital runway

11%

41/100

Adds a strategic lens for upcoming products, real-world usefulness, growth support, and balance-sheet runway.

2/7 inputs available

Valuation pressure

Forward/trailing multiple + price/sales + price/book + EV/sales + PEG + FCF yield + target spread

10%

43/100

Higher score means the current multiple has more room relative to growth and targets.

7/8 inputs available

Analyst/revision signal

Consensus score + implied upside + latest EPS surprise + EPS estimate revisions

10%

80/100

Blends outside target data, surprise history, and whether estimates are moving up or down.

2/4 inputs available

News sentiment

Average news sentiment score + dominant label + current headline breadth

6%

67/100

Captures current narrative pressure without letting headlines dominate the model.

1/3 inputs available

Leadership depth

CEO + CFO/COO/CTO/CPO/CMO coverage + named executive depth

4%

65/100

Rewards leadership visibility across finance, operations, technology, product, and go-to-market roles.

1/1 inputs available

Social/developer traction

X/Twitter + GitHub + LinkedIn + YouTube + other public audience signals

2%

77/100

Captures community and developer gravity where verified handles or follower snapshots are available.

1/1 inputs available

Risk brake

Beta + leverage + liquidity + size + volatility + drawdown + history + missing fields

7%

77/100

Penalizes volatility, leverage, weak liquidity, thin history, sparse provider coverage, and recent drawdowns.

7/8 inputs available

Composite = 12% technical tape + 12% momentum + 12% track record validation + 14% quality + 11% future value + 10% valuation + 10% analyst/revision + 6% sentiment + 4% leadership + 2% social/developer traction + 7% risk brake, confidence-adjusted toward neutral when fields are missing.

Scenario prices blend live market fields with roadmap, leadership, human-impact, and social/developer inputs; they are not analyst price targets.

Buy/Hold/Sell is the formula label for the selected horizon, not personal financial advice. Use it beside filings, risk tolerance, and current market conditions.

0 roadmap inputs in the future-value lens.

1 named C-suite roles tracked.

5 social and developer channels available.

Analyst consensus

What the street actually thinks right now.

TECHi’s proprietary Forward model frequently diverges from consensus on 3M+ horizons because it blends verified snapshots, governance signals, leadership quality, and quant scores (Altman Z, ROIC, Rule of 40, FCF yield) that standard analyst models ignore.

Consensus
Buy
Rating score
3.96
1 sell to 5 strong buy scale
Buy weight
72%
39 buy or strong buy
Hold weight
24%
13 hold ratings
Sell weight
4%
2 sell or strong sell
ConsensusBuy
Buy & Strong Buy72%
Hold24%
Sell & Strong Sell4%

Current distribution of recommendations in TECHi’s analyst feed.

Recommendation mix

Buy39/54
Hold13/54
Sell2/54

Conviction signals

Buy weight+72.22%

Buy and Strong Buy share of total ratings

Conviction spread+68.52%

Positive rating weight minus negative weight

Hold weight+24.07%

High hold weight often means analysts are waiting for a catalyst

Forward estimates

What analysts are modeling for the next year.

Revenue estimate
$517.82B
Range $483.57B to $594.86B
Revenue analysts
42
Contributors in estimate feed
EPS estimate
9.66
Range 8.81 to 10.96
EPS analysts
43
Contributors in estimate feed
EPS revisions 30d
31 up / 2 down
Trailing 30-day estimate changes

Frequently asked

Common questions.

What is the price target for AAPL?

Wall Street analyst targets and the TECHi analyst consensus for Apple Inc are tracked on the TECHi AAPL forecast page, with separate bull / base / bear scenarios.

Is AAPL a buy?

Apple Inc ratings are tracked across TECHi-approved analysts and the broader Street. The forecast and analysis page shows the bullish / hold / bearish split beside the target range.

What is AAPL's 12-month forecast?

Twelve-month price targets — the median Wall Street target and the TECHi desk's bull / base / bear scenarios — are published on the TECHi AAPL forecast page.

How accurate are TECHi's AAPL forecasts?

TECHi tracks every public price target it issues and grades them at 30, 90, and 180 days. Per-author accuracy is published on each analyst's profile.

What is the analyst consensus on AAPL?

The AAPL Forecast and Analysis page tracks the sell-side consensus rating, buy/hold/sell split, target dispersion, and bull/base/bear scenarios for Apple Inc.

How is AAPL's analyst mix changing?

The Forecast and Analysis page is the place to read the recommendation mix, target-revision context, 12-month target range, and bull/base/bear scenario math.

Where do AAPL rating signals fit in the quote workflow?

Ratings and price-target scenarios live together on Forecast and Analysis because desk sentiment explains the target range. Earnings dates and payouts live on Earnings and Dividends; valuation ratios live on Statistics.

Where can I see TECHi analyst research on AAPL?

TECHi's own analyst notes on Apple Inc (when published) appear in a dedicated card below the consensus block, with deep links to the full research report.

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