$AAPL, Apple Inc. / 60 The Chaikin Power Gauge Rating for Apple Inc. AAPL is Very Bullish due to very strong earnings performance, very strong price/volume activity and very positive expert activity. AAPL's earnings performance is very strong as a result of high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years and better than expected earnings in recent quarters. AAPL's financial metrics are neutral. The company yields a high return on shareholder's equity and may be overvalued. The factor rank is based on the stock having low long term debt to equity ratio, high return on equity, and relatively high cash flow, but high price to book value , and high price to sales ratio. AAPL's earnings performance has been very strong. The company has a history of strong earnings growth and has a stable 5 year earnings trend. The factor rank is based on the stock having high earnings growth over the past 3-5 years, better than expected earnings in recent quarters, an upward yearly earnings trend, and consistent earnings over the past 5 years, but a relatively high projected P/E ratio. Price/volume activity for AAPL is very bullish. AAPL has outperformed the S&P 500 over the past 6 months and is experiencing sustained accumulation. The factor rank is based on the stock having price strength versus the market, strong Chaikin Money Flow persistency, strength vs. its long-term price trend, and an increasing volume trend, but negative trend momentum. Expert activity about AAPL is very positive. Analysts have been raising their earnings estimates for AAPL and analysts' opinions on AAPL have been more positive recently. The factor rank is based on the stock having analysts revising earnings estimates upward, a low short interest ratio, optimistic analyst opinions, and strong performance of the industry group, but insiders not purchasing significant amounts of stock.