AAPL
Apple Inc.
AAPL has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
TACT
TransAct Technologies Incorporated
TACT has a slight edge over AAPL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
AAPL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
AAPL's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
TACT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
TACT's cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
AAPL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 26x | $230 | -35% |
| Fair | 31x | $279 | -21% |
| Expensive | 37x | $328 | -7.5% |
| Forward | 38x | $355 | — |
| Current | 40x | $355 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
AAPL's PE is in its expensive range at 40x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 38x next year's earnings.
TACT PE Valuation
TACT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AAPL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
AAPL has the edge over TACT on the outlook, with more favorable earnings expectations.
TACT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Growth | |
| Weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect TACT's losses to grow, with revenue growing.
AAPL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.28 | +3.3% |
| Q3 2026 | $8.98 | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.71 | +32% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.26 | +29% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.90 | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.46 | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.59 | +0.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.42 | -0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.30 | -2% |
AAPL has the edge over TACT in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
TACT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.08 | +$0.72 |
TACT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.08 per share over the past year, against $0.80 at its worst in late 2025.
AAPL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $114.5B | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $109.4B | +16% |
| Q1 2026 | $111.2B | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $143.8B | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $102.5B | +7.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $94B | +9.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $95.4B | +5.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $124.3B | +4% |
AAPL has the edge over TACT on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 31% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 33% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 32% | +1.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 35% | +0.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | +0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 30% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 31% | +0.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 34% | +0.7 points |
AAPL has the edge over TACT on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
TACT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $14.4M | +9.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $13.9M | +1.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $14.4M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.5M | +12% |
TACT's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2025: $14M last quarter, up 9.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.4% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.3% | +5.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -10% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.1% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | -1.9% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | -0.1% | N/A |
| Q4 2024 | -10% | N/A |
TACT's operating margin was −0.4% last quarter, up 1.5 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AAPL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25.9B | -2.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $31.9B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $26.7B | +28% |
| Q4 2025 | $51.6B | +91% |
| Q3 2025 | $26.5B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $24.4B | -8.6% |
| Q1 2025 | $20.9B | +0.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $27B | -28% |
AAPL has the edge over TACT in the latest year-over-year cash flow comparison.
TACT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $2.1M | -41% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1M | -$855K |
| Q4 2025 | $589K | -75% |
AAPL has the edge over TACT in the latest year-over-year cash flow comparison.
AAPL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +5.6M shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -284M shares |
| 3 years | -6.9% | -1.1B shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -2.1B shares |
| Available history | -17% | -3.1B shares |
AAPL has the edge over TACT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $24.3B |
| Q2 2026 | $25.1B |
| Q1 2026 | $12.3B |
| Q4 2025 | $24.7B |
| Q3 2025 | $20.1B |
| Q2 2025 | $21.1B |
| Q1 2025 | $25.9B |
| Q4 2024 | $23.6B |
AAPL spent $86.4B buying back its own shares over the past year, down 4.8% from the year before.
TACT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +56K shares |
| 1 year | +2% | +204K shares |
TACT has 10M diluted shares, up 2% from a year ago.
AAPL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
AAPL's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
TACT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -82.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -565.8x | Net Cash |
TACT has the edge over AAPL on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
AAPL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 68.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 85.0 | Overbought |
AAPL's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 85 (overbought).
TACT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 47.5 | Neutral |
TACT's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 48 (neutral).
AAPL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | AAPL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 40x | 28x | 42% above |
| PE % | 96 | 35 | 61 pts above |
AAPL is trading at 40x earnings, a 42% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
TACT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TACT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
TACT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AAPL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $343.1 | 3.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $329.0 | 7.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $295.6 | 20% above |
| 100 week MA | $262.4 | 35% above |
| 200 week MA | $226.3 | 57% above |
AAPL has the edge over TACT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TACT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.88 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $5.05 | 3.4% below |
| 50 week MA | $4.35 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $4.23 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.10 | 4.3% below |
TACT's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 4.3% below its 200-week average.
AAPL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $72.5 | $132.0 | +82% |
| 2021 | $132.0 | $176.3 | +34% |
| 2022 | $176.3 | $131.9 | -25% |
| 2023 | $131.9 | $192.5 | +46% |
| 2024 | $192.5 | $255.6 | +33% |
| 2025 | $255.6 | $273.4 | +7% |
| 2026 YTD | $273.4 | $354.9 | +30% |
AAPL has the edge over TACT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TACT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.7 | $7.37 | -31% |
| 2021 | $7.37 | $10.6 | +44% |
| 2022 | $10.6 | $6.18 | -42% |
| 2023 | $6.18 | $6.98 | +13% |
| 2024 | $6.98 | $4.14 | -41% |
| 2025 | $4.14 | $3.92 | -5.3% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.92 | $4.88 | +24% |
TACT has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's up 24% so far in 2026.