Can Apple Continue To Climb?

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Apple Shares have easily outperformed the Nasdaq this year.
AAPL Chart

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The stock has been rising recently on expectations of future revenue growth, driven by the anticipated iPhone 8.
AAPL Chart

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The stock has become increasing more expensive, over the past several months, as measured by the price-to-sales ratio.

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Despite, this rise, the PS ratio is relatively fairly valued based on the 3,5, & 7 Price to Sales Averages.
AAPL PS Ratio (3y Mean) Chart

AAPL PS Ratio (3y Mean) data by YCharts

 In fact, the recent analyst estimates revenue trends suggest there could be more upside potential for revenue expectations to continue to creep higher.
AAPL Revenue Estimates for Next Fiscal Year Chart

AAPL Revenue Estimates for Next Fiscal Year data by YCharts

Using a simple regression model based on past growth, we could see estimates potential rise to nearly $290 million. 

Apple Revenue Growth
Apple Revenue Growth

How far that revenue growth goes, is heavily dependent on the success of the iPhone 8. 

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