Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) remains a top mega-cap tech stock investors focus a disproportionate amount of time on, for the explicit fact that this company is the largest holding for many investors. Given Apple's status as the most valuable company in the world,

Putting valuations on publicly traded companies is tricky because so much is tied to stock prices -- and stock prices are influenced by many things a company can't control, such as the economy,

Apple reports earnings for the holiday period, its fiscal Q1 2025. The company is seeing stagnating revenue growth, but the stock is doing well because of a rising valuation. That said, Warren Buffett has been selling his stake in the company.

Key Takeaways Apple is set to report fiscal first-quarter results after the closing bell Thursday.Most analysts tracked by Visible Alpha have a "buy" or equivalent rating for the iPhone maker's stock,