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Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. It is the largest company in the world with a market cap of $3.51 trillion.

It is set to report its Q4 2024 earnings on October 31. Wall Street analysts expect the tech giant to post an EPS of $1.60, up from $1.46 in the year-ago period. According to Benzinga Pro, quarterly revenue is expected to reach $94.41 billion up from $89.50 billion in the previous year.

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If You Bought Apple Stock 10 Years Ago

The company's stock traded at approximately $24.69 per share 10 years ago. If you had invested $10,000, you could have bought roughly 405 shares. Currently, shares trade at $231.30, meaning your investment's value could have surged to $93,682 from stock price appreciation alone. However, Apple also consistently paid dividends during the past 10 years.

Apple's dividend yield is currently 0.43%. Over the last 10 years, it has paid about $19.13 in dividends per share, which means you could have made $7,748 from dividends alone.

Summing up $93,682 and $7,748, we end up with the final value of your investment, which is $101,430. This is how much you could have made if you had invested $10,000 in Apple stock 10 years ago. This means a total return of 914.3%. In comparison, S&P 500 total return for the same period is 257.58%.

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What Could The Next 20 Years Bring?

Apple has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a price target of $243.34 based on the ratings of 30 analysts. The price target implies more than a 5% potential upside from the current stock price.

On Aug. 1, the company reported its Q3 2024 earnings, posting an EPS of $1.40 compared to the consensus estimate of $1.35 and revenues of $85.80 billion compared to the consensus of $84.531 billion, as reported by Benzinga.

The company set a new sales record for its iPhone during the quarter, coinciding with a broader recovery in the global smartphone market. Overall, the global smartphone market experienced a 5% year-over-year growth in Q3 2024, marking the fourth consecutive quarter of expansion.

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Given the historical stock price appreciation and expected upside potential, growth-focused investors may find Apple stock attractive. In addition, they can benefit from the company's modest dividend yield of 0.43% and consistent hikes. Apple has raised its dividend consecutively for the last 12 years.

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