Apple is more affected by interest rates than its future growth prospects. I know its sounds surprising, because most of us believe apple is still a growth company like it used to be. But the analysts are telling us the growth is slow going forward and yet the stock is still relatively expensive PE and Price to Sales wise. It only makes sense if you compare the apple earnings yield to what the treasuries rates are doing. Apple is now a mature cashflow company and essentially a mature earnings bond. That matters now because the FEDeral Reserve is on a inflation fighting rampage, raising rates and forcing stocks to have higher discount rates.