$1.375 on July 8 1982
Apple is publicly owned. Their stock price is varying ever day. At the time I am writing this answer, Apple is the highest valued company in the world.
As of march 13 2012 it is 568. Which will probably be the high for a tiny amount of time. Also apple will have no splits and might pay a dividend soon. Apple is awesome and started at only 3 dollars a share.
In isolation, the current stock price tells you how much money you have to produce if you want some of it. More important is the price of stock over time.
The average price of Caterpillar stock would depend on the time frame one is calculating the price of Caterpillar stock. As pf July 12, 2013 the price of Caterpillar stock was $87.17 US Dollars.
The price at which a stock has traded for a particular time is shown on a time chart that covers the hours in a trading day. Other time charts, such as monthly or annual charts, will show the closing price for each day of trading. Time charts show only the price of the stock, not the volume of the trade.
The price of the stock of General Electric Company varies from time to time. Sometimes it goes up while other times it goes down. The current price of the stock is ranging between $22.95 to $23.24.
The average price of PFE stock is 28.25. This number will change minute by minute though. As of now that is what the stock is trading at. It will be different by the time you read this.
Stock is always the current price.
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In isolation, the current stock price tells you how much money you have to produce if you want some of it. More important is the price of stock over time.
It means that the price of the stock has gone higher than what it has been recently. If you are looking at selling it, now is the time to sell. It's not a good time to buy.