Kimelman & Baird LLC Sells 5,948 Shares of Apple Inc. $AAPL

Kimelman & Baird LLC reduced its stake in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 2.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 288,020 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 5,948 shares during the period. Apple accounts for approximately 5.7% of Kimelman & Baird LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest holding. Kimelman & Baird LLC’s holdings in Apple were worth $73,339,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the stock. First National Bank of Hutchinson lifted its holdings in Apple by 24.6% in the 4th quarter. First National Bank of Hutchinson now owns 35,319 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $8,845,000 after purchasing an additional 6,982 shares during the last quarter. Eagle Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Apple by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Eagle Capital Management LLC now owns 54,085 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $13,544,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. Brighton Jones LLC raised its position in shares of Apple by 14.8% in the fourth quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 537,314 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $134,554,000 after purchasing an additional 69,207 shares during the period. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Apple by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 66,857 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $16,742,000 after purchasing an additional 2,695 shares during the period. Finally, Highview Capital Management LLC DE raised its position in shares of Apple by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Highview Capital Management LLC DE now owns 50,264 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $12,587,000 after purchasing an additional 1,155 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on AAPL shares. Rosenblatt Securities upped their price objective on shares of Apple from $267.00 to $268.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Monday, December 29th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price target on shares of Apple in a report on Friday, January 30th. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Maxim Group upgraded Apple from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Apple presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $297.58.

Key Apple News

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: China iPhone demand is accelerating — iPhone sales in the first nine weeks of 2026 jumped ~23%, outpacing a weak overall market and supporting revenue growth and regional resilience. Apple’s China smartphone sales jump 23% to start 2026, bucking industry trend
• Positive Sentiment: Legal win for Apple Watch — a U.S. trade‑tribunal judge preliminarily ruled Apple’s redesigned watches do not infringe Masimo patents, blocking a fresh import ban and removing a regulatory/legal overhang on watch sales. Apple fends off bid for new Apple Watch import ban at US trade tribunal
• Positive Sentiment: AI & services monetization helping the top line — reports estimate Apple earned roughly $900M from AI-related activity last year with App Store fees a growing recurring revenue stream projected to approach $1B. This underpins the services/AI revenue narrative even as hardware competition intensifies. Apple Made $900M From AI Last Year While Rivals Burned Through Cash
• Positive Sentiment: Product & ecosystem updates — Apple refreshed AirPods Max and closed a MotionVFX deal to deepen creator tools and services, supporting wearables and services revenue opportunities. The Morning After: Apple’s surprise AirPods Max refresh – Engadget Apple’s MotionVFX Deal Deepens Creator Studio And Services Ecosystem
• Neutral Sentiment: App Store fee cut in China — Apple trimmed its mainland China App Store commission to 25%, a regulatory concession that helps local relations and may boost app ecosystem activity but could modestly reduce services take‑rate. Apple (AAPL) Stock Rises as Tim Cook Tours China Amid App Store Fee Reduction to 25%
• Neutral Sentiment: Tim Cook’s China visit raises confidence in market strategy — management’s high‑visibility trip and messaging reduce geopolitical uncertainty in a key market but don’t immediately change fundamentals. Apple Stock (AAPL) Opinions on Tim Cook’s China Visit
• Negative Sentiment: Security alert — Apple urged users to update iOS after discovery of new spyware able to take over older iPhones; heightened security risk can hurt user trust and raise support/cost issues. Apple issues iPhone spyware alert to users
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling & capex signal concerns — disclosures show sustained insider sales and reports note Apple is the only “Mag 7” firm with declining capex, which some investors view as underinvestment for long‑term AI and hardware initiatives. Apple Stock (AAPL) Opinions on Tim Cook’s China Visit (insider data) Fun Fact: Apple (AAPL) Is the Only Mag 7 Company Whose Capex Is Declining
• Negative Sentiment: Supply‑chain shift risk — TSMC reporting Nvidia as its largest customer highlights industry re‑ranking in AI compute demand; TSMC’s shift toward Nvidia could signal lower relative wafer demand from Apple over time. TSMC: Nvidia Overtakes Apple as Top Customer
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data shows anomalies — filings today show effectively zero reported short interest (likely a data error), so no clear short‑pressure signal from short positions. Market data (short interest summary)

Apple Price Performance

NASDAQ:AAPL opened at $248.96 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.94. Apple Inc. has a one year low of $169.21 and a one year high of $288.62. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $261.22 and a 200 day moving average price of $261.86. The stock has a market cap of $3.66 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.47, a PEG ratio of 2.23 and a beta of 1.10.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The iPhone maker reported $2.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.67 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $143.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $138.25 billion. Apple had a net margin of 27.04% and a return on equity of 159.94%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.40 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 12th. Investors of record on Monday, February 9th were given a dividend of $0.26 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Apple’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 13.15%.

Apple Company Profile

Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. The company designs, develops and sells consumer electronics, software and services. Over its history Apple has evolved from personal computers to a broad portfolio that spans mobile devices, wearables, home entertainment and digital services.

Apple’s principal hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, iPad tablet, Mac personal computers, Apple Watch wearable devices and a range of accessories such as AirPods and HomePod.