Apple Inc. $AAPL Stake Lowered by Prakash Investment Advisors LLC

Prakash Investment Advisors LLC cut its stake in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 8.2% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 27,890 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 2,491 shares during the quarter. Apple comprises approximately 4.8% of Prakash Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Prakash Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Apple were worth $7,102,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Elefante Mark B boosted its position in Apple by 11.0% during the third quarter. Elefante Mark B now owns 33,634 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $8,564,000 after purchasing an additional 3,325 shares during the last quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. raised its stake in shares of Apple by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. D Orazio & Associates Inc. now owns 40,205 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $10,237,000 after purchasing an additional 1,815 shares in the last quarter. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd raised its stake in shares of Apple by 21.8% during the 3rd quarter. ICICI Prudential Asset Management Co Ltd now owns 92,637 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $23,588,000 after purchasing an additional 16,553 shares in the last quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Apple by 4.5% during the 3rd quarter. Clear Creek Financial Management LLC now owns 71,461 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $18,196,000 after buying an additional 3,070 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fiera Capital Corp grew its stake in shares of Apple by 1,057.3% in the 3rd quarter. Fiera Capital Corp now owns 375,635 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $95,648,000 after buying an additional 343,176 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Apple Trading Down 1.1%

NASDAQ:AAPL opened at $257.46 on Friday. The company’s 50 day moving average is $263.56 and its 200-day moving average is $260.46. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. Apple Inc. has a 12 month low of $169.21 and a 12 month high of $288.62. The firm has a market cap of $3.78 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.10.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. Apple had a net margin of 27.04% and a return on equity of 159.94%. The business had revenue of $143.76 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $138.25 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.40 EPS. Apple’s quarterly revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current year.

Apple Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AAPL has been the topic of several recent research reports. UBS Group reaffirmed a “neutral” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Wednesday. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $350.00 price target on shares of Apple in a research note on Wednesday. KGI Securities upgraded shares of Apple to an “outperform” rating and set a $306.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, January 30th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Apple from $315.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $297.58.

Key Stories Impacting Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush raised its street-high price target to $350, arguing Apple’s AI-capable Macs and refreshed product cycle could unlock ~33% upside — a clear bullish signal for investors. Wedbush $350 target
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators highlight Apple’s AI approach (hardware + Google Gemini partnership) as a profitability-focused alternative to the capex-heavy AI race — narrative supports margins and services monetization. AAPL Not Running AI Race Paying Off? iPhone & Google Gemini Add Tech Muscle
• Positive Sentiment: Apple’s exclusive U.S. Formula 1 streaming deal for Apple TV expands services revenue and engagement — a structural positive for recurring revenue and ecosystem stickiness. Formula 1 and Apple’s big gamble
• Positive Sentiment: The MacBook Neo ($599) and entry-level iPhone broaden addressable market (students and price-sensitive buyers), which could modestly increase unit volumes and services attach over time. Apple Slashes Entry Price With MacBook Neo
• Neutral Sentiment: Smaller analyst moves: Rosenblatt nudged its PT slightly and Barclays revised targets in recent notes — these are incremental but keep the debate active on upside scope. Rosenblatt/Benzinga note
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple remains a staple in dividend-growth ETFs (e.g., DGRO), reinforcing long-term passive demand even amid short-term volatility. DGRO / Market context
• Negative Sentiment: Some outlets reported an immediate share pullback after the budget-product announcements (concerns about margin dilution and the market’s rotation away from expensive Big Tech/AI spenders). That knee-jerk selling contributed to intraday weakness. Apple stock slid after MacBook Neo
• Negative Sentiment: Wider market pressure on AI-capex-heavy names and headlines about “Big Tech” valuation compression mean Apple can be caught up in sector moves even as company-specific fundamentals remain strong. Big Tech valuation rotation
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data in some feeds showed a spike but the reports contain inconsistent values (0 shares / NaN) — treat that as likely reporting noise rather than evidence of a large coordinated short. (No reliable source link available in the feed.)

Apple 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.