Apple Inc. $AAPL Shares Acquired by Tcfg Wealth Management LLC

Tcfg Wealth Management LLC boosted its position in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 34.4% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 84,385 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 21,613 shares during the quarter. Apple comprises 1.7% of Tcfg Wealth Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 11th biggest position. Tcfg Wealth Management LLC’s holdings in Apple were worth $21,487,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AAPL. Isthmus Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Apple by 6.4% during the third quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 97,177 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 5,808 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC increased its position in Apple by 110.9% in the 3rd quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC now owns 135 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 71 shares during the period. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC increased its position in Apple by 1,800.0% in the 1st quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 190 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $42,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management bought a new stake in Apple during the 4th quarter valued at $65,000. Finally, 49 Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Apple by 15.7% during the 3rd quarter. 49 Wealth Management LLC now owns 298,920 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $76,000 after acquiring an additional 40,543 shares in the last quarter. 67.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Scotiabank set a $330.00 price target on Apple in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $325.00 price objective on shares of Apple in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Sanford C. Bernstein reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Apple from $239.00 to $248.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on shares of Apple from $315.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $297.58.

Apple Trading Up 0.6%

Shares of AAPL stock opened at $254.23 on Wednesday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $261.63 and a 200 day simple moving average of $262.04. Apple Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $169.21 and a fifty-two week high of $288.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.73 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.14, a P/E/G ratio of 2.26 and a beta of 1.10. 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 (NASDAQ:AAPL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The iPhone maker reported $2.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.67 by $0.17. Apple had a return on equity of 159.94% and a net margin of 27.04%.The firm had revenue of $143.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $138.25 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.40 earnings per share. Apple’s revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

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

Key Headlines Impacting Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple acquired MotionVFX to expand Final Cut Pro plugins and the Creator Studio bundle — a move aimed at monetizing pro creative tools and boosting Services/subscriptions over time. Apple acquires video editing software company MotionVFX
• Positive Sentiment: Evercore reaffirmed Outperform after Apple refreshed its MacBook lineup with M5 chips — product refresh + positive analyst support can underwrite upside expectations for hardware revenue and margins. Apple (AAPL) Launches New MacBook Lineup with M5 Chips, Evercore Reaffirms Outperform
• Positive Sentiment: Apple launched AirPods Max 2 — a premium product refresh that typically supports near‑term hardware revenue and helps maintain Apple’s pricing power in accessories. Market reports tied the new model to a modest intraday stock lift. Apple unveils second-generation AirPods Max
• Positive Sentiment: Beats partnered with Nike on co‑branded earbuds — incremental branding/hardware collaboration that can help wearables/accessories sales and cross‑sell within Apple’s ecosystem. Nike partners with Apple’s Beats
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple cut App Store commission rates in mainland China from 30% to 25% for in‑app purchases — analysts say this will meaningfully help margins for major Chinese app/game publishers (Tencent, NetEase). For Apple, the change supports the developer ecosystem and regulatory relations but is a modest headwind to Services revenue in that market. Apple fee cut to boost Tencent, NetEase margins in China, analysts say
• Negative Sentiment: Prediction‑market chatter that Tim Cook could exit before 2027 has circulated — such governance speculation can increase short‑term volatility even though Cook has publicly pushed back. Investors dislike leadership uncertainty. Tim Cook To Exit As Apple CEO Before 2027? Here’s What Prediction Market Is Saying
• Negative Sentiment: Public criticism from high‑profile developers/CEOs (Elon Musk calling iOS app review delays “ridiculous”) highlights developer friction — negative PR that could pressure perception around App Store developer experience and platform risk. Elon Musk Has One Word for This Apple Problem: ‘Ridiculous’

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.