Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC Purchases 17,983 Shares of Apple Inc. $AAPL

Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC boosted its position in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 7.0% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 275,959 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after buying an additional 17,983 shares during the quarter. Apple accounts for approximately 3.8% of Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 5th largest position. Moody Lynn & Lieberson LLC’s holdings in Apple were worth $70,267,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Adirondack Trust Co. lifted its holdings in Apple by 0.6% in the 3rd quarter. Adirondack Trust Co. now owns 68,162 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $17,356,000 after acquiring an additional 435 shares during the last quarter. Marietta Wealth Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Apple by 1.8% in the 3rd quarter. Marietta Wealth Management LLC now owns 123,395 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $31,420,000 after purchasing an additional 2,129 shares in the last quarter. Lee Johnson Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Apple by 1.0% during the third quarter. Lee Johnson Capital Management LLC now owns 7,888 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $2,008,000 after purchasing an additional 77 shares during the last quarter. Single Point Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Apple by 10.7% during the third quarter. Single Point Partners LLC now owns 16,960 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $4,319,000 after buying an additional 1,640 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Access Financial Services Inc. grew its position in Apple by 9.8% in the third quarter. Access Financial Services Inc. now owns 10,340 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $2,633,000 after buying an additional 920 shares during the last quarter. 67.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

More Apple News

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple formally tapped Google’s Gemini to power the next Siri and other AI features — a faster route to a competitive AI user experience that could accelerate device refresh cycles and Services monetization. Why Apple Chose Google to Power the Future of AI
• Positive Sentiment: Apple launched Creator Studio, a $12.99/month subscription bundling creative apps with new AI features — a near-term Services revenue catalyst that helps diversify recurring revenue beyond hardware. Apple rolls out Creator Studio
• Positive Sentiment: Several analysts and firms reaffirmed bullish views after the Gemini tie-up (Wedbush, J.P. Morgan commentary), supporting the investment case that Apple can boost Services growth while preserving capital discipline. Wedbush Reiterates Outperform on Apple
• Neutral Sentiment: Early reviews of Vision Pro continue to be mixed — strong technical demo value but user experience gaps remain; important for long‑term AR/VR monetization but unlikely to move near‑term revenue materially. I Watched the Lakers-Bucks Game Courtside on Apple Vision Pro (CNET)
• Neutral Sentiment: High‑profile portfolio moves (e.g., Peter Thiel shifting capital into Apple) can signal institutional interest, but such filings are noisy and not definitive proof of sustained buying pressure. Why Peter Thiel Just Sold All His Nvidia Stock for Apple and Microsoft
• Neutral Sentiment: Unverified remarks suggesting Apple invested in Intel created chatter that helped INTC shares — impacts for Apple are speculative and likely immaterial unless confirmed. “Apple Went In”: Intel Stock Gains
• Negative Sentiment: Reports of a shortage in a key chipboard material (high‑grade glass cloth) could constrain Apple device supply or raise component costs if the bottleneck persists — a tangible short‑term production risk. AI Demand Triggers Chip Material Shortage
• Negative Sentiment: Coalitions of women’s and advocacy groups are pressuring Apple (and Google) to remove X/Grok from app stores over AI‑generated sexualized content — a reputational and regulatory risk that could force policy changes or moderation costs. Women’s groups call on Apple, Google to drop X and Grok

Insider Transactions at Apple

In other Apple news, insider Chris Kondo sold 3,752 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $271.23, for a total value of $1,017,654.96. Following the transaction, the insider owned 15,098 shares in the company, valued at $4,095,030.54. The trade was a 19.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on AAPL shares. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Apple in a research report on Monday. Seaport Res Ptn raised Apple to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Tigress Financial boosted their price objective on Apple from $300.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 17th. Finally, Melius upped their price objective on shares of Apple from $290.00 to $345.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Apple currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $284.07.

Apple Stock Performance

AAPL stock opened at $259.96 on Thursday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $272.28 and a 200 day simple moving average of $248.06. Apple Inc. has a 52 week low of $169.21 and a 52 week high of $288.62. The stock has a market cap of $3.82 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.80, a P/E/G ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.89.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The iPhone maker reported $1.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.11. The firm had revenue of $102.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $101.65 billion. Apple had a net margin of 26.92% and a return on equity of 164.05%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.64 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 13th. Investors of record on Monday, November 10th were issued a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, November 10th. Apple’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 13.92%.

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.