Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Stock Acquired Sen. John Boozman

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently bought shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). In a filing disclosed on January 13th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Apple stock on December 17th.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) on 12/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) on 12/31/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) on 12/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEARCA:KRE) on 12/26/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Tradr 2X Long SPY Monthly ETF (NASDAQ:SPYM) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:PALL) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:PPLT) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) on 12/24/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE:WFC) on 12/17/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 12/17/2025.

Apple Stock Down 0.7%

NASDAQ AAPL opened at $258.21 on Friday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $272.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $248.13. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.89. The company has a market cap of $3.80 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.09. Apple Inc. has a one year low of $169.21 and a one year high of $288.62.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The iPhone maker reported $1.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.11. The business had revenue of $102.47 billion during 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 firm earned $1.64 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 13th. Investors of record on Monday, November 10th were given 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 payout ratio is presently 13.92%.

Institutional Trading of Apple

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of Apple by 1.1% in the second quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,415,932,804 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $290,506,933,000 after buying an additional 15,141,995 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Apple by 0.9% during the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 601,249,995 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $123,358,461,000 after acquiring an additional 5,224,229 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Apple by 1.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 354,749,794 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $72,506,336,000 after acquiring an additional 4,942,638 shares during the period. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC grew its position in Apple by 573,627.2% in the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 205,692,660 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $39,065,374,000 after acquiring an additional 205,656,808 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Apple during the second quarter worth about $38,942,255,000. 67.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Key Headlines Impacting Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple’s move to run Google’s Gemini models for Siri and Apple Intelligence is being framed as a major capability boost that should accelerate Apple’s AI roadmap and services monetization. Siri to Get Smarter With Gemini: The ETF Playbook for Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Apple launched Creator Studio — a $12.99/mo bundle for creators — which targets higher-margin recurring services revenue and competitive ground vs. Adobe. This supports the services-growth narrative. Apple bundles creative apps into $13-a-month subscription
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst commentary persists (e.g., Dan Ives projecting material upside), which keeps conviction among growth-oriented investors despite recent pullbacks. How Apple Stock Could Add $100 Per Share in 2026 and Beyond
• Neutral Sentiment: Goldman Sachs’ move away from Apple Card highlights shifting dynamics in Apple’s financial-services partnership; it’s more a partner/earnings update for Goldman than an immediate earnings shock for Apple. Goldman Sachs Leans Into Post-Apple Card Strategy
• Negative Sentiment: India has issued a final warning and signaled it may proceed with an antitrust case — a development that raises regulatory and potential fines risk in a large growth market. India warns Apple it will proceed with antitrust case
• Negative Sentiment: Press reports flag a potential multi‑billion fine scenario and ongoing antitrust scrutiny in India — headline risk that can weigh on sentiment even if outcomes are uncertain. Apple Stock Unfazed despite Potential $38 Billion Fine from India
• Negative Sentiment: Supply-chain pressures: soaring memory/storage prices and shortages of a chipboard material could raise component costs or constrain production for some products. That’s a margin and supply-risk headwind to watch. Apple and tech hardware stocks face ‘crisis’ as memory prices soar AI Demand Triggers Chip Material Shortage for Apple
• Negative Sentiment: Some investors/strategists view the Google Gemini deal as evidence of Apple’s reliance on external AI providers — a critique that raises questions about Apple’s competitive independence and long-term foundation-model strategy. Cathie Wood’s ARK: Apple’s reliance on Google for AI signals deeper trouble

Insider Activity at Apple

In related news, insider Chris Kondo sold 3,752 shares of Apple stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $271.23, for a total value of $1,017,654.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 15,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $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 accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms have commented on AAPL. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Seaport Res Ptn raised Apple to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Apple in a research report on Monday. CLSA boosted their price objective on Apple from $265.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Melius raised their target price on Apple from $290.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $284.07.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman’s academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

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.