Apple Inc. $AAPL Holdings Lessened by Nordea Investment Management AB

Nordea Investment Management AB trimmed its holdings in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 4.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 21,240,909 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 1,027,943 shares during the quarter. Apple makes up about 4.8% of Nordea Investment Management AB’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings in Apple were worth $5,426,203,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC increased its holdings in Apple by 1,800.0% in the 1st quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 190 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Nexus Investment Management ULC boosted its position in shares of Apple by 333.3% in the second quarter. Nexus Investment Management ULC now owns 260 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $53,000 after purchasing an additional 200 shares during the period. LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Apple in the fourth quarter worth $65,000. Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Apple by 41.0% in the second quarter. Morgan Dempsey Capital Management LLC now owns 430 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $88,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HFM Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Apple during the 1st quarter valued at $99,000. 67.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently weighed in on AAPL shares. Jefferies Financial Group set a $276.47 target price on shares of Apple and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Apple from $315.00 to $325.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Monness Crespi & Hardt upped their price objective on Apple from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Robert W. Baird set a $300.00 target price on Apple in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Raymond James Financial reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Friday, January 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $291.70.

Apple News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record iPhone quarter and strong Q1 results are being highlighted by the market as the core fundamental catalyst — investors are treating better‑than‑expected revenue and what outlets call Apple’s biggest iPhone quarter as confirmation the company can still deliver durable hardware growth. Apple Just Had The Biggest Quarter In iPhone History
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and upgrades are lifting sentiment — firms including Goldman Sachs reaffirmed bullish views (with a $330 target) and separate upgrades have been reported, which fuels buying after the earnings beat. Apple Inc.: Reaffirmed Buy on Strengthening Services Ecosystem and Broad-Based App Store Recovery
• Positive Sentiment: High‑profile bullish commentary (Jim Cramer and other outlets) and favorable coverage of Tim Cook’s tone after the quarter are amplifying momentum and drawing retail and momentum flows. Jim Cramer on Apple: “The Pessimists Are Starting to Tremble”
• Neutral Sentiment: Product and developer ecosystem moves (Apple adding agentic coding agents from Anthropic and OpenAI to Xcode) are constructive for developer engagement and long‑run AI positioning, but they’re a longer‑term positive rather than an immediate earnings driver. Apple adds agents from Anthropic and OpenAI to its coding tool
• Neutral Sentiment: Content/streaming slate news (Apple TV+ setting an October launch for a Mattel ‘Matchbox’ movie) is a small, timing‑specific positive for services engagement but unlikely to move fundamentals materially near term. Apple TV sets October launch for Mattel’s ‘Matchbox’ car movie
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that Alphabet declined to discuss details of the Google‑Apple AI arrangement add opacity around a key partner relationship; this raises uncertainty but hasn’t produced concrete changes to Apple’s stated roadmap. Alphabet won’t talk about the Google-Apple AI deal, even to investors
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk — the DOJ’s renewed antitrust push around Google/Chrome and challenges to the court’s decision (which also touches on Google’s default search relationship with Apple) is the main near‑term downside risk. Any adverse outcome that forces changes to the Google default agreement could hit Apple’s services/search economics. DOJ Reignites Antitrust Fight Against Google, Challenges Court’s Refusal To Force Chrome Sale

Insider Transactions at Apple

In other news, insider Chris Kondo sold 3,752 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 15,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,095,030.54. This trade represents a 19.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Apple Price Performance

Apple stock opened at $276.49 on Thursday. Apple Inc. has a 52-week low of $169.21 and a 52-week high of $288.62. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $268.09 and its 200 day moving average is $253.01. The company has a market cap of $4.06 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.95, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.09.

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

Apple Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 9th will be paid a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 9th. Apple’s payout ratio is presently 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.