PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co Has $49.65 Million Stock Holdings in Apple Inc. $AAPL

PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co lessened its position in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 12.6% during the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 195,000 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 28,000 shares during the period. Apple comprises 4.2% of PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co’s holdings in Apple were worth $49,653,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Allen Capital Group LLC lifted its stake in Apple by 4.3% during the third quarter. Allen Capital Group LLC now owns 105,963 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $26,981,000 after purchasing an additional 4,404 shares during the last quarter. S Bank Fund Management Ltd increased its position in shares of Apple by 30.4% during the 3rd quarter. S Bank Fund Management Ltd now owns 174,394 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $44,406,000 after purchasing an additional 40,705 shares during the last quarter. New Republic Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Apple by 3.9% during the 3rd quarter. New Republic Capital LLC now owns 28,258 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $7,195,000 after buying an additional 1,052 shares in the last quarter. Stone House Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Apple by 0.9% during the 3rd quarter. Stone House Investment Management LLC now owns 7,028 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $1,790,000 after buying an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Lynch Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in Apple by 0.3% in the 3rd quarter. Lynch Asset Management Inc. now owns 39,225 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $9,988,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have commented on AAPL shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $330.00 price target on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Apple from $270.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 29th. DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and issued a $270.00 target price on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Raymond James Financial reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. Finally, Evercore ISI restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Monday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $291.70.

Key Apple News

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 Buying and Selling at Apple

In other news, insider Chris Kondo sold 3,752 shares of Apple 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 sale, the insider directly owned 15,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,095,030.54. This trade represents a 19.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Apple Price Performance

Shares of Apple stock opened at $276.49 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $268.09 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $253.01. 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 $4.06 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.95, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.09. 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 issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The iPhone maker reported $2.84 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.67 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $143.76 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $138.25 billion. Apple had a net margin of 27.04% and a return on equity of 159.94%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $2.40 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

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