IronBridge Private Wealth LLC Has $905,000 Holdings in Apple Inc. $AAPL

IronBridge Private Wealth LLC trimmed its stake in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 77.3% in the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 3,555 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 12,106 shares during the period. IronBridge Private Wealth LLC’s holdings in Apple were worth $905,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in 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 acquiring an additional 15,141,995 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised 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 worth $123,358,461,000 after purchasing an additional 5,224,229 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Apple by 1.4% in the 2nd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 354,749,794 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $72,506,336,000 after purchasing an additional 4,942,638 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Apple in the 2nd quarter valued at $38,942,255,000. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its position in shares of Apple by 13.3% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 171,385,531 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $42,918,365,000 after buying an additional 20,079,472 shares during the period. 67.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Apple News

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush reaffirms an “Outperform” rating and keeps a high $350 price target, arguing the recent pullback is unwarranted and that 2026 could be a big year for Apple’s AI push. Wedbush Reaffirms Outperform
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Apple is testing new AI-focused consumer devices and accelerating work on AI wearables add to a constructive long-term narrative that could support revenue diversification beyond iPhone. As Apple Tests AI Devices
• Positive Sentiment: Apple TV signed a distribution agreement with EverPass Media to bring live sports to bars, hotels and other commercial venues — a small but tangible expansion of distribution and monetization for streaming sports content. Apple TV Partners With EverPass Media
• Positive Sentiment: Several institutional investors and hedge funds reportedly increased Apple stakes (e.g., Woodline, Driehaus), indicating fresh buying interest from some large managers. Woodline Boosts Apple Stake
• Neutral Sentiment: Google and Apple are both adding music-focused generative-AI features to consumer apps — a sign AI is moving into mainstream services but not an immediate revenue inflection for Apple. Google Gemini, Apple Add Music-Focused Generative AI Features
• Neutral Sentiment: Meta reportedly revived a smartwatch project aimed at competing with Apple Watch. This raises competitive noise but is not yet a confirmed near-term earnings risk. Meta Looks to Take on Apple With First Smartwatch
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reports in the feed appear to show anomalies (zeros/NaN) and don’t provide a clear signal about sustained new bearish positioning. No reliable short-squeeze/pressure signal visible yet.
• Negative Sentiment: West Virginia’s attorney general sued Apple alleging iCloud end-to-end encryption is being used to store/distribute child sexual abuse material — a legal and reputational risk that investors view as potentially costly and regulatory-sensitive. Apple Sued Over Allegations of CSAM on iCloud
• Negative Sentiment: Berkshire Hathaway trimmed its Apple position in the latest 13F/filing cycle — headlines framed as “Buffett dumps more Apple.” While Berkshire remains a large shareholder, the reported trimming put pressure on sentiment and likely contributed to selling. Buffett Dumps More Apple

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AAPL has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, January 30th. DA Davidson restated a “neutral” rating and set a $270.00 target price on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $315.00 target price (up previously from $305.00) on shares of Apple in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Monness Crespi & Hardt boosted their price target on Apple from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Apple from $250.00 to $267.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $292.13.

Apple Stock Down 1.4%

Apple stock opened at $260.58 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.83 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.94, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.09. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $265.27 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $256.99. Apple Inc. has a 1-year low of $169.21 and a 1-year high of $288.62. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The iPhone maker reported $2.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.67 by $0.17. Apple had a net margin of 27.04% and a return on equity of 159.94%. The company had revenue of $143.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $138.25 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $2.40 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts predict that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apple Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 9th were paid a $0.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Apple’s dividend payout ratio is 13.15%.

Apple 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.