Apple Inc. $AAPL Position Increased by Nordea Investment Management AB

Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 3.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 22,035,680 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 794,771 shares during the quarter. Apple accounts for about 5.1% of Nordea Investment Management AB’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd biggest holding. Nordea Investment Management AB owned 0.15% of Apple worth $5,991,281,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Apple by 110.9% during the 3rd quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC now owns 135 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the last quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC increased its holdings in Apple by 1,800.0% in the first quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 190 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management purchased a new position in Apple in the fourth quarter valued at $65,000. HFM Investment Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Apple in the first quarter valued at $99,000. Finally, Miller Global Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Apple in the fourth quarter valued at $127,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Apple News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple expands its U.S. manufacturing program and will invest $400 million through 2030 with new partners (Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK, Qnity), which should improve supply‑chain resilience, political optics, and long‑term component security. Apple adds Bosch, Cirrus Logic, others to US manufacturing program, to invest $400 million
• Positive Sentiment: Apple plans to open Siri to outside AI assistants (e.g., Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude), a strategic pivot that makes the iPhone a more flexible AI hub and could accelerate services engagement and monetization. This announcement improves Apple’s competitive AI positioning. Apple plans to open Siri to rival AI services, Bloomberg News reports
• Positive Sentiment: Supplier reaction: Cirrus Logic’s stock rallied after being named to Apple’s American Manufacturing Program, signaling vendor wins and execution progress for Apple’s reshoring plan (could shorten lead times for sensors/components). Cirrus Logic Stock Breaks Out On Apple Partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple rolled out UK age‑verification measures for iPhone users to comply with new government expectations — a regulatory compliance step that reduces policy risk but may affect UX and require implementation costs. Apple rolls out UK age checks for iPhone users
• Negative Sentiment: China headwinds: shipments of foreign‑branded phones in China fell in February, a macro demand signal that could pressure regional iPhone volumes if the trend persists (some analysts note Apple may be relatively insulated, but risk remains). February shipments of foreign-branded phones in China fall 7.7% from a year ago, CAICT data shows

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AAPL has been the subject of several analyst reports. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, January 2nd. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Monday, December 29th. TD Cowen restated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 target price on shares of Apple in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Moffett Nathanson upped their price target on Apple from $241.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, February 25th. Finally, Monness Crespi & Hardt increased their price target on shares of Apple from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Apple currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $297.58.

Apple Stock Up 0.1%

AAPL opened at $252.89 on Friday. Apple Inc. has a one year low of $169.21 and a one year high of $288.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 0.97. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.71 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.10. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $260.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $262.40.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The iPhone maker reported $2.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.67 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $143.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $138.25 billion. Apple had a return on equity of 159.94% and a net margin of 27.04%.The business’s revenue was up 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.40 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current year.

Apple Announces Dividend

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