Tounjian Advisory Partners LLC Has $15.76 Million Position in Apple Inc. $AAPL

Tounjian Advisory Partners LLC lowered its position in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 6.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 57,972 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 4,220 shares during the quarter. Apple makes up approximately 5.3% of Tounjian Advisory Partners LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Tounjian Advisory Partners LLC’s holdings in Apple were worth $15,760,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of AAPL. Lake Street Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Apple by 13.5% during the fourth quarter. Lake Street Private Wealth LLC now owns 170,167 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $46,262,000 after acquiring an additional 20,203 shares in the last quarter. Processus Wealth & Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Apple by 3.5% in the 4th quarter. Processus Wealth & Capital Management LLC now owns 39,880 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $10,842,000 after purchasing an additional 1,358 shares in the last quarter. Permanent Capital Management LP grew its holdings in shares of Apple by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Permanent Capital Management LP now owns 14,080 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $3,828,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares during the last quarter. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Apple by 9.9% during the 4th quarter. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. now owns 26,226 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $7,130,000 after purchasing an additional 2,366 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Procyon Advisors LLC raised its position in Apple by 8.9% in the 4th quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 176,486 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $47,979,000 after purchasing an additional 14,490 shares during the period. 67.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

AAPL has been the subject of several recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $325.00 price target on shares of Apple in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Stephens set a $315.00 price objective on Apple in a report on Monday, January 26th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Barclays raised their price target on Apple from $239.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, KGI Securities raised Apple to an “outperform” rating and set a $306.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $297.58.

Key Apple News

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

Apple Stock Performance

Apple stock opened at $252.89 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. The firm has a market cap of $3.71 trillion, a P/E ratio of 31.97, a P/E/G ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.10. Apple Inc. has a 1-year low of $169.21 and a 1-year high of $288.62. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $260.37 and a 200-day moving average of $262.40.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last announced its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $143.76 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $138.25 billion. Apple had a return on equity of 159.94% and a net margin of 27.04%.Apple’s revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.40 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 9th were paid a dividend of $0.26 per share. 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 payout ratio 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.