Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Apple (AAPL)

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Maxim Group. They now have a $350.00 price target on the stock, up from $310.00.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc..
• 6/9/2026 – Apple was given a new $325.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “sector weight” rating reaffirmed by KeyCorp.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $335.00 to $350.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $276.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $330.00 to $360.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/8/2026 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc.
• 6/8/2026 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein.
• 6/5/2026 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Apple had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG.
• 6/1/2026 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 6/1/2026 – Apple had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley.
• 5/26/2026 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Bank of America Corporation. They now have a $380.00 price target on the stock, up from $330.00.
• 5/14/2026 – Apple had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by Tigress Financial. They now have a $375.00 price target on the stock, up from $305.00.
• 5/14/2026 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $365.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock, up from $350.00.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple was given a new $310.00 price target by Robert W. Baird.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple was given a new $296.00 price target by UBS Group AG. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $335.00 price target on the stock, up from $325.00.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $310.00 price target on the stock, up from $300.00.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $330.00 price target on the stock, up from $315.00.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC. They now have a $253.00 price target on the stock, up from $248.00.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush. They now have a $350.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by DA Davidson. They now have a $270.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its price target raised by Rosenblatt Securities from $268.00 to $276.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its price target raised by Monness Crespi & Hardt from $315.00 to $335.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 4/28/2026 – Apple had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG. They now have a $287.00 price target on the stock, up from $280.00.
• 4/21/2026 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 4/21/2026 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush. They now have a $350.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/21/2026 – Apple had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $268.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/17/2026 – Apple was upgraded by BNP Paribas Exane from “neutral” to “outperform”. They now have a $300.00 price target on the stock.
• 4/14/2026 – Apple had its price target raised by Bank of America Corporation from $320.00 to $325.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Apple Increases Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 14th. Investors of record on Monday, May 11th were issued a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. This is a boost from Apple’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. Apple’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 13.06%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Timothy D. Cook sold 64,949 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.23, for a total value of $16,511,984.27. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,280,418 shares in the company, valued at $833,980,668.14. This represents a 1.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Ben Borders sold 1,274 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $290.00, for a total value of $369,460.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 38,713 shares in the company, valued at $11,226,770. The trade was a 3.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 97,759 shares of company stock valued at $24,964,305. Insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

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.