Banque Cantonale Vaudoise Has $85.87 Million Stock Holdings in Apple Inc. $AAPL

Banque Cantonale Vaudoise cut its stake in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 13.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 338,359 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 53,077 shares during the period. Apple comprises approximately 3.2% of Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Banque Cantonale Vaudoise’s holdings in Apple were worth $85,872,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in AAPL. Lifetime Wealth Management P.C. purchased a new position in shares of Apple during the 4th quarter worth $41,000. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC increased its stake in shares of Apple by 1,800.0% in the 1st quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 190 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Timmons Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Apple in the 4th quarter worth $69,000. LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in shares of Apple in the 4th quarter worth $65,000. Finally, Inspire Investing LLC bought a new position in Apple in the 4th quarter worth $76,000. 67.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Apple 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 transaction 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 document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, SVP Deirdre O’brien sold 30,002 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.35, for a total transaction of $7,661,010.70. Following the transaction, the senior vice president owned 136,810 shares in the company, valued at $34,934,433.50. This trade represents a 17.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 97,875 shares of company stock valued at $24,998,541. Insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear Apple’s appeal in its Epic Games fight, giving Apple a chance to overturn a contempt ruling tied to App Store payment rules. That reduces, for now, some legal overhang on the stock. US Supreme Court to hear Apple appeal of contempt in Epic Games lawsuit
• Positive Sentiment: Wall Street support for Apple’s AI strategy has improved after reports that its AI overhaul and updated Siri architecture could strengthen the ecosystem and support future hardware upgrades. Why Apple’s WWDC 2026 shows a material positive reset of criticized AI strategy?
• Positive Sentiment: Some analysts say Apple’s recent pullback and seasonal July trends could make the stock attractive again for investors looking for a rebound. Why you need to buy Apple stock in July
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple is reportedly lobbying for approval to buy memory chips from China’s CXMT to ease supply pressure, which could help costs, but it also highlights the depth of the current chip shortage and geopolitical risk. Apple (AAPL) Seeks Blacklisted China Chip Approval As Supplier Breach Raises Risk
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that Apple raised prices on Macs, iPads and other products due to higher memory costs are a mixed signal: better pricing power, but also margin pressure from AI-driven component inflation. Apple Is Raising Prices Due to Higher Memory Costs. Is the Stock in Trouble?
• Neutral Sentiment: Britain’s regulator is proposing changes that would let app developers steer users to alternative payments outside Apple’s App Store, which could pressure fees if adopted. Apple and Google Urged to Offer Alternative UK Payment Paths
• Negative Sentiment: A new dark-web data leak involving Tata Electronics reportedly exposed iPhone 18 Pro supplier details and prototype information, renewing investor concerns about Apple’s supply chain security and future product secrecy. Apple iPhone 18 Pro supplier list, parts and photos exposed in Tata data leak
• Negative Sentiment: Apple also faces added antitrust pressure in the U.K. and India, keeping App Store fees and regulatory scrutiny in focus for investors. UK targets Apple, Google app store fees for developers

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of equities research analysts have commented on the stock. Bank of America restated a “buy” rating and set a $380.00 target price on shares of Apple in a research note on Thursday, June 18th. Tigress Financial restated a “strong-buy” rating and set a $375.00 price objective (up from $305.00) on shares of Apple in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Maxim Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $350.00 target price (up from $310.00) on shares of Apple in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, KeyCorp reissued a “sector weight” rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Apple currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $314.85.

Apple Stock Up 2.7%

Shares of AAPL opened at $289.36 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.25 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.99, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.45 and a beta of 1.09. Apple Inc. has a 1 year low of $201.50 and a 1 year high of $317.40. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $293.26 and its 200-day simple moving average is $273.27.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.95 by $0.06. Apple had a net margin of 27.15% and a return on equity of 146.69%. The firm had revenue of $111.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $109.46 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.65 earnings per share. Apple’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 8.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apple Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 14th. Investors of record on Monday, May 11th were issued a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, May 11th. This is a positive change from Apple’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. Apple’s payout ratio is 13.06%.

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.