Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene Acquires Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) recently bought shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). In a filing disclosed on April 11th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Apple stock on April 9th.

Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Cummins (NYSE:CMI) on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Advanced Micro Devices (NASDAQ:AMD) on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE:MRK) on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Applied Materials (NASDAQ:AMAT) on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of ASML (NASDAQ:ASML) on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Devon Energy (NYSE:DVN) on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) on 4/9/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Lululemon Athletica (NASDAQ:LULU) on 4/8/2025.

Apple Price Performance

AAPL opened at $202.52 on Tuesday. Apple Inc. has a 1 year low of $164.08 and a 1 year high of $260.10. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $222.27 and its 200 day simple moving average is $230.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.04 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.15, a P/E/G ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.26. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.92.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.04. Apple had a net margin of 24.30% and a return on equity of 160.83%. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 10th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.49%. Apple’s payout ratio is currently 15.87%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Apple

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in AAPL. AMF Tjanstepension AB raised its position in shares of Apple by 21.1% during the 3rd quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB now owns 3,380,064 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $787,631,000 after purchasing an additional 588,427 shares during the period. Fusion Family Wealth LLC increased its position in Apple by 7.9% in the third quarter. Fusion Family Wealth LLC now owns 4,340 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $1,011,000 after buying an additional 318 shares during the period. Latitude Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Apple by 0.3% in the third quarter. Latitude Advisors LLC now owns 17,236 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $4,016,000 after buying an additional 50 shares during the last quarter. Joule Financial LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Apple by 3.5% during the third quarter. Joule Financial LLC now owns 3,154 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $735,000 after acquiring an additional 108 shares during the period. Finally, Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Apple by 16.3% during the third quarter. Aaron Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 97,771 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $22,781,000 after acquiring an additional 13,669 shares during the last quarter. 67.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Timothy D. Cook sold 108,136 shares of Apple stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.65, for a total transaction of $24,184,616.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 3,280,295 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $733,637,976.75. The trade was a 3.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, SVP Katherine L. Adams sold 38,822 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.67, for a total value of $8,683,316.74. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now owns 179,158 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,072,269.86. This represents a 17.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 182,451 shares of company stock valued at $40,818,720 in the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

AAPL has been the subject of several research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Apple from $270.00 to $245.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 price target on shares of Apple in a research report on Monday. Maxim Group raised their price objective on Apple to $215.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. KeyCorp upgraded Apple from an “underweight” rating to a “sector weight” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Apple from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their target price for the company from $202.33 to $167.88 in a research note on Wednesday, April 9th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Apple has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $235.85.

About Representative Greene

Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Greene (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia’s 14th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Apple Company Profile

Apple Inc designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod.