Apple Inc. $AAPL Shares Purchased by Apollon Financial LLC

Apollon Financial LLC lifted its stake in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 23.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 78,813 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 15,181 shares during the quarter. Apple accounts for 3.3% of Apollon Financial LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Apollon Financial LLC’s holdings in Apple were worth $20,068,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Columbus Macro LLC raised its position in Apple by 3.9% during the third quarter. Columbus Macro LLC now owns 34,456 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $8,773,000 after acquiring an additional 1,300 shares in the last quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Apple by 2.5% during the 3rd quarter. Hengehold Capital Management LLC now owns 28,852 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $7,346,000 after purchasing an additional 690 shares during the last quarter. Oldfather Financial Services LLC raised its holdings in shares of Apple by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Oldfather Financial Services LLC now owns 12,465 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $3,174,000 after purchasing an additional 582 shares in the last quarter. Lockerman Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Apple by 16.6% in the 3rd quarter. Lockerman Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,250 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $1,846,000 after purchasing an additional 1,032 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC boosted its holdings in Apple by 2.6% in the third quarter. Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC now owns 352,083 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $89,651,000 after purchasing an additional 8,790 shares in the last quarter. 67.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, insider Chris Kondo sold 3,752 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $271.23, for a total value of $1,017,654.96. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 15,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,095,030.54. This represents a 19.90% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Kevan Parekh sold 4,199 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $247.39, for a total transaction of $1,038,790.61. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 8,765 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,168,373.35. The trade was a 32.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have weighed in on AAPL shares. Loop Capital restated a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 target price (up from $315.00) on shares of Apple in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Wall Street Zen lowered Apple from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, November 9th. Melius Research set a $345.00 price target on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, October 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on shares of Apple from $290.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Apple and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Apple presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $283.92.

Key Apple News

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan will replace Goldman Sachs as the issuer of the Apple Card — a strategic shift that should steady the card program, reduce Apple’s partner execution risk and align the product with a larger credit-card platform (transition may take up to 24 months). JPMorgan Chase becomes the new issuer of the Apple Card
• Positive Sentiment: Apple is expanding its financial-services ecosystem with JPMorgan, which supports Apple’s Services strategy (recurring revenue and deeper device engagement) and could modestly boost Services growth over time. Apple Taps JPMorgan Chase to Expand Its Financial Services Ecosystem
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst commentary and investor pieces highlight Apple’s Services, cash flow and “Apple Intelligence” roadmap as catalysts for upgrades and device refresh cycles ahead. These narratives support a longer-term bullish case despite near-term volatility. Apple Keeps Winning With Services, Cash, And Customer Loyalty
• Neutral Sentiment: Leadership chatter: reports name engineering chief John Ternus as a frontrunner to succeed Tim Cook — a governance story that could influence investor confidence but is not an immediate operational catalyst. Apple’s John Ternus Could Be Tim Cook’s Successor as CEO
• Neutral Sentiment: CES coverage shows PC makers (Dell, HP, Lenovo) pushing new laptop innovations — not directly impacting Apple’s Mac demand yet, but worth monitoring for competitive product trends. All the laptops that caught our eye at CES 2026 – Engadget
• Negative Sentiment: Alphabet briefly surpassed Apple in market capitalization as investors reward AI exposure (Gemini/AI strength). That rotation into AI leaders is putting near-term pressure on Apple stock and investor positioning. Alphabet’s market cap surpasses Apple’s for first time since 2019
• Negative Sentiment: Bearish takes and valuation concerns (articles urging caution or sell calls) are circulating — these reinforce sensitivity to near-term multiple compression if growth or AI positioning disappoints. Apple: Time To Get Out

Apple Price Performance

NASDAQ:AAPL opened at $259.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a current ratio of 0.89 and a quick ratio of 0.86. Apple Inc. has a one year low of $169.21 and a one year high of $288.62. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $273.06 and a 200 day moving average price of $246.09. The stock has a market cap of $3.83 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.68, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.09.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The iPhone maker reported $1.85 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.11. The company had revenue of $102.47 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $101.65 billion. Apple had a net margin of 26.92% and a return on equity of 164.05%. The business’s revenue was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.64 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, November 10th were issued a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 10th. Apple’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.92%.

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.