Generali Asset Management SPA SGR Sells 5,897 Shares of Apple Inc. $AAPL

Generali Asset Management SPA SGR trimmed its position in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 0.9% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 615,558 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 5,897 shares during the quarter. Apple makes up about 3.4% of Generali Asset Management SPA SGR’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest holding. Generali Asset Management SPA SGR’s holdings in Apple were worth $156,740,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Invesco LLC raised its position in Apple by 0.5% during the third quarter. Invesco LLC now owns 54,847 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $13,966,000 after acquiring an additional 297 shares in the last quarter. Investment Planning Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of Apple by 45.2% during the 3rd quarter. Investment Planning Advisors Inc. now owns 4,744 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $1,208,000 after purchasing an additional 1,476 shares during the last quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG raised its holdings in shares of Apple by 1.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bank Pictet & Cie Europe AG now owns 319,880 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $81,451,000 after purchasing an additional 4,241 shares in the last quarter. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its stake in shares of Apple by 11.1% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 8,275 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $2,107,000 after purchasing an additional 826 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Greenbush Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in Apple by 9.0% in the third quarter. Greenbush Financial Group LLC now owns 14,496 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $3,691,000 after purchasing an additional 1,199 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, insider Chris Kondo sold 3,752 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $271.23, for a total transaction of $1,017,654.96. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 15,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,095,030.54. The trade was a 19.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have weighed in on AAPL. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 price target (up previously from $305.00) on shares of Apple in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Melius boosted their target price on Apple from $290.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price target on Apple from $241.00 to $250.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Melius Research set a $345.00 price target on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Wednesday, December 3rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Apple presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $284.07.

Apple Stock Performance

NASDAQ:AAPL opened at $255.53 on Friday. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $271.79 and its 200-day moving average is $248.76. The company has a market cap of $3.76 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.21, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 0.89. Apple Inc. has a 52-week low of $169.21 and a 52-week high of $288.62.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The iPhone maker reported $1.85 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.74 by $0.11. Apple had a net margin of 26.92% and a return on equity of 164.05%. The business had revenue of $102.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $101.65 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.64 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts anticipate that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Apple Announces Dividend

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%.

More Apple News

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple’s long-term AI strategy shifted toward a major deal with Google’s Gemini to power the next-generation Siri and Apple Intelligence — a faster route to competitive AI features that could boost services engagement and stickiness. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Apple TV+ is showing momentum and is highlighted as a growing threat to Netflix, which supports the case for accelerating services revenue and margin diversification beyond hardware. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple remains a core holding inside mega-cap / AI-heavy ETFs that outperformed in 2025; that structural demand supports liquidity and index flows but isn’t a direct company-specific catalyst. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Proposed U.S. bill to expand veteran training in emerging tech names Apple among potential beneficiaries (more skilled talent in semiconductors/AI over time) — long-term, indirect. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: India issued a final warning that it will proceed with an antitrust case after delays in Apple’s responses — a move that raises regulatory and large‑fine risk in a key market. That adds tangible downside risk to investor sentiment. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Cathie Wood’s ARK and other commentators argue Apple’s reliance on Google for core AI models signals strategic weakness — this critique is amplifying short‑term sell‑side debate about Apple’s independence on AI and could pressure the stock. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Memory and storage price spikes are creating headwinds for hardware makers; rising component costs could compress iPhone and Mac margins if Apple cannot fully pass them through. Read More.

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.