Apple Inc. $AAPL Position Decreased by PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co

PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co cut its holdings in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 12.6% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 195,000 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 28,000 shares during the period. Apple comprises approximately 4.2% of PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. PKO Investment Management Joint Stock Co’s holdings in Apple were worth $49,653,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Capstone Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Apple by 0.5% during the 3rd quarter. Capstone Wealth Management LLC now owns 8,537 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $2,174,000 after purchasing an additional 42 shares during the last quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank grew its holdings in Apple by 0.3% during the second quarter. Baker Boyer National Bank now owns 18,011 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $3,695,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Beddow Capital Management Inc. grew its holdings in Apple by 1.8% during the second quarter. Beddow Capital Management Inc. now owns 2,597 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $533,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC increased its position in Apple by 0.4% in the third quarter. Uncommon Cents Investing LLC now owns 10,609 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $2,701,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in Apple by 0.5% in the third quarter. Vermillion Wealth Management Inc. now owns 9,646 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $2,456,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the last quarter. 67.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Apple News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Record iPhone quarter and strong Q1 results are being highlighted by the market as the core fundamental catalyst — investors are treating better‑than‑expected revenue and what outlets call Apple’s biggest iPhone quarter as confirmation the company can still deliver durable hardware growth. Apple Just Had The Biggest Quarter In iPhone History
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst support and upgrades are lifting sentiment — firms including Goldman Sachs reaffirmed bullish views (with a $330 target) and separate upgrades have been reported, which fuels buying after the earnings beat. Apple Inc.: Reaffirmed Buy on Strengthening Services Ecosystem and Broad-Based App Store Recovery
• Positive Sentiment: High‑profile bullish commentary (Jim Cramer and other outlets) and favorable coverage of Tim Cook’s tone after the quarter are amplifying momentum and drawing retail and momentum flows. Jim Cramer on Apple: “The Pessimists Are Starting to Tremble”
• Neutral Sentiment: Product and developer ecosystem moves (Apple adding agentic coding agents from Anthropic and OpenAI to Xcode) are constructive for developer engagement and long‑run AI positioning, but they’re a longer‑term positive rather than an immediate earnings driver. Apple adds agents from Anthropic and OpenAI to its coding tool
• Neutral Sentiment: Content/streaming slate news (Apple TV+ setting an October launch for a Mattel ‘Matchbox’ movie) is a small, timing‑specific positive for services engagement but unlikely to move fundamentals materially near term. Apple TV sets October launch for Mattel’s ‘Matchbox’ car movie
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that Alphabet declined to discuss details of the Google‑Apple AI arrangement add opacity around a key partner relationship; this raises uncertainty but hasn’t produced concrete changes to Apple’s stated roadmap. Alphabet won’t talk about the Google-Apple AI deal, even to investors
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory risk — the DOJ’s renewed antitrust push around Google/Chrome and challenges to the court’s decision (which also touches on Google’s default search relationship with Apple) is the main near‑term downside risk. Any adverse outcome that forces changes to the Google default agreement could hit Apple’s services/search economics. DOJ Reignites Antitrust Fight Against Google, Challenges Court’s Refusal To Force Chrome Sale

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have recently weighed in on AAPL shares. Wells Fargo & Company set a $300.00 price target on Apple and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Bank of America upped their price objective on shares of Apple from $270.00 to $320.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 29th. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Apple from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, November 9th. Jefferies Financial Group set a $276.47 price target on shares of Apple and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Finally, Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $350.00 price target on shares of Apple in a research note on Wednesday, January 28th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $291.70.

Insider Buying and Selling at Apple

In related news, insider Chris Kondo sold 3,752 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the insider directly owned 15,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,095,030.54. This represents a 19.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Apple Trading Up 2.6%

Apple stock opened at $276.49 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 0.97. Apple Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $169.21 and a fifty-two week high of $288.62. The stock has a market cap of $4.06 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.95, a PEG ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.09. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $268.09 and its 200-day moving average price is $253.01.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The iPhone maker reported $2.84 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.67 by $0.17. The business had revenue of $143.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $138.25 billion. Apple had a return on equity of 159.94% and a net margin of 27.04%.The firm’s revenue was up 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.40 earnings per share. Equities research analysts forecast that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 9th will be issued a dividend of $0.26 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 9th. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Apple’s payout ratio is presently 13.15%.

About Apple

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.