Apple Inc. $AAPL Shares Sold by St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC

St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC cut its stake in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 4.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 51,448 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 2,457 shares during the period. Apple accounts for 5.6% of St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest position. St. Johns Investment Management Company LLC’s holdings in Apple were worth $13,100,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Prosperitas Financial LLC increased its position in shares of Apple by 4.7% in the 3rd quarter. Prosperitas Financial LLC now owns 50,135 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $12,766,000 after purchasing an additional 2,251 shares during the last quarter. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA grew its stake in Apple by 5.5% in the third quarter. Farmers & Merchants Trust Co of Chambersburg PA now owns 17,138 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $4,364,000 after purchasing an additional 889 shares in the last quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its holdings in Apple by 1.4% in the third quarter. Tokio Marine Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 632,080 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $160,947,000 after buying an additional 8,723 shares during the last quarter. Creekside Partners raised its stake in Apple by 1.1% during the third quarter. Creekside Partners now owns 37,722 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $9,605,000 after buying an additional 399 shares in the last quarter. Finally, First Horizon Corp bought a new position in Apple during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $63,511,000. 67.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

AAPL has been the subject of a number of research analyst reports. Barclays reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $239.00 price target (up from $230.00) on shares of Apple in a report on Friday, January 30th. Evercore ISI reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Monday. Jefferies Financial Group set a $276.47 target price on shares of Apple and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Monday. Finally, TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 price target on shares of Apple in a report on Friday, January 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $291.70.

Apple Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AAPL opened at $276.49 on Thursday. Apple Inc. has a 12-month low of $169.21 and a 12-month high of $288.62. The company has a market cap of $4.06 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.95, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.09. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $268.09 and a 200-day simple moving average of $253.01. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.

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

Apple Dividend Announcement

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

Insider Transactions at Apple

In other Apple news, insider Chris Kondo sold 3,752 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $271.23, for a total transaction of $1,017,654.96. Following the transaction, the insider owned 15,098 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,095,030.54. This trade represents a 19.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.06% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Key Headlines Impacting Apple

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

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.