Apple Inc. $AAPL Shares Sold by ERn Financial LLC

ERn Financial LLC trimmed its position in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 14.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 17,732 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 2,983 shares during the period. ERn Financial LLC’s holdings in Apple were worth $4,515,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in AAPL. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Apple in the 2nd quarter valued at $38,942,255,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Apple in the first quarter valued at approximately $17,472,482,000. PKS Advisory Services LLC grew its stake in shares of Apple by 98,917.0% in the second quarter. PKS Advisory Services LLC now owns 57,956,620 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $12,106,000 after buying an additional 57,898,088 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Apple by 20,464.8% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 27,069,029 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $5,553,753,000 after buying an additional 26,937,401 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in Apple by 13.3% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 171,385,531 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $42,918,365,000 after purchasing an additional 20,079,472 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Apple Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of NASDAQ:AAPL opened at $260.58 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.83 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.09. Apple Inc. has a 1 year low of $169.21 and a 1 year high of $288.62. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $265.27 and a 200 day moving average price of $256.99.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The company 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%.Apple’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $2.40 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Apple Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 9th were given a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 9th. Apple’s dividend payout ratio is presently 13.15%.

Key Stories Impacting Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush reaffirms an “Outperform” rating and keeps a high $350 price target, arguing the recent pullback is unwarranted and that 2026 could be a big year for Apple’s AI push. Wedbush Reaffirms Outperform
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Apple is testing new AI-focused consumer devices and accelerating work on AI wearables add to a constructive long-term narrative that could support revenue diversification beyond iPhone. As Apple Tests AI Devices
• Positive Sentiment: Apple TV signed a distribution agreement with EverPass Media to bring live sports to bars, hotels and other commercial venues — a small but tangible expansion of distribution and monetization for streaming sports content. Apple TV Partners With EverPass Media
• Positive Sentiment: Several institutional investors and hedge funds reportedly increased Apple stakes (e.g., Woodline, Driehaus), indicating fresh buying interest from some large managers. Woodline Boosts Apple Stake
• Neutral Sentiment: Google and Apple are both adding music-focused generative-AI features to consumer apps — a sign AI is moving into mainstream services but not an immediate revenue inflection for Apple. Google Gemini, Apple Add Music-Focused Generative AI Features
• Neutral Sentiment: Meta reportedly revived a smartwatch project aimed at competing with Apple Watch. This raises competitive noise but is not yet a confirmed near-term earnings risk. Meta Looks to Take on Apple With First Smartwatch
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest reports in the feed appear to show anomalies (zeros/NaN) and don’t provide a clear signal about sustained new bearish positioning. No reliable short-squeeze/pressure signal visible yet.
• Negative Sentiment: West Virginia’s attorney general sued Apple alleging iCloud end-to-end encryption is being used to store/distribute child sexual abuse material — a legal and reputational risk that investors view as potentially costly and regulatory-sensitive. Apple Sued Over Allegations of CSAM on iCloud
• Negative Sentiment: Berkshire Hathaway trimmed its Apple position in the latest 13F/filing cycle — headlines framed as “Buffett dumps more Apple.” While Berkshire remains a large shareholder, the reported trimming put pressure on sentiment and likely contributed to selling. Buffett Dumps More Apple

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Loop Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price target (up from $315.00) on shares of Apple in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Argus set a $325.00 price target on shares of Apple and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. TD Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price objective on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Scotiabank set a $330.00 price objective on shares of Apple in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, KGI Securities upgraded Apple to an “outperform” rating and set a $306.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, January 30th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have assigned a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $292.13.

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.