GAMMA Investing LLC Acquires 38,760 Shares of Apple Inc. $AAPL

GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 12.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 356,266 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 38,760 shares during the quarter. Apple comprises 4.9% of GAMMA Investing LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 2nd largest holding. GAMMA Investing LLC’s holdings in Apple were worth $96,854,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of AAPL. LBJ Family Wealth Advisors Ltd. grew its position in Apple by 32.8% during the 4th quarter. LBJ Family Wealth Advisors Ltd. now owns 1,218 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $331,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares during the last quarter. PMG Family Office LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Apple in the third quarter valued at about $780,000. Finivi Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Apple by 1.0% during the third quarter. Finivi Inc. now owns 22,746 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $5,792,000 after buying an additional 225 shares during the period. AIA Group Ltd boosted its stake in shares of Apple by 80.0% during the third quarter. AIA Group Ltd now owns 296,426 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $75,479,000 after buying an additional 131,738 shares during the period. Finally, Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. grew its holdings in shares of Apple by 1.9% during the third quarter. Alternative Investment Advisors LLC. now owns 5,996 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $1,527,000 after buying an additional 114 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: China strength: iPhone sales in China jumped ~23% in the first nine weeks of 2026, outpacing a weak local market and supporting Apple’s revenue and unit growth prospects in a key market. Apple’s China smartphone sales jump 23%
• Positive Sentiment: Product demand: Apple’s Mac had its best-ever launch week for first-time customers, signaling continued strength in Mac demand that can help hardware revenue mix. Apple Mac sees best ever launch week
• Positive Sentiment: Legal win on Apple Watch: A U.S. trade tribunal preliminarily ruled redesigned Apple Watches don’t infringe Masimo patents, fending off a renewed import ban and removing a regulatory/shutdown risk for Watch shipments. Apple Watch clears key patent challenge
• Positive Sentiment: AI/App Store monetization: Reporting suggests Apple made ~$900M from AI-related App Store activity last year and could top $1B soon — a recurring, high-margin revenue stream that supports services growth. Apple made $900M from AI
• Neutral Sentiment: CEO outreach: Tim Cook’s China visit reinforces focus on local partnerships and regulatory navigation — positive strategically but not an immediate earnings catalyst. Tim Cook’s China visit
• Neutral Sentiment: New integrations and content deals (Apple Health integrations, Apple TV sports/content deals) expand ecosystem stickiness but their near-term revenue impact is uncertain. Apple Health integrates with Perplexity Health
• Negative Sentiment: Security risk: Researchers flagged the “DarkSword” iOS exploit and related spyware/ghostblade campaigns targeting crypto wallets; Apple has issued alerts and pushed patches — security scares can dent consumer confidence and spur short-term churn or support costs. DarkSword iPhone exploit threatens wallets
• Negative Sentiment: Market sentiment and positioning: Some AI-driven price models are bearish for Q2 and there’s visible insider selling and mixed analyst positioning — these contribute to short-term selling pressure. AI sets Apple stock price for Q2 2026

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several analysts have commented on AAPL shares. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $315.00 price objective (up from $305.00) on shares of Apple in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. KGI Securities raised Apple to an “outperform” rating and set a $306.00 target price on the stock in a report on Friday, January 30th. Maxim Group raised Apple from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, January 30th. DA Davidson reissued a “neutral” rating and issued a $270.00 price objective on shares of Apple in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Raymond James Financial restated a “market perform” rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. One analyst has 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $297.58.

Apple Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:AAPL opened at $247.99 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $260.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $262.20. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.64 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.94. Apple Inc. has a 12 month low of $169.21 and a 12 month high of $288.62.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last released 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 firm had revenue of $143.76 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $138.25 billion. Apple had a return on equity of 159.94% and a net margin of 27.04%.Apple’s quarterly revenue was up 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $2.40 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 9th were given a $0.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 9th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Apple’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 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.