Apple Inc. $AAPL is Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC’s 3rd Largest Position

Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC increased its holdings in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 2.8% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 209,696 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 5,674 shares during the period. Apple makes up about 3.1% of Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd largest position. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC’s holdings in Apple were worth $57,008,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of AAPL. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Apple during the 2nd quarter valued at about $38,942,255,000. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in Apple in the first quarter worth about $17,472,482,000. PKS Advisory Services LLC grew its position in 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 worth $12,106,000 after acquiring an additional 57,898,088 shares in the last quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in Apple by 20,464.8% during the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 27,069,029 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $5,553,753,000 after acquiring an additional 26,937,401 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp increased its stake in Apple by 13.3% during the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 171,385,531 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $42,918,365,000 after acquiring an additional 20,079,472 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Apple Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ AAPL opened at $252.89 on Friday. Apple Inc. has a twelve month low of $169.21 and a twelve month high of $288.62. The firm has a market cap of $3.71 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.40 and a beta of 1.10. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $260.37 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $262.40. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The iPhone maker reported $2.84 EPS 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 analyst estimates of $138.25 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.40 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apple Announces Dividend

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

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently issued reports on AAPL. Citigroup reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective (down from $330.00) on shares of Apple in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $325.00 target price on shares of Apple in a report on Monday, February 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Monday, March 2nd. CLSA increased their price objective on shares of Apple from $265.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Stephens set a $315.00 price objective on shares of Apple in a research note on Monday, January 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Apple currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $297.58.

Key Stories Impacting Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple expands its U.S. manufacturing program and will invest $400 million through 2030 with new partners (Bosch, Cirrus Logic, TDK, Qnity), which should improve supply‑chain resilience, political optics, and long‑term component security. Apple adds Bosch, Cirrus Logic, others to US manufacturing program, to invest $400 million
• Positive Sentiment: Apple plans to open Siri to outside AI assistants (e.g., Google’s Gemini, Anthropic’s Claude), a strategic pivot that makes the iPhone a more flexible AI hub and could accelerate services engagement and monetization. This announcement improves Apple’s competitive AI positioning. Apple plans to open Siri to rival AI services, Bloomberg News reports
• Positive Sentiment: Supplier reaction: Cirrus Logic’s stock rallied after being named to Apple’s American Manufacturing Program, signaling vendor wins and execution progress for Apple’s reshoring plan (could shorten lead times for sensors/components). Cirrus Logic Stock Breaks Out On Apple Partnership
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple rolled out UK age‑verification measures for iPhone users to comply with new government expectations — a regulatory compliance step that reduces policy risk but may affect UX and require implementation costs. Apple rolls out UK age checks for iPhone users
• Negative Sentiment: China headwinds: shipments of foreign‑branded phones in China fell in February, a macro demand signal that could pressure regional iPhone volumes if the trend persists (some analysts note Apple may be relatively insulated, but risk remains). February shipments of foreign-branded phones in China fall 7.7% from a year ago, CAICT data shows

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.