Blue Fin Capital Inc. Reduces Stock Holdings in Apple Inc. $AAPL

Blue Fin Capital Inc. lowered its stake in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 2.3% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 195,202 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 4,612 shares during the period. Apple accounts for approximately 8.2% of Blue Fin Capital Inc.’s holdings, making the stock its 2nd biggest position. Blue Fin Capital Inc.’s holdings in Apple were worth $53,068,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Isthmus Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Apple by 6.4% in the third quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 97,177 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 5,808 shares in the last quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Apple by 110.9% in the third quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC now owns 135 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC increased its holdings in shares of Apple by 1,800.0% in the first quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 190 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $42,000 after buying an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management acquired a new stake in Apple during the 4th quarter valued at $65,000. Finally, 49 Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Apple by 15.7% during the 3rd quarter. 49 Wealth Management LLC now owns 298,920 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $76,000 after purchasing an additional 40,543 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Apple Trading Up 2.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:AAPL opened at $284.18 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.17 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.36, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.06. Apple Inc. has a 1 year low of $193.25 and a 1 year high of $288.62. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $261.12 and a 200 day moving average price of $265.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.95 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $111.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $109.46 billion. Apple had a net margin of 27.15% and a return on equity of 146.69%. Apple’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.65 earnings per share. Analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 8.72 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Apple Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 14th. Investors of record on Monday, May 11th will be issued a $0.27 dividend. This is a boost from Apple’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 11th. Apple’s dividend payout ratio is currently 12.58%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Apple news, SVP Deirdre O’brien sold 30,002 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.35, for a total transaction of $7,661,010.70. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 136,810 shares in the company, valued at $34,934,433.50. This represents a 17.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CFO Kevan Parekh sold 1,534 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total transaction of $421,850.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 13,366 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,675,650. This trade represents a 10.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders sold 96,485 shares of company stock worth $24,594,845. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Apple News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple held exploratory talks with Intel and Samsung about making its main device processors in the U.S., which reduces single-supplier (TSMC) risk and is being priced as a supply-chain hedge by investors. Apple explores using Intel, Samsung to build main device chips in the US
• Positive Sentiment: Apple plans to let users choose third‑party AI models across iOS 27 features and is positioning devices as AI platforms — a strategic move that broadens the company’s AI roadmap without having to rely solely on its in-house models. Apple to let users choose rival AI models across iOS 27 features
• Positive Sentiment: Fundamentals remain solid: strong March-quarter results, continued iPhone strength (iPhone 17 cited as top seller in Q1), services momentum, and shareholder returns (dividend and a large buyback) support the stock’s rally. iPhone 17 Rules, Becomes World’s Best-Selling Smartphone
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports emphasize these chip talks are preliminary with no orders placed; switching foundries involves technology, scale and reliability tradeoffs, so any supply-chain benefit will depend on formal contracts and ramp timelines. Apple explores Intel, Samsung as U.S. chip suppliers
• Negative Sentiment: Apple agreed to a $250M settlement in a shareholder suit over delayed Siri/Apple Intelligence features — a headline risk and cash outflow that briefly pressures sentiment. Apple settles lawsuit over late Siri AI features for $250 million
• Negative Sentiment: Management has warned that rising memory (RAM) costs tied to AI needs could raise hardware prices and weigh on margins — a structural cost pressure to monitor. Apple’s Tim Cook says AI-fueled ‘RAMmageddon’ will make your next laptop and phone a lot pricier

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts have issued reports on the stock. Bank of America boosted their target price on shares of Apple from $320.00 to $325.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Apple from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $300.00 target price on the stock in a research note on Friday, April 17th. Moffett Nathanson boosted their target price on shares of Apple from $241.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $325.00 target price on shares of Apple in a research note on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $304.31.

Apple Company 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.