Apple (AAPL) – Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at KeyCorp. They now have a $200.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $183.00 to $197.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple was upgraded by analysts at Argus to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $260.00 to $270.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $273.00 to $275.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $250.00 to $260.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $255.00 to $275.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $280.00 to $294.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $253.00 to $265.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $260.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Apple was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating. They now have a $200.75 price target on the stock, down previously from $211.84.
• 1/30/2025 – Apple had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $265.00 to $260.00.
• 1/29/2025 – Apple was downgraded by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.
• 1/28/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at TD Cowen.
• 1/27/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $262.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Bank of America Co.. They now have a $253.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $256.00.
• 1/23/2025 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $325.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/23/2025 – Apple had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $286.00 to $280.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2025 – Apple had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $184.00 to $183.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Monness Crespi & Hardt to $245.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – Apple was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating. They now have a $200.75 price target on the stock, down previously from $211.84.
• 1/21/2025 – Apple had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $265.00 to $260.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – Apple was downgraded by analysts at Loop Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $230.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $260.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/20/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Raymond James to $250.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/10/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC to $184.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 1/7/2025 – Apple had its “sell” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Moffett Nathanson. They now have a $188.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $202.00.
• 1/3/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from $240.00 to $260.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/3/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Bank of America Co.. They now have a $256.00 price target on the stock.
• 12/26/2024 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Wedbush from $300.00 to $325.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.

Apple Trading Up 1.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ AAPL traded up $2.63 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $235.25. 21,550,158 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 54,833,402. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $240.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $231.30. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.53 trillion, a P/E ratio of 37.34, a PEG ratio of 2.32 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.92. Apple Inc. has a twelve month low of $164.07 and a twelve month high of $260.10.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.04. Apple had a net margin of 24.30% and a return on equity of 160.83%. As a group, equities analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Apple Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 13th. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th will be given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.43%. Apple’s payout ratio is currently 15.87%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, insider Chris Kondo sold 4,130 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $228.87, for a total transaction of $945,233.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 15,419 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,528,946.53. This trade represents a 21.13 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Jeffrey E. Williams sold 100,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.97, for a total transaction of $24,997,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 389,944 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $97,474,301.68. The trade was a 20.41 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Apple

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAPL. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in shares of Apple by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. High Net Worth Advisory Group LLC now owns 64,015 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $14,916,000 after purchasing an additional 1,066 shares during the last quarter. Amara Financial LLC. purchased a new stake in shares of Apple during the 3rd quarter worth $288,000. Granite Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Apple by 2.7% during the 2nd quarter. Granite Investment Partners LLC now owns 289,421 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $60,958,000 after purchasing an additional 7,606 shares during the last quarter. Truist Financial Corp lifted its position in shares of Apple by 1.8% during the 2nd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 6,994,703 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $1,473,224,000 after purchasing an additional 126,210 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sterling Investment Counsel LLC lifted its position in shares of Apple by 3.8% during the 3rd quarter. Sterling Investment Counsel LLC now owns 69,824 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $16,269,000 after purchasing an additional 2,565 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Apple Inc designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod.