Apple Inc. $AAPL Shares Purchased by Cahaba Wealth Management Inc.

Key Points

• Cahaba Wealth Management increased its Apple stake by 9.9% in Q4, buying 2,366 shares to hold 26,226 shares worth $7.13 million, making Apple 0.5% of its portfolio and its 18th-largest position.
• Apple announced strategic moves — joining a U.S. manufacturing program with partners and a $400 million investment through 2030 and plans to open Siri to rival AI assistants — actions that should boost supply‑chain resilience and AI competitiveness (Cirrus Logic rallied after being named a partner).
• Analysts have an average rating of "Moderate Buy" with a consensus target of $297.58; Apple recently beat quarterly EPS and revenue estimates, has a ~$3.71 trillion market cap, a PE of ~32, and a 0.4% dividend yield.

Cahaba Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL - Free Report) by 9.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 26,226 shares of the iPhone maker's stock after buying an additional 2,366 shares during the period. Apple accounts for 0.5% of Cahaba Wealth Management Inc.'s holdings, making the stock its 18th biggest position. Cahaba Wealth Management Inc.'s holdings in Apple were worth $7,130,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Isthmus Partners LLC grew its position in shares of Apple by 6.4% during the 3rd quarter. Isthmus Partners LLC now owns 97,177 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $25,000 after acquiring an additional 5,808 shares during the period. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in Apple by 110.9% in the 3rd quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC now owns 135 shares of the iPhone maker's stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 71 shares during the period. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC boosted its position in Apple by 1,800.0% during the first quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 190 shares of the iPhone maker's stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. LSV Asset Management purchased a new position in Apple during the fourth quarter worth approximately $65,000. Finally, 49 Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Apple by 15.7% in the third 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 and hedge funds own 67.73% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have recently commented on AAPL shares. Wedbush restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $350.00 price objective on shares of Apple in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. DA Davidson reiterated a "neutral" rating and set a $270.00 target price on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Loop Capital reissued a "buy" rating and issued a $325.00 price target (up from $315.00) on shares of Apple in a research note on Tuesday, December 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $325.00 price target on shares of Apple in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Finally, Barclays upped their price objective on shares of Apple from $239.00 to $248.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. One research 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 company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Apple currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $297.58.

Key Apple News

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

Apple Stock Performance

NASDAQ AAPL opened at $252.89 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.94. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $260.37 and its 200-day simple moving average is $262.40. The company 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. Apple Inc. has a 1-year low of $169.21 and a 1-year high of $288.62.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The iPhone maker reported $2.84 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.67 by $0.17. The firm 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%.The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.40 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, February 9th were issued a dividend of $0.26 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 is presently 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.

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