Temasek Holdings Private Ltd Has $181.11 Million Stake in Apple Inc. $AAPL

Key Points

• Temasek Holdings trimmed its Apple stake by 4.9% in the fourth quarter, selling 34,341 shares and ending with 666,203 shares worth about $181.1 million.
• Despite Temasek’s reduction, Apple remains heavily owned by institutions, with major holders like Vanguard, State Street, and Geode all increasing positions; institutional investors and hedge funds now own 67.73% of the company.
• Apple shares were trading around $299.24, and the stock has support from analysts with a consensus Moderate Buy rating and an average price target of $314.59, while recent headlines highlight both AI optimism and regulatory risks in Europe.

Temasek Holdings Private Ltd decreased its position in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL - Free Report) by 4.9% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 666,203 shares of the iPhone maker's stock after selling 34,341 shares during the quarter. Temasek Holdings Private Ltd's holdings in Apple were worth $181,114,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Apple by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,426,283,914 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $387,749,545,000 after purchasing an additional 26,856,752 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in shares of Apple by 1.1% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 604,056,505 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $164,218,801,000 after buying an additional 6,555,392 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Apple by 0.5% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 358,032,517 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $97,031,587,000 after buying an additional 1,866,103 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley boosted its stake in shares of Apple by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 230,483,035 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $62,659,118,000 after buying an additional 1,379,651 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Apple in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $52,266,468,000. 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: Wall Street is warming to Apple’s AI strategy after WWDC, with analysts saying Siri AI and related upgrades could help drive new Services revenue and support a longer-term stock rebound. Apple’s AI Plans Are Finally Taking Shape. Here’s What That Means for AAPL Stock.
• Positive Sentiment: Reports that Apple is planning a broader 2027 product push — including camera-equipped AirPods, a foldable iPhone, and AI-enabled accessories — reinforce the idea that the company has multiple growth catalysts ahead. Apple (AAPL) Faces Italy DMA Probe Over Cloud Interoperability
• Positive Sentiment: Several reports note that Apple shares have been recovering after the initial WWDC reaction, suggesting the market may be concluding the AI rollout is more promising than first feared. Apple Stock Is Down After WWDC. There's More to Its AI Strategy Than Meets the Eye.
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple’s supplier Tata Electronics said India’s pollution board dropped scrutiny of its iPhone parts plant after contamination concerns were addressed, removing a potential supply-chain distraction. Tata says India pollution board drops scrutiny of Apple iPhone parts plant
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple is reportedly considering changes to its Hide My Email feature, which could make it less effective but may also help apps and websites limit abuse from anonymous sign-ups. Apple plans to change its Hide My Email privacy feature that could make it less effective
• Negative Sentiment: Italy’s competition authority opened a Digital Markets Act probe into Apple’s cloud interoperability practices, raising fresh regulatory risk in Europe and potential pressure on Apple’s ecosystem controls. Italian Competition Watchdog Launches Investigation Into Apple’s Cloud Service Practices (AAPL)
• Negative Sentiment: Rising memory-chip costs could squeeze margins as Apple’s AI features require more powerful hardware, adding a near-term profitability concern. Rising Memory Costs Test Apple Margins As AI Demands More Hardware

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on the company. UBS Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Stifel Nicolaus set a $330.00 price target on Apple in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Evercore reiterated an "outperform" rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Citigroup reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Monday, June 1st. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane upgraded Apple from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $300.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, April 17th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating, ten have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $314.59.

Apple Stock Up 1.0%

Shares of AAPL opened at $299.24 on Wednesday. Apple Inc. has a one year low of $195.07 and a one year high of $317.40. The company has a market cap of $4.40 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.18, a P/E/G ratio of 2.58 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $287.32 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $272.54.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.06. Apple had a net margin of 27.15% and a return on equity of 146.69%. The business had revenue of $111.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $109.46 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.65 earnings per share. The company's revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. Research analysts forecast that Apple Inc. will post 8.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Apple Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 11th were given a dividend of $0.27 per share. This is an increase from Apple's previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. Apple's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.06%.

Insider Activity

In other news, CEO Timothy D. Cook sold 64,949 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.23, for a total transaction of $16,511,984.27. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,280,418 shares in the company, valued at approximately $833,980,668.14. This represents a 1.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Ben Borders sold 1,274 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Friday, May 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $290.00, for a total transaction of $369,460.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 38,713 shares of the company's stock, valued at $11,226,770. This trade represents a 3.19% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold 97,759 shares of company stock valued at $24,964,305 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company's stock.

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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