Sen. Shelley Moore Capito Sells Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Shares

Key Points

• Senator Shelley Moore Capito recently sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Apple Inc. shares on July 18th, as detailed in a filing made on August 4th.
• Apple Inc. reported a quarterly earnings per share of $1.57, surpassing analyst estimates, with a revenue of $94.04 billion for the quarter, reflecting a year-over-year increase of 9.6%.
• The company has authorized a significant $100 billion stock buyback plan, indicating that the board believes its shares may be undervalued.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-West Virginia) recently sold shares of Apple Inc. NASDAQ: AAPL. In a filing disclosed on August 04th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Apple stock on July 18th.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of General Dynamics NYSE: GD on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Colgate-Palmolive NYSE: CL on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of PPG Industries NYSE: PPG on 7/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of PPG Industries NYSE: PPG on 7/30/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Alphabet NASDAQ: GOOGL on 7/29/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Meta Platforms NASDAQ: META on 7/29/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. NYSE: JPM on 7/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Broadcom NASDAQ: AVGO on 7/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Aflac NYSE: AFL on 7/18/2025.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Microsoft NASDAQ: MSFT on 7/18/2025.

Apple Price Performance

Shares of Apple stock opened at $203.35 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a current ratio of 0.87 and a quick ratio of 0.83. The company has a market cap of $3.04 trillion, a PE ratio of 30.86, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.20 and a beta of 1.17. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $205.53 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $213.31. Apple Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $169.21 and a fifty-two week high of $260.10.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The iPhone maker reported $1.57 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.43 by $0.14. Apple had a net margin of 24.30% and a return on equity of 170.91%. The business had revenue of $94.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $88.64 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.40 earnings per share. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 9.6% on a year-over-year basis. Analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current year.

Apple declared that its board has approved a stock buyback plan on Thursday, May 1st that authorizes the company to buyback $100.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the iPhone maker to purchase up to 3.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are generally an indication that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 14th. Investors of record on Monday, August 11th will be given a dividend of $0.26 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 11th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.5%. Apple's payout ratio is 15.78%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Center for Financial Planning Inc. grew its position in Apple by 1.5% in the second quarter. Center for Financial Planning Inc. now owns 28,070 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $5,759,000 after purchasing an additional 414 shares in the last quarter. Continental Investors Services Inc. raised its stake in Apple by 1.5% in the second quarter. Continental Investors Services Inc. now owns 7,725 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $1,585,000 after buying an additional 116 shares during the period. Hutchinson Financial Advisors INC bought a new stake in Apple in the 2nd quarter valued at $2,605,000. Syverson Strege & Co lifted its stake in shares of Apple by 93.6% during the 2nd quarter. Syverson Strege & Co now owns 16,512 shares of the iPhone maker's stock worth $3,388,000 after buying an additional 7,983 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Roble Belko & Company Inc raised its holdings in Apple by 35.9% in the 2nd quarter. Roble Belko & Company Inc now owns 4,304 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $883,000 after acquiring an additional 1,137 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 67.73% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have commented on the company. Rosenblatt Securities reiterated a "neutral" rating and issued a $217.00 price objective on shares of Apple in a research report on Tuesday, July 29th. Raymond James Financial restated an "outperform" rating and issued a $240.00 target price (up from $230.00) on shares of Apple in a research note on Friday. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a "buy" rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Wednesday, May 21st. Barclays boosted their price target on shares of Apple from $173.00 to $180.00 and gave the company an "underweight" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their price objective on shares of Apple from $290.00 to $275.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 2nd. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating, fifteen have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $237.25.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Apple news, insider Chris Kondo sold 4,486 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $208.19, for a total value of $933,940.34. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 15,533 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,233,815.27. The trade was a 22.41% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Insiders own 0.06% of the company's stock.

About Senator Capito

Shelley Moore Capito (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from West Virginia. She assumed office on January 3, 2015. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027. Capito (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent West Virginia. She won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Capito was first elected to the Senate in 2014, becoming the first female U.S. Senator in the state's history. Prior to serving in the Senate, Capito was a member of the West Virginia House of Representatives from 1997 to 2001 and a member of the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2015. At the start of the 116th Congress, Capito was a member of the U.S. Senate committees on Appropriations, Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Environment and Public Works, and Rules and Administration. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Capito is a more moderate right of center Republican Party vote. As a result, she may break with the Republican Party line more than her fellow members. Capito earned her bachelor's degree from Duke University. After earning her M.Ed. from the University of Virginia, Capito was a college counselor and then director of an educational information center. She was the only Republican in the West Virginia congressional delegation until the 2010 elections and is the first Republican woman elected to Congress from West Virginia. Capito is a former chairwoman of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues, as well as a member of the Congressional Arts Caucus. After an explosion responsible for the death of 29 coal workers, Capito founded the Congressional Coal Caucus. Prior to her election to the U.S. House, Capito served in the West Virginia House of Delegates.

Apple Company Profile

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.

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