Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL - Free Report) - Wedbush decreased their Q3 2025 earnings per share estimates for Apple in a report released on Thursday, May 1st. Wedbush analyst D. Ives now forecasts that the iPhone maker will post earnings per share of $1.34 for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.35. Wedbush has a "Neutral" rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Apple's current full-year earnings is $7.28 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Apple's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.51 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.90 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $2.37 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.55 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.40 EPS.
A number of other equities analysts have also commented on AAPL. Evercore ISI lifted their price objective on Apple from $260.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Tuesday, March 18th. TD Cowen dropped their price target on shares of Apple from $290.00 to $275.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday. Scotiabank lowered shares of Apple to a "market perform" rating in a research note on Friday. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Apple from $197.00 to $173.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 30th. Finally, Maxim Group upped their price target on shares of Apple to $215.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, February 21st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have given a hold rating, eighteen have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Apple presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $235.80.
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Apple Price Performance
Shares of NASDAQ:AAPL opened at $205.35 on Monday. The firm's fifty day moving average is $212.15 and its 200-day moving average is $228.58. Apple has a 52 week low of $169.21 and a 52 week high of $260.10. The firm has a market cap of $3.08 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.26. 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 (NASDAQ:AAPL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The iPhone maker reported $1.65 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.03. Apple had a net margin of 24.30% and a return on equity of 160.83%. The business had revenue of $95.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $94.04 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.53 EPS. The firm's revenue was up 5.1% compared to the same quarter last year.
Apple Increases Dividend
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Monday, May 12th will be given a dividend of $0.26 per share. This is a positive change from Apple's previous quarterly dividend of $0.25. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.51%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, May 12th. Apple's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 15.87%.
Apple declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a share repurchase program on Thursday, May 1st that allows the company to buyback $100.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the iPhone maker to buy up to 3.1% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.
Insider Buying and Selling
In related news, CEO Timothy D. Cook sold 108,136 shares of Apple stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.65, for a total transaction of $24,184,616.40. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 3,280,295 shares in the company, valued at approximately $733,637,976.75. This trade represents a 3.19 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Kevan Parekh sold 4,570 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $206.00, for a total value of $941,420.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 4,569 shares of the company's stock, valued at $941,214. This trade represents a 50.01 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 187,021 shares of company stock worth $41,760,140. 0.06% of the stock is owned by insiders.
Hedge Funds Weigh In On Apple
A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Amara Financial LLC. purchased a new position in Apple in the third quarter valued at approximately $288,000. Silicon Valley Capital Partners lifted its position in shares of Apple by 12.8% during the 3rd quarter. Silicon Valley Capital Partners now owns 253,743 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $59,122,000 after buying an additional 28,799 shares during the last quarter. Vestcor Inc grew its stake in shares of Apple by 10.1% during the 3rd quarter. Vestcor Inc now owns 375,539 shares of the iPhone maker's stock worth $87,501,000 after acquiring an additional 34,414 shares during the period. 5th Street Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Apple by 32.9% in the 3rd quarter. 5th Street Advisors LLC now owns 15,100 shares of the iPhone maker's stock worth $3,518,000 after acquiring an additional 3,736 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Simmons Bank raised its stake in Apple by 1.6% in the 3rd quarter. Simmons Bank now owns 132,641 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $30,905,000 after acquiring an additional 2,086 shares during the period. 67.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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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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