Apple Inc. $AAPL is J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG’s 5th Largest Position

J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG boosted its position in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 18.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 549,519 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 86,635 shares during the period. Apple comprises 2.3% of J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. J. Safra Sarasin Holding AG’s holdings in Apple were worth $139,916,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in AAPL. Investment Advisory Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Apple by 2.1% in the 3rd quarter. Investment Advisory Group LLC now owns 31,994 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $8,147,000 after purchasing an additional 654 shares during the period. Stage Harbor Financial LLC increased its holdings in Apple by 25.7% during the third quarter. Stage Harbor Financial LLC now owns 1,884 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $480,000 after buying an additional 385 shares during the last quarter. Marino Stram & Associates LLC raised its position in Apple by 10.7% in the third quarter. Marino Stram & Associates LLC now owns 51,262 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $13,053,000 after acquiring an additional 4,935 shares during the period. Phoenix Financial Ltd. boosted its stake in shares of Apple by 25.8% during the 3rd quarter. Phoenix Financial Ltd. now owns 859,552 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $218,548,000 after acquiring an additional 176,093 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barlow Wealth Partners Inc. grew its position in shares of Apple by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Barlow Wealth Partners Inc. now owns 121,111 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $31,301,000 after acquiring an additional 834 shares during the period. 67.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

AAPL has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Wells Fargo & Company set a $300.00 price objective on Apple and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $315.00 price objective (up from $305.00) on shares of Apple in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Phillip Securities raised shares of Apple from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, February 1st. Finally, Stephens set a $315.00 target price on shares of Apple in a research note on Monday, January 26th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $293.41.

Key Headlines Impacting Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple will move part of Mac Mini production to a Foxconn facility in Houston and expand U.S. AI-server assembly — a visible step in its $600B domestic-manufacturing push that should shore up supply-chain resilience, reduce geopolitical concentration risk, and support long-term margin and revenue stability. Apple Plans to Manufacture Mac Mini in Houston
• Positive Sentiment: Reporting shows Apple investing to rebuild parts of the U.S. chip supply chain — a strategic move that could reduce supplier concentration in Asia and support device and AI-server roadmaps over time. Inside Apple’s Push to Build an All-American Chip
• Neutral Sentiment: MoffettNathanson raised Apple’s price target to $270 but kept a “neutral” rating — a modest endorsement that suggests limited near-term upside from their view. Moffett Nathanson Price Target Change
• Neutral Sentiment: Proxy and governance: shareholders re‑elected Apple’s board and approved 2026 proposals at the annual meeting — removes a near‑term governance overhang but contains no new strategic shift. Apple Shareholders Reelect Board
• Neutral Sentiment: Crypto/derivatives venues rolled out tokenized perpetuals that reference Apple shares — increases round‑the‑clock speculative access but doesn’t change fundamentals. Kraken Debuts Tokenized Stock Perpetual Futures
• Negative Sentiment: Spain’s competition regulator said Apple (and Amazon) were slow to remove contract clauses deemed anti‑competitive — a fresh regulatory headache in Europe that could lead to fines, remedies or margin pressure in the region. Spain Antitrust Ruling on Apple and Amazon
• Negative Sentiment: U.K. authorities ordered Apple to create an access mechanism to encrypted data; U.S. lawmakers requested briefings — ongoing legal/regulatory friction around privacy and law‑enforcement access raises compliance and reputational risks. US Lawmakers Want UK Briefing on Backdoor Order to Apple
• Negative Sentiment: High‑profile investors and hedge funds have trimmed or sold Apple stakes (reported sales by marquee names), which can weigh on sentiment and add selling pressure even if company fundamentals remain solid. Major Investors Trim Apple Stakes

Apple Stock Up 0.8%

Shares of AAPL stock opened at $274.18 on Thursday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $264.84 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $258.85. Apple Inc. has a 52 week low of $169.21 and a 52 week high of $288.62. The stock has a market cap of $4.03 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.66, a PEG ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.94, a current ratio of 0.97 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The iPhone maker reported $2.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.67 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $143.76 billion for 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 business’s revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.40 earnings per share. Analysts predict that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed 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. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. Apple’s dividend payout ratio is 13.15%.

Apple Profile

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.