Sava Penzisko Drushtvo A.D. Skopje Invests $6.58 Million in Apple Inc. $AAPL

Sava Penzisko Drushtvo A.D. Skopje purchased a new stake in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 25,850 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock, valued at approximately $6,582,000. Apple comprises approximately 2.2% of Sava Penzisko Drushtvo A.D. Skopje’s holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position.

Several other large investors have also made changes to their positions in AAPL. Lansing Street Advisors increased its holdings in Apple by 16.0% in the third quarter. Lansing Street Advisors now owns 16,939 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $4,313,000 after buying an additional 2,331 shares during the last quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in Apple by 4.1% in the third quarter. Diversify Wealth Management LLC now owns 109,892 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $29,566,000 after acquiring an additional 4,292 shares during the last quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC grew its position in Apple by 4.8% in the third quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 257,853 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $65,657,000 after acquiring an additional 11,898 shares in the last quarter. DNB Asset Management AS grew its position in Apple by 16.8% in the third quarter. DNB Asset Management AS now owns 5,561,135 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $1,416,032,000 after acquiring an additional 800,543 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Hohimer Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Apple by 127.6% during the 3rd quarter. Hohimer Wealth Management LLC now owns 70,061 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $17,840,000 after purchasing an additional 39,285 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple has accelerated its supply‑chain diversification: India now accounts for about 25% of iPhone output after a ~53% production increase, reducing China/tariff risk and improving supply resilience. Apple’s India Production Grows As German Antitrust Risks Test Valuation
• Positive Sentiment: New, lower‑priced hardware is expanding TAM: analysts expect Apple to ship ~4–5M MacBook Neo units this year and the $599 MacBook Neo aims at the entry PC market — a potential growth lever for Mac revenue and share. Apple likely to ship 4-5M MacBook Neos this year, expand tech giant’s brand: analysts
• Positive Sentiment: Product and platform momentum: new M5 Pro/Max Macs and strong reviews for high‑end MacBook Pros support the premium ecosystem and help defend margins in creative/pro markets. Testing Apple’s 2026 16-inch MacBook Pro, M5 Max, and its new “performance” cores – Ars Technica
• Neutral Sentiment: Bull case cites rising free cash‑flow expectations that support long‑term valuation; these are constructive but already priced into a high market cap and premium multiple. Apple: Rising Free Cash Flow Expectations Strengthen The Bull Case
• Negative Sentiment: UBS reiterated a Hold and flagged a sharp decline in iPhone shipments in China — a near‑term demand concern that pressures growth expectations and could weigh on revenue guidance. UBS Maintains a Hold Rating on Apple (AAPL) As Shipmments Drop in China
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal risk: German publishers say recent ATT revisions don’t fix competition issues and are urging antitrust fines — a potential headwind for App Store rules and services revenue. German publishers reject Apple’s revised app tracking rules, urge antitrust fine
• Negative Sentiment: Product execution risk: reports that Siri problems have delayed Apple’s smart home display point to AI/voice assistant challenges that could slow expansion into new hardware categories. Apple’s Siri Troubles Put Smart Home Display On Hold

Apple Price Performance

Apple stock opened at $260.81 on Thursday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $262.82 and a 200 day simple moving average of $261.18. Apple Inc. has a one year low of $169.21 and a one year high of $288.62. The company has a market capitalization of $3.83 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.97, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 0.97 and a quick ratio of 0.94.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last released its quarterly earnings data 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. Apple had a return on equity of 159.94% and a net margin of 27.04%.The firm had revenue of $143.76 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $138.25 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $2.40 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 12th. Investors of record on Monday, February 9th were issued a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. Apple’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 13.15%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on AAPL shares. KGI Securities upgraded shares of Apple to an “outperform” rating and set a $306.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, January 30th. Citigroup reissued a “buy” rating and set a $315.00 target price (down from $330.00) on shares of Apple in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Monness Crespi & Hardt boosted their price target on Apple from $300.00 to $315.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Loop Capital reissued a “buy” rating and set a $325.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of Apple in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. One 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, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $297.58.

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.