VanWeelden Wealth Management LLC Invests $482,000 in Apple Inc. $AAPL

VanWeelden Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund bought 1,894 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock, valued at approximately $482,000. Apple makes up 0.4% of VanWeelden Wealth Management LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 13th largest position.

Other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Apple in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,942,255,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new position in Apple during the first quarter worth $17,472,482,000. PKS Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Apple by 98,917.0% during the second quarter. PKS Advisory Services LLC now owns 57,956,620 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $12,106,000 after acquiring an additional 57,898,088 shares during the period. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Apple by 20,464.8% in the 2nd quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 27,069,029 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $5,553,753,000 after purchasing an additional 26,937,401 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Northern Trust Corp grew its holdings in shares of Apple by 13.3% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 171,385,531 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $42,918,365,000 after purchasing an additional 20,079,472 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Apple Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of AAPL opened at $274.18 on Thursday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $264.84 and its 200-day simple moving average is $258.85. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.03 trillion, a PE ratio of 34.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.09. Apple Inc. has a 12-month low of $169.21 and a 12-month high of $288.62. 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 announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 29th. The iPhone maker reported $2.84 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.67 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $143.76 billion during 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $2.40 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 9th were paid a $0.26 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 9th. This represents a $1.04 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Apple’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.15%.

Key Headlines Impacting Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple will move some Mac mini production and AI-server assembly to a Foxconn facility in Houston, expanding U.S. manufacturing capacity, job creation and supply-chain diversification — a potential political/regulatory tailwind and longer‑term operational benefit. Apple to move some Mac Mini production to U.S. (CNBC)
• Positive Sentiment: Bloomberg/Reuters reports Apple is in talks with Indian banks and card networks to launch Apple Pay in India — a large addressable market and a growth lever for Services revenue. Apple in talks with banks to start payment service in India (Reuters)
• Positive Sentiment: Third-party platforms (e.g., Maxio) adding Apple Pay support highlights continued ecosystem adoption that can accelerate Services payments volume and recurring cash flow. Maxio Adds Apple Pay (Business Wire)
• Neutral Sentiment: Shareholders reelected Apple’s board and approved 2026 proposals at the annual meeting — governance continuity reduces immediate uncertainty but is not a growth catalyst. Apple shareholders reelect board (TipRanks)
• Neutral Sentiment: MoffettNathanson raised its AAPL price target to $270 but kept a “neutral” rating — a limited near-term boost since the target implies modest upside/downside from current levels. Analyst price target update (Finviz)
• Negative Sentiment: Coverage flagged heightened insider/net selling across the “Magnificent Seven” (including Apple) totaling ~$8.4B — Form 4s pointing to selling can sap sentiment and increase short-term volatility. Magnificent Seven insider selling warning (Fool)
• Negative Sentiment: High-profile investors (reports cite names like Ken Griffin, Ray Dalio and Warren Buffett) trimmed Apple positions — institutional selling by marquee holders can pressure the stock. Marquee investors sold Apple (Barchart)
• Negative Sentiment: OpenAI and other AI players have hired high-profile researchers who previously led models work at Apple — talent departures to competitors raise strategic risk in the AI race. OpenAI hires ex-Apple models leader (Reuters)
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory/legal pressure: Spain’s antitrust watchdog said Apple was slow to comply with order changes tied to Amazon distribution, and U.S. lawmakers are seeking briefings on a UK order to require a decryption back door — both heighten legal/regulatory risk. Spain antitrust action (Reuters) US lawmakers seek briefing on UK order (Reuters)

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Moffett Nathanson boosted their price target on shares of Apple from $241.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Argus set a $325.00 target price on shares of Apple and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $325.00 target price on Apple in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Stephens set a $315.00 price objective on Apple in a research note on Monday, January 26th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have issued a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $293.41.

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.