Brokerages Set Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) PT at $297.58

Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the thirty-six research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, twelve have assigned a hold rating, twenty-two have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $297.5833.

AAPL has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Oppenheimer reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $350.00 target price on shares of Apple in a research report on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Apple from $315.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. DA Davidson restated a “neutral” rating and issued a $270.00 price target on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Moffett Nathanson upped their price objective on shares of Apple from $241.00 to $270.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 25th.

Institutional Trading of Apple

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Union Savings Bank bought a new position in shares of Apple in the 4th quarter worth about $5,794,000. Redwood Family Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Apple during the 4th quarter valued at about $7,703,000. Cedarwood Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Apple during the fourth quarter worth approximately $4,854,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new stake in Apple during the fourth quarter worth approximately $10,986,000. Finally, Mengis Capital Management Inc. increased its holdings in Apple by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Mengis Capital Management Inc. now owns 141,833 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $38,559,000 after purchasing an additional 3,970 shares in the last quarter. 67.73% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Apple News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Wedbush raised its street-high price target to $350, arguing Apple’s AI-capable Macs and refreshed product cycle could unlock ~33% upside — a clear bullish signal for investors. Wedbush $350 target
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and commentators highlight Apple’s AI approach (hardware + Google Gemini partnership) as a profitability-focused alternative to the capex-heavy AI race — narrative supports margins and services monetization. AAPL Not Running AI Race Paying Off? iPhone & Google Gemini Add Tech Muscle
• Positive Sentiment: Apple’s exclusive U.S. Formula 1 streaming deal for Apple TV expands services revenue and engagement — a structural positive for recurring revenue and ecosystem stickiness. Formula 1 and Apple’s big gamble
• Positive Sentiment: The MacBook Neo ($599) and entry-level iPhone broaden addressable market (students and price-sensitive buyers), which could modestly increase unit volumes and services attach over time. Apple Slashes Entry Price With MacBook Neo
• Neutral Sentiment: Smaller analyst moves: Rosenblatt nudged its PT slightly and Barclays revised targets in recent notes — these are incremental but keep the debate active on upside scope. Rosenblatt/Benzinga note
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple remains a staple in dividend-growth ETFs (e.g., DGRO), reinforcing long-term passive demand even amid short-term volatility. DGRO / Market context
• Negative Sentiment: Some outlets reported an immediate share pullback after the budget-product announcements (concerns about margin dilution and the market’s rotation away from expensive Big Tech/AI spenders). That knee-jerk selling contributed to intraday weakness. Apple stock slid after MacBook Neo
• Negative Sentiment: Wider market pressure on AI-capex-heavy names and headlines about “Big Tech” valuation compression mean Apple can be caught up in sector moves even as company-specific fundamentals remain strong. Big Tech valuation rotation
• Neutral Sentiment: Short-interest data in some feeds showed a spike but the reports contain inconsistent values (0 shares / NaN) — treat that as likely reporting noise rather than evidence of a large coordinated short. (No reliable source link available in the feed.)

Apple Stock Down 1.1%

Shares of NASDAQ:AAPL opened at $257.46 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $3.78 trillion, a P/E ratio of 32.55, a P/E/G ratio of 2.30 and a beta of 1.10. 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 has a 12-month low of $169.21 and a 12-month high of $288.62. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $263.56 and a 200 day simple moving average of $260.70.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The iPhone maker reported $2.84 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.67 by $0.17. The firm had revenue of $143.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates 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% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $2.40 EPS. Analysts predict that Apple will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Apple Announces Dividend

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

Apple Company 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.