Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Changes for Apple (AAPL)

Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) in the last few weeks:

• 6/26/2026 – Apple had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley.
• 6/22/2026 – Apple was downgraded by KGI Securities from “outperform” to “hold”. They now have a $315.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/18/2026 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Bank of America Corporation. They now have a $380.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Maxim Group. They now have a $350.00 price target on the stock, up from $310.00.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by Oppenheimer Holdings, Inc..
• 6/9/2026 – Apple was given a new $325.00 price target by Morgan Stanley.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “sector weight” rating reaffirmed by KeyCorp.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its price target raised by TD Cowen from $335.00 to $350.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $276.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC.
• 6/9/2026 – Apple had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $330.00 to $360.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 6/8/2026 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc.
• 6/8/2026 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Sanford C. Bernstein.
• 6/5/2026 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock.
• 6/3/2026 – Apple had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by UBS Group AG.
• 6/1/2026 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Citigroup Inc..
• 6/1/2026 – Apple had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley.
• 5/26/2026 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Bank of America Corporation. They now have a $380.00 price target on the stock, up from $330.00.
• 5/14/2026 – Apple had its “strong-buy” rating reaffirmed by Tigress Financial. They now have a $375.00 price target on the stock, up from $305.00.
• 5/14/2026 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $365.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/8/2026 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush. They now have a $400.00 price target on the stock, up from $350.00.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple was given a new $310.00 price target by Robert W. Baird.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple was given a new $296.00 price target by UBS Group AG. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen. They now have a $335.00 price target on the stock, up from $325.00.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Wells Fargo & Company. They now have a $310.00 price target on the stock, up from $300.00.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by Morgan Stanley. They now have a $330.00 price target on the stock, up from $315.00.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by Barclays PLC. They now have a $253.00 price target on the stock, up from $248.00.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Wedbush. They now have a $350.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by DA Davidson. They now have a $270.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by Needham & Company LLC.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its price target raised by Rosenblatt Securities from $268.00 to $276.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/1/2026 – Apple had its price target raised by Monness Crespi & Hardt from $315.00 to $335.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Apple Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 14th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 11th were issued a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. This is an increase from Apple’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. Apple’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.06%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Apple

In other news, CEO Timothy D. Cook sold 64,949 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.23, for a total transaction of $16,511,984.27. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,280,418 shares in the company, valued at approximately $833,980,668.14. This trade represents a 1.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, insider Ben Borders sold 116 shares of Apple stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $295.14, for a total transaction of $34,236.24. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 38,713 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,425,754.82. The trade was a 0.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Insiders sold a total of 97,875 shares of company stock worth $24,998,541 over the last quarter. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.