Apple (AAPL) – Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 3/3/2025 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $325.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/25/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG to $236.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 2/21/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Maxim Group to $215.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI to $260.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/19/2025 – Apple had its “underperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 2/19/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..
• 2/11/2025 – Apple was given a new $275.00 price target on by analysts at Morgan Stanley.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple was given a new $290.00 price target on by analysts at DA Davidson.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple was given a new $230.00 price target on by analysts at Redburn Partners.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple was given a new $270.00 price target on by analysts at UBS Group AG.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at KeyCorp. They now have a $200.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $183.00 to $197.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple was upgraded by analysts at Argus to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $260.00 to $270.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $273.00 to $275.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $250.00 to $260.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $255.00 to $275.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $280.00 to $294.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $253.00 to $265.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $260.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Apple was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating. They now have a $200.75 price target on the stock, down previously from $211.84.
• 1/30/2025 – Apple had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $265.00 to $260.00.
• 1/29/2025 – Apple was downgraded by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.
• 1/28/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at TD Cowen.
• 1/27/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $262.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Bank of America Co.. They now have a $253.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $256.00.
• 1/23/2025 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $325.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/23/2025 – Apple had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $286.00 to $280.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2025 – Apple had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $184.00 to $183.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Monness Crespi & Hardt to $245.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – Apple was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating. They now have a $200.75 price target on the stock, down previously from $211.84.
• 1/21/2025 – Apple had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $265.00 to $260.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – Apple was downgraded by analysts at Loop Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating. They now have a $230.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/21/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $260.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/20/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Raymond James to $250.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/10/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC to $184.00. They now have a “sell” rating on the stock.
• 1/7/2025 – Apple had its “sell” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Moffett Nathanson. They now have a $188.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $202.00.
• 1/3/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Sanford C. Bernstein from $240.00 to $260.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/3/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Bank of America Co.. They now have a $256.00 price target on the stock.

Apple Stock Performance

Shares of AAPL stock traded down $2.09 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $235.94. The stock had a trading volume of 52,812,239 shares, compared to its average volume of 53,865,833. The business’s fifty day moving average is $239.26 and its 200-day moving average is $233.85. The firm has a market cap of $3.54 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.45, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.20. Apple Inc. has a 1-year low of $164.08 and a 1-year high of $260.10. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.40 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.04. Apple had a return on equity of 160.83% and a net margin of 24.30%. On average, research analysts forecast that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th were given a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.42%. Apple’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.87%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, COO Jeffrey E. Williams sold 100,000 shares of Apple stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $249.97, for a total value of $24,997,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 389,944 shares in the company, valued at approximately $97,474,301.68. The trade was a 20.41 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in Apple by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,395,785,512 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $349,532,608,000 after buying an additional 49,168,843 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in Apple by 10.6% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 584,010,284 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $136,074,372,000 after purchasing an additional 55,935,105 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its stake in Apple by 5.3% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 363,859,362 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $84,779,231,000 after purchasing an additional 18,224,005 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Apple by 1.9% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 340,164,913 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $84,999,145,000 after buying an additional 6,307,413 shares during the period. Finally, Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Apple during the 4th quarter worth approximately $46,868,648,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Apple Inc designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod.