Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) Price Target Raised to $270.00 at Moffett Nathanson

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) had its price target lifted by analysts at Moffett Nathanson from $241.00 to $270.00 in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the iPhone maker’s stock. Moffett Nathanson’s price objective indicates a potential downside of 1.36% from the stock’s current price.

Other analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. The Goldman Sachs Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $330.00 target price on shares of Apple in a report on Friday, January 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $325.00 target price on shares of Apple in a report on Monday, February 2nd. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Barclays reissued an “underweight” rating and set a $239.00 target price (up from $230.00) on shares of Apple in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Raymond James Financial reaffirmed a “market perform” rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Friday, January 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $293.41.

Apple Trading Up 0.6%

NASDAQ:AAPL traded up $1.59 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $273.73. 8,104,979 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 51,283,297. The company has a current ratio of 0.97, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87. Apple has a fifty-two week low of $169.21 and a fifty-two week high of $288.62. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $264.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $258.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.02 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.61, a PEG ratio of 2.37 and a beta of 1.09.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The iPhone maker reported $2.84 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.67 by $0.17. The company had revenue of $143.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $138.25 billion. Apple had a net margin of 27.04% and a return on equity of 159.94%. Apple’s revenue was up 15.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.40 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts expect that Apple will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Apple

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of AAPL. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Apple by 110.9% in the third quarter. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC now owns 135 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $34,000 after buying an additional 71 shares in the last quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC boosted its holdings in Apple by 1,800.0% in the 1st quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 190 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the period. Timmons Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Apple during the 4th quarter valued at $69,000. Nexus Investment Management ULC grew its position in Apple by 333.3% during the second quarter. Nexus Investment Management ULC now owns 260 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $53,000 after buying an additional 200 shares in the last quarter. Finally, LSV Asset Management purchased a new stake in Apple in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $65,000. 67.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple will move some Mac Mini production to a Foxconn facility in Houston as part of its larger push to boost U.S. manufacturing and AI-server capacity. Investors view reshoring as a supply‑chain resilience and geopolitical‑risk hedge (may support multiple revenue lines and PR). Apple to move some Mac Mini production to U.S.
• Positive Sentiment: Shareholders re-elected Apple’s board and approved 2026 proposals at the annual meeting, preserving management continuity and corporate strategy execution (reduces governance uncertainty). Apple Shareholders Reelect Board and Approve 2026 Proposals
• Positive Sentiment: Several sell‑side and boutique investors remain constructive on Apple (Wedbush and others), signaling continued analyst support amid AI execution concerns — bullish views can help underpin the stock during pullbacks. Wedbush maintains bullish view on Apple
• Neutral Sentiment: Kraken launched regulated tokenized perpetual futures that reference major U.S. equities including Apple, giving non‑U.S. traders 24/7 leveraged exposure — increases liquidity/retail access outside the U.S., but limited direct fundamental impact. Kraken debuts tokenized stock perpetual futures
• Neutral Sentiment: Market attention on an expected March 4 product event (iPhone 17E, lower‑priced MacBook, possible other launches) creates a near-term catalyst window; outcomes could move sentiment but are binary. Should You Buy Apple Stock Before Its New Product Launch?
• Negative Sentiment: Spain’s competition regulator said Apple and Amazon took too long to remove allegedly anti‑competitive contract clauses tied to Amazon’s role as an Apple reseller; the escalation increases regulatory risk in the EU (possible fines, contract changes, and compliance costs). This is the most immediate regulatory overhang. Spain’s antitrust watchdog says Apple, Amazon took too long
• Negative Sentiment: Analysts and commentators warn Apple’s slower rollout of AI features for Siri is a key execution risk versus peers; continued delays could weigh on multiple revenue streams and relative valuation. This “Siri-ous” Problem Could Be the Biggest Threat to Apple Stock

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.