Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich Acquires Shares of 239,093 Apple Inc. $AAPL

Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich bought a new stake in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 239,093 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock, valued at approximately $60,880,000. Apple makes up 1.5% of Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich’s holdings, making the stock its 24th largest position.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of AAPL. Ameriflex Group Inc. increased its stake in shares of Apple by 94.3% in the 3rd quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 76,787 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $19,552,000 after acquiring an additional 37,265 shares in the last quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in Apple by 6.3% during the third quarter. Angeles Wealth Management LLC now owns 148,598 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $37,837,000 after acquiring an additional 8,762 shares in the last quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Apple by 1.4% in the third quarter. Baltimore Washington Financial Advisors Inc. now owns 230,010 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $58,568,000 after purchasing an additional 3,134 shares during the period. Cedar Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in Apple by 30.2% in the third quarter. Cedar Wealth Management LLC now owns 10,107 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $2,574,000 after purchasing an additional 2,347 shares during the period. Finally, First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Apple by 0.4% during the third quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 4,234,034 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $1,078,112,000 after purchasing an additional 16,301 shares in the last quarter. 67.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: MacBook Neo launch — Apple unveiled the $599 MacBook Neo aimed at education and budget buyers; reviewers (including MKBHD) praise it as highly disruptive, which could expand unit volumes and market share. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts expect meaningful initial units — Some research notes forecast 4–5 million MacBook Neo shipments this year, suggesting upside to Mac revenue if adoption meets expectations. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: India manufacturing incentives — New Indian incentives to boost local phone production support Apple’s ongoing shift of iPhone assembly to India, reducing China concentration risk and potentially lowering tariff exposure. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Buyback and cash flow support — Coverage highlights a large share‑repurchase (reported $24B) and strong free cash flow that help support the stock through market volatility, but these are longer‑term cushions rather than immediate catalysts. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Short‑interest data appears noisy — Reports show a large “increase” in short interest but the underlying data is zero/NaN, indicating a likely reporting glitch rather than a substantive change in bearish positioning.
• Negative Sentiment: China shipment weakness — UBS reiterated a Hold citing sharp declines in iPhone shipments in China, a direct hit to growth expectations for Apple’s largest hardware category. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Supplier cost pressure — Samsung Display’s CEO warned that higher oil and chip prices (and related supply‑cost inflation) could increase component costs for phones and laptops, pressuring margins industrywide. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Valuation and “no catalyst” views — Coverage notes AAPL trades at a premium P/E versus peers and some analysts say there’s no near‑term catalyst to justify further multiple expansion, leaving the stock vulnerable to broader market weakness. Article Title

Apple Stock Performance

Shares of AAPL opened at $255.76 on Friday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $262.49 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $261.14. 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 Inc. has a 12 month low of $169.21 and a 12 month high of $288.62. The company has a market cap of $3.75 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.33, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.10.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 revenue was up 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.40 earnings per share. Research analysts anticipate that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 9th were given 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 payout ratio is 13.15%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus set a $330.00 target price on shares of Apple in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Barclays raised their price objective on Apple from $239.00 to $248.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Phillip Securities upgraded Apple from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, February 1st. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Wedbush reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $350.00 target price on shares of Apple in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have assigned a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $297.58.

About Apple

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.