Apple Inc. $AAPL is United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund’s 10th Largest Position

United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund decreased its position in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 9.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 337,117 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 36,223 shares during the quarter. Apple accounts for about 3.1% of United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund’s holdings, making the stock its 10th biggest position. United Super Pty Ltd in its capacity as Trustee for the Construction & Building Unions Superannuation Fund’s holdings in Apple were worth $85,840,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Korea Investment CORP increased its stake in Apple by 1.0% in the 3rd quarter. Korea Investment CORP now owns 11,255,291 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $2,865,935,000 after purchasing an additional 109,283 shares in the last quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC raised its holdings in Apple by 2.5% during the third quarter. Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC now owns 6,122,841 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $1,559,059,000 after purchasing an additional 148,795 shares during the last quarter. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. boosted its position in Apple by 2.8% during the third quarter. Kemnay Advisory Services Inc. now owns 73,822 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $18,797,000 after purchasing an additional 2,009 shares in the last quarter. Munich Reinsurance Co Stock Corp in Munich purchased a new stake in Apple during the third quarter worth $60,880,000. Finally, Ameriflex Group Inc. grew its holdings in Apple by 94.3% in the third quarter. Ameriflex Group Inc. now owns 76,787 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $19,552,000 after purchasing an additional 37,265 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Key Headlines Impacting Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Launch of lower-priced devices (MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e) broadens Apple’s addressable market and could drive unit share gains, especially in education and price-sensitive segments; early reviews call the MacBook Neo a disruptive entrant. How Apple’s new low-cost MacBook Neo may shake up the market
• Positive Sentiment: India is planning fresh incentives for local phone manufacturing, which could lower Apple’s supply-chain costs and boost exports from a key growth market. That supports longer-term revenue diversification outside China. India plans fresh incentives for phone production in boost for Apple, Samsung
• Neutral Sentiment: Analyst moves are mixed-to-muted: Rosenblatt nudged its price target slightly higher but kept a Neutral rating, signaling limited near-term catalyst consensus among sell‑side coverage. Rosenblatt Lifts PT on Apple, Maintains Netural Rating
• Negative Sentiment: Apple will cut its App Store commission in mainland China to 25% from 30% after apparent regulatory pressure — a direct hit to Services margins and a concession that may weigh on near-term revenue from one of its biggest markets. Apple cuts China App Store commission fees after government pressure
• Negative Sentiment: Apple’s strategy to introduce $599 devices and absorb higher memory costs can pressure gross margins; supply‑chain cost inflation (suppliers warn on rising energy and chip costs) raises the risk that margin compression persists before volume/share benefits materialize. Apple Launces a Price War Its Rivals Can’t Afford to Fight
• Negative Sentiment: Supplier warnings about higher energy and chip costs (Samsung Display CEO) add to the margin-risk narrative for consumer electronics broadly, which may keep near-term investor focus on profit resilience. Samsung Display CEO warns of cost pressure due to oil shock from Iran war

Apple Price Performance

Apple stock traded down $1.55 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $254.22. 5,647,855 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 48,552,941. The company has a market capitalization of $3.73 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.16, a P/E/G ratio of 2.33 and a beta of 1.10. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $262.49 and its 200-day simple moving average is $261.14. Apple Inc. has a 1 year low of $169.21 and a 1 year high of $288.62. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87, a quick ratio of 0.94 and a current ratio of 0.97.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The iPhone maker reported $2.84 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.67 by $0.17. Apple had a net margin of 27.04% and a return on equity of 159.94%. The company had revenue of $143.76 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $138.25 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $2.40 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 15.7% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts anticipate that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current year.

Apple Announces Dividend

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have recently issued reports on AAPL. DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and set a $270.00 price target on shares of Apple in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating and issued a $315.00 price objective (up from $305.00) on shares of Apple in a research note on Wednesday, December 17th. Barclays raised their target price on shares of Apple from $239.00 to $248.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Phillip Securities raised shares of Apple from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, February 1st. One 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Apple has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target 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.