Sen. Tommy Tuberville Sells Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) Shares

Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-Alabama) recently sold shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). In a filing disclosed on November 15th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $15,001 and $50,000 in Apple stock on October 7th.

Senator Tommy Tuberville also recently made the following trade(s):

• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Owens Corning (NYSE:OC) on 10/7/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) on 10/7/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of PepsiCo (NASDAQ:PEP) on 10/7/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) on 10/7/2025.
• Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) on 10/7/2025.

Apple Trading Up 2.0%

Apple stock traded up $5.24 during trading hours on Friday, reaching $271.49. 58,754,586 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 55,595,863. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.01 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.20, a PEG ratio of 2.62 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.87. Apple Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $169.21 and a fifty-two week high of $277.32. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $259.49 and its 200-day moving average is $229.13.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The iPhone maker reported $1.85 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.11. Apple had a net margin of 24.30% and a return on equity of 170.91%. The business had revenue of $102.47 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $101.65 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.64 earnings per share. Apple’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.7% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, analysts predict that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Apple Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, November 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 10th were issued a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, November 10th. Apple’s payout ratio is currently 13.92%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

AAPL has been the topic of several analyst reports. Barclays increased their target price on Apple from $180.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Wells Fargo & Company set a $300.00 price objective on shares of Apple and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Wednesday. Melius lifted their price target on shares of Apple from $290.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Apple from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating and upped their price objective for the company from $203.07 to $246.99 in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, eleven have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $278.22.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Magnolia Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Apple during the 3rd quarter worth $677,000. Maple Capital Management Inc. increased its position in Apple by 0.7% during the third quarter. Maple Capital Management Inc. now owns 527,115 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $134,219,000 after acquiring an additional 3,731 shares during the period. Achmea Investment Management B.V. increased its position in Apple by 0.8% during the third quarter. Achmea Investment Management B.V. now owns 2,021,144 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $514,644,000 after acquiring an additional 15,848 shares during the period. Oarsman Capital Inc. raised its stake in Apple by 5.5% in the 3rd quarter. Oarsman Capital Inc. now owns 44,340 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $11,290,000 after purchasing an additional 2,324 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Chartist Inc. CA bought a new stake in Apple in the 3rd quarter valued at about $261,000. 67.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Timothy D. Cook sold 129,963 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $256.81, for a total transaction of $33,375,798.03. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,280,295 shares in the company, valued at approximately $842,412,558.95. This represents a 3.81% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Kevan Parekh sold 4,199 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, October 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $247.39, for a total transaction of $1,038,790.61. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 8,765 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,168,373.35. This represents a 32.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 228,052 shares of company stock valued at $58,604,588 in the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

About Senator Tuberville

Tommy Tuberville (Republican Party) (also known as Coach) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Alabama. He assumed office on January 3, 2021. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Tuberville (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. Senate to represent Alabama. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020. Tuberville was head coach for several college football teams between 1995 and 2016, including at Auburn University and the University of Cincinnati. Tommy Tuberville was born in Camden, Arkansas, and lives in Auburn, Alabama. Tuberville’s career experience includes working as a studio analyst with ESPN and as the head football coach of the University of Mississippi, the University of Auburn, Texas Tech University, and the University of Cincinnati.

Apple Company Profile

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.