Apple Inc. $AAPL is Leibman Financial Services Inc.’s 9th Largest Position

Leibman Financial Services Inc. increased its stake in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 25.6% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 16,401 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,340 shares during the period. Apple makes up about 3.1% of Leibman Financial Services Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 9th largest position. Leibman Financial Services Inc.’s holdings in Apple were worth $4,176,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Financial Futures Ltd Liability Co. grew its stake in shares of Apple by 13.2% in the second quarter. Financial Futures Ltd Liability Co. now owns 3,552 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $729,000 after acquiring an additional 415 shares in the last quarter. Monarch Capital Management Inc. raised its holdings in Apple by 4.6% in the 2nd quarter. Monarch Capital Management Inc. now owns 66,967 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $13,740,000 after acquiring an additional 2,920 shares in the last quarter. American National Bank & Trust lifted its position in shares of Apple by 2.4% during the 2nd quarter. American National Bank & Trust now owns 195,482 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $40,107,000 after acquiring an additional 4,543 shares during the period. Riverwater Partners LLC grew its holdings in shares of Apple by 17.9% during the 2nd quarter. Riverwater Partners LLC now owns 5,404 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $1,109,000 after purchasing an additional 819 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Plum Street Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Apple by 4.0% in the first quarter. Plum Street Advisors LLC now owns 7,889 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $1,752,000 after purchasing an additional 301 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Apple Stock Performance

NASDAQ AAPL opened at $260.25 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $3.83 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.84, a PEG ratio of 2.43 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 0.89 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. Apple Inc. has a twelve month low of $169.21 and a twelve month high of $288.62. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $272.66 and a 200 day simple moving average of $247.55.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The iPhone maker reported $1.85 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.74 by $0.11. Apple had a return on equity of 164.05% and a net margin of 26.92%.The firm had revenue of $102.47 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $101.65 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.64 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 8.7% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current year.

Apple Announces Dividend

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

Trending Headlines about Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple confirmed a multi‑year agreement to use Google’s Gemini models and cloud to power Apple Intelligence features (including a revamped Siri). The move addresses investor concerns about Apple lagging in generative AI, speeds time‑to‑market for features across iPhone and Mac, and preserves Apple’s margin profile by converting what could have been massive capex into an operating expense. Google and Apple enter into multi‑year AI deal for Gemini models — Reuters
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and brokers leaned bullish after the announcement — Wedbush reiterated an outperform with a $350 target and other firms (BofA cited reaffirmations) highlighted AI/features as a potential catalyst into 2026 earnings. That analyst support is helping lift sentiment into the company’s reporting period. Wedbush backs Apple ahead of AI ‘renaissance’ — Proactive Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Market share and product momentum: Counterpoint and other market reports show Apple leading global smartphone share (~20% in 2025), reinforcing that AI upgrades layered onto a dominant hardware base could meaningfully boost upgrades and services monetization. Apple leads global smartphone market with 20% share — Reuters
• Neutral Sentiment: Media coverage and investor discussion are intense; multiple outlets confirm the deal and note rollout timing later this year. Investors will watch Apple’s Jan. 29 fiscal Q1 release for details on timing, costs and expected contribution to services/hardware upgrades. Apple Teams Up With Google for A.I. in Its Products — NYT
• Negative Sentiment: Regulatory and reputational risks surfaced quickly — Elon Musk publicly criticized the deal as concentrating power, and separate reports flag potential regulatory frictions (e.g., India source‑code disclosure proposals). These voices raise the chance of political/regulatory scrutiny that could complicate or constrain implementations in some markets. Elon Musk slams Google‑Apple deal — Benzinga India source‑code disclosure report — Benzinga

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently weighed in on AAPL shares. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a $283.36 price objective on shares of Apple in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Melius upped their target price on Apple from $290.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Wall Street Zen lowered Apple from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, November 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Argus set a $325.00 price target on shares of Apple and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, twelve have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $284.07.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Kevan Parekh sold 4,199 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $247.39, for a total transaction of $1,038,790.61. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 8,765 shares in the company, valued at $2,168,373.35. The trade was a 32.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Chris Kondo sold 3,752 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, November 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $271.23, for a total value of $1,017,654.96. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 15,098 shares in the company, valued at $4,095,030.54. The trade was a 19.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.06% of the stock is owned by insiders.

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.