TTP Investments Inc. Sells 1,804 Shares of Apple Inc. $AAPL

TTP Investments Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 1.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 108,911 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 1,804 shares during the period. Apple makes up about 9.7% of TTP Investments Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 6th largest position. TTP Investments Inc.’s holdings in Apple were worth $29,609,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Sellwood Investment Partners LLC raised its holdings in Apple by 110.9% during 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 during the last quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC raised its holdings in Apple by 1,800.0% during the first quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 190 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $42,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. LSV Asset Management acquired a new position in Apple during the fourth quarter worth $65,000. PayPay Securities Corp raised its holdings in Apple by 52.1% during the fourth quarter. PayPay Securities Corp now owns 365 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $99,000 after buying an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Finally, eCIO Inc. acquired a new position in Apple during the fourth quarter worth $112,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have weighed in on the stock. Monness Crespi & Hardt upped their price objective on shares of Apple from $315.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Phillip Securities upgraded shares of Apple from a “moderate sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, February 1st. Jefferies Financial Group set a $330.00 target price on shares of Apple in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. UBS Group set a $296.00 target price on shares of Apple and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Barclays reiterated an “underweight” rating and issued a $253.00 target price (up from $248.00) on shares of Apple in a report on Friday, May 1st. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, eleven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $308.74.

Key Stories Impacting Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple’s App Store fraud prevention system blocked $2.2 billion in fraudulent transactions last year, underscoring the strength and scale of its Services ecosystem. Apple uses AI and human reviews to prevent $2.2B in potential App Store fraud
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts continue to point to Services as a major growth driver for Apple, which could support earnings even as iPhone growth matures. AAPL: Forget the iPhone—Services Will Drive the Next Phase of Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Apple is reportedly offering China price cuts for the 618 holiday, a move that could help its sales and market-share push in a competitive market. Apple cutting prices in China for 618 holiday likely to aid market share push: Wedbush
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple received some favorable media attention after Google’s I/O event, with commentary suggesting Google’s AI showcase may have strengthened expectations that Apple will have room to compete aggressively at WWDC. Google I/O 2026 had nothing to say and said it badly ahead of Apple’s WWDC
• Neutral Sentiment: Reports that Apple is reorganizing its hardware team and pushing more AI-powered features suggest a product-development refresh, but the impact on near-term earnings is unclear. Apple reportedly plans hardware team shake up to ramp up future devices
• Negative Sentiment: KeyBanc turned cautious on Apple, warning that valuation looks stretched and suggesting the stock may be due for profit-taking. KeyBanc Turns Cautious on Apple Stock as Valuation Concerns Grow. It’s Due for Profit-Taking.
• Negative Sentiment: Apple remains exposed to regulatory and strategic risks, including an Indian court order to cooperate in an App Store antitrust probe and ongoing concerns about AI feature delays. Apple ordered by Indian court to ‘fully cooperate’ in iPhone App Store antitrust probe

Apple Price Performance

AAPL opened at $302.25 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $4.44 trillion, a P/E ratio of 36.55, a PEG ratio of 2.60 and a beta of 1.06. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $267.80 and a 200 day moving average of $268.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.07. Apple Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $193.46 and a fifty-two week high of $303.20.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $111.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $109.46 billion. Apple had a net margin of 27.15% and a return on equity of 146.69%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.65 earnings per share. On average, research analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 8.74 EPS for the current year.

Apple Increases Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 14th. Investors of record on Monday, May 11th were given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. This is an increase from Apple’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. Apple’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 13.06%.

Insider Activity at Apple

In related news, CFO Kevan Parekh sold 1,534 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total transaction of $421,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 13,366 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,675,650. This represents a 10.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Ben Borders sold 1,274 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $290.00, for a total transaction of $369,460.00. Following the transaction, the insider owned 38,713 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,226,770. The trade was a 3.19% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Insiders have sold a total of 97,759 shares of company stock worth $24,964,305 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

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.