Research Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Apple (AAPL)

Several analysts have recently updated their ratings and price targets for Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL):

• 3/18/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $260.00 to $275.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 3/14/2025 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $325.00 price target on the stock.
• 3/12/2025 – Apple had its price target lowered by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $275.00 to $252.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/3/2025 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $325.00 price target on the stock.
• 2/25/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG to $236.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 2/21/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Maxim Group to $215.00. They now have a “hold” rating on the stock.
• 2/20/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI to $260.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 2/19/2025 – Apple had its “underperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc..
• 2/19/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc..
• 2/11/2025 – Apple was given a new $275.00 price target on by analysts at Morgan Stanley.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple was given a new $290.00 price target on by analysts at DA Davidson.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple was given a new $230.00 price target on by analysts at Redburn Partners.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple was given a new $270.00 price target on by analysts at UBS Group AG.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its “underweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at KeyCorp. They now have a $200.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Barclays PLC from $183.00 to $197.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple was upgraded by analysts at Argus to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $260.00 to $270.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Morgan Stanley from $273.00 to $275.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Evercore ISI from $250.00 to $260.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $255.00 to $275.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $280.00 to $294.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its price target raised by analysts at Bank of America Co. from $253.00 to $265.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 1/31/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Needham & Company LLC. They now have a $260.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/30/2025 – Apple was downgraded by analysts at Jefferies Financial Group Inc. from a “hold” rating to an “underperform” rating. They now have a $200.75 price target on the stock, down previously from $211.84.
• 1/30/2025 – Apple had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $265.00 to $260.00.
• 1/29/2025 – Apple was downgraded by analysts at Oppenheimer Holdings Inc. from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating.
• 1/28/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at TD Cowen.
• 1/27/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Rosenblatt Securities. They now have a $262.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/24/2025 – Apple had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Bank of America Co.. They now have a $253.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $256.00.
• 1/23/2025 – Apple had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Wedbush. They now have a $325.00 price target on the stock.
• 1/23/2025 – Apple had its price target lowered by analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. from $286.00 to $280.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.

Apple Stock Performance

Shares of AAPL traded up $1.11 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $219.38. 19,639,867 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 52,574,125. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.92. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $231.82 and its 200-day moving average price is $233.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.30 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.82, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.18. Apple Inc. has a 12 month low of $164.08 and a 12 month high of $260.10.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.36 by $0.04. Apple had a return on equity of 160.83% and a net margin of 24.30%. Equities analysts predict that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 13th. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.46%. Apple’s payout ratio is currently 15.87%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAPL. Drystone LLC purchased a new position in Apple in the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Bull Oak Capital LLC raised its holdings in shares of Apple by 252.3% during the third quarter. Bull Oak Capital LLC now owns 155 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares during the period. Life Planning Partners Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Apple in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Conquis Financial LLC acquired a new position in Apple in the 4th quarter worth approximately $63,000. Finally, LSV Asset Management purchased a new position in Apple during the 4th quarter worth approximately $65,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

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.