Sen. John Boozman Purchases Shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Senator John Boozman (R-Arkansas) recently bought shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL). In a filing disclosed on January 13th, the Senator disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Apple stock on December 17th.

Senator John Boozman also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF (NYSEARCA:IVW) on 12/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Super Micro Computer (NASDAQ:SMCI) on 12/31/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (NYSEARCA:KRE) on 12/26/2025.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEARCA:IJR) on 12/26/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:PPLT) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF (NYSEARCA:PALL) on 12/24/2025.
• Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Tradr 2X Long SPY Monthly ETF (NASDAQ:SPYM) on 12/24/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Motorola Solutions (NYSE:MSI) on 12/17/2025.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) on 12/17/2025.

Apple Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of NASDAQ:AAPL traded down $1.75 during trading on Thursday, reaching $258.21. The stock had a trading volume of 38,760,137 shares, compared to its average volume of 44,417,418. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $272.28 and its 200 day simple moving average is $248.06. The company has a current ratio of 0.89, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.06. Apple Inc. has a one year low of $169.21 and a one year high of $288.62. The company has a market capitalization of $3.80 trillion, a P/E ratio of 34.57, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.09.

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

Apple Announces Dividend

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

Trending Headlines about Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Strategic AI tie-up: Apple is shifting Siri to run on Google’s Gemini models, accelerating a major Siri overhaul that could improve product differentiation and services engagement. Siri to Get Smarter With Gemini: The ETF Playbook for Investors
• Positive Sentiment: Bullish analyst case: Wedbush’s Dan Ives lays out a scenario where Apple could add roughly $100 per share through AI, new hardware and services growth — a driver for optimistic analyst upgrades. How Apple Stock Could Add $100 Per Share in 2026 and Beyond
• Positive Sentiment: Services push: Apple launched Creator Studio, a $12.99/month creative-app bundle aimed at monetizing creators and expanding recurring revenue — modest near-term revenue but positive for services ARPU. Apple bundles creative apps into $13-a-month subscription
• Neutral Sentiment: Partner fallout: Goldman Sachs is moving away from Apple Card-linked consumer balance-sheet businesses, a strategic shift for GS that creates transitional noise but limited direct financial impact to Apple. Goldman Sachs Leans Into Post-Apple Card Strategy
• Neutral Sentiment: App-store pressure: Advocacy groups urge Apple to remove X/Grok over AI content concerns; reputational and policy risk exists but likely manageable operationally. Women’s, advocacy groups call on Apple, Google to drop X and Grok from app stores
• Negative Sentiment: Antitrust risk in India: Regulators have issued a final warning and local reports flag a potential multibillion-dollar antitrust outcome — this is the largest regulatory overhang on AAPL’s international growth case. India warns Apple it will proceed with antitrust case after company plays for time
• Negative Sentiment: Supply and cost pressure: Rising memory/storage prices and reports of chip-material shortages could squeeze margins or cause production headaches if sustained, a tangible headwind for hardware profit cycles. Apple and tech hardware stocks face ‘crisis’ as memory prices soar

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Apple

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC lifted its stake in Apple by 573,627.2% in the 2nd quarter. Kingstone Capital Partners Texas LLC now owns 205,692,660 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $39,065,374,000 after buying an additional 205,656,808 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Apple in the second quarter valued at approximately $38,942,255,000. Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Apple in the first quarter worth approximately $17,472,482,000. PKS Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in Apple by 98,917.0% during the 2nd quarter. PKS Advisory Services LLC now owns 57,956,620 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $12,106,000 after purchasing an additional 57,898,088 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Apple by 20,464.8% in the second quarter. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 27,069,029 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $5,553,753,000 after buying an additional 26,937,401 shares in the last quarter. 67.73% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at Apple

In other Apple news, insider Chris Kondo sold 3,752 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $271.23, for a total value of $1,017,654.96. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 15,098 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,095,030.54. This represents a 19.90% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Apple from $290.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Monday, October 27th. Tigress Financial boosted their price target on Apple from $300.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 17th. Loop Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $325.00 price objective (up from $315.00) on shares of Apple in a research report on Tuesday, December 2nd. Finally, Melius Research set a $345.00 target price on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $284.07.

About Senator Boozman

John Boozman (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Arkansas. He assumed office on January 3, 2011. His current term ends on January 3, 2029. Boozman (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Arkansas. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022. Boozman won re-election in 2016. He faced Democrat Conner Eldridge, Libertarian Frank Gilbert, and write-in candidate Jason Tate in the general election. Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race was rated as safely Republican in 2016. Boozman began his political career in the U.S. House. He won a special election in 2001 and served in that position until his election to the Senate in 2010. Prior to his political career, Boozman worked as an optometrist. As of a 2014 analysis of multiple outside rankings, Boozman is an average Republican member of Congress, meaning he will vote with the Republican Party on the majority of bills. Below is an abbreviated outline of Boozman’s academic, professional, and political career: 2011-Present: U.S. Senator from Arkansas 2001-2011: U.S. Representative from Arkansas 1977: Graduated from Southern College of Optometry

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.