What is Zacks Research’s Forecast for Apple FY2025 Earnings?

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their FY2025 earnings estimates for shares of Apple in a research note issued on Thursday, February 20th. Zacks Research analyst A. Ganguly now anticipates that the iPhone maker will earn $7.18 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $7.24. The consensus estimate for Apple’s current full-year earnings is $7.28 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Apple’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.07 EPS.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.04. Apple had a return on equity of 160.83% and a net margin of 24.30%.

A number of other research analysts have also recently commented on AAPL. Sanford C. Bernstein upped their price target on shares of Apple from $240.00 to $260.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, January 3rd. Jefferies Financial Group restated an “underperform” rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Wednesday, February 19th. Barclays lifted their price target on shares of Apple from $183.00 to $197.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Rosenblatt Securities reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $262.00 price objective on shares of Apple in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and set a $325.00 price objective on shares of Apple in a report on Thursday, January 23rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, twenty-one have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Apple has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $243.88.

Apple Stock Performance

Shares of Apple stock opened at $247.04 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $240.26 and its two-hundred day moving average is $233.34. Apple has a 52 week low of $164.07 and a 52 week high of $260.10. The company has a market capitalization of $3.71 trillion, a PE ratio of 39.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.20.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Apple

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Drystone LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Apple during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Bull Oak Capital LLC grew its position in 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 buying an additional 111 shares during the period. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Apple during the second quarter valued at $42,000. Conquis Financial LLC purchased a new position in Apple in the fourth quarter valued at $63,000. Finally, LSV Asset Management acquired a new position in shares of Apple in the fourth quarter worth about $65,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Jeffrey E. Williams sold 100,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.97, for a total transaction of $24,997,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now directly owns 389,944 shares in the company, valued at $97,474,301.68. The trade was a 20.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.06% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 13th. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th were given 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 yield of 0.40%. Apple’s dividend payout ratio is currently 15.87%.

About Apple

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.