Valicenti Advisory Services Inc. Sells 946 Shares of Apple Inc. $AAPL

13 Oct 2025, 06:10 by Renee Jackson · The Cerbat Gem

Valicenti Advisory Services Inc. decreased its position in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL – Free Report) by 0.8% during the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 111,025 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 946 shares during the period. Apple accounts for about 5.3% of Valicenti Advisory Services Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th largest holding. Valicenti Advisory Services Inc.’s holdings in Apple were worth $22,779,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in AAPL. Ryan Investment Management Inc. bought a new stake in Apple during the second quarter worth approximately $31,000. 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 purchasing an additional 180 shares in the last quarter. Elite Financial Inc. bought a new stake in Apple during the first quarter worth approximately $58,000. LSV Asset Management bought a new stake in Apple during the fourth quarter worth approximately $65,000. Finally, HFM Investment Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Apple during the first quarter worth approximately $99,000. Institutional investors own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Apple Trading Down 3.5%

NASDAQ AAPL opened at $245.27 on Monday. Apple Inc. has a twelve month low of $169.21 and a twelve month high of $260.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.25, a quick ratio of 0.83 and a current ratio of 0.87. The stock has a market cap of $3.64 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.22, a PEG ratio of 2.39 and a beta of 1.09. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $237.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $215.83.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The iPhone maker reported $1.57 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.14. Apple had a net margin of 24.30% and a return on equity of 170.91%. The firm had revenue of $94.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $88.64 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.40 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 9.6% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts anticipate that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current year.

Apple Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, August 11th were given a dividend of $0.26 per share. This represents a $1.04 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, August 11th. Apple’s payout ratio is presently 15.78%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, SVP Katherine L. Adams sold 47,125 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $256.79, for a total transaction of $12,101,228.75. Following the transaction, the senior vice president directly owned 179,158 shares in the company, valued at $46,005,982.82. The trade was a 20.83% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Timothy D. Cook sold 129,963 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $256.81, for a total transaction of $33,375,798.03. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 3,280,295 shares in the company, valued at approximately $842,412,558.95. This represents a 3.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last three months, insiders have sold 254,922 shares of company stock worth $64,320,190. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have issued reports on AAPL. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Loop Capital decreased their price target on shares of Apple from $230.00 to $226.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Rosenblatt Securities lifted their price target on shares of Apple from $223.00 to $241.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. Morgan Stanley set a $298.00 price target on shares of Apple and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, HSBC set a $220.00 price target on shares of Apple and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, September 8th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have given a Buy rating, twelve have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Apple presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $248.29.

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