Union Savings Bank Invests $5.79 Million in Apple Inc. $AAPL

Union Savings Bank purchased a new stake in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPLFree Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 21,313 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock, valued at approximately $5,794,000. Apple accounts for 2.5% of Union Savings Bank’s holdings, making the stock its 7th largest position.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in AAPL. Redwood Family Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in Apple during the 4th quarter worth $7,703,000. Cedarwood Wealth LLC bought a new position in Apple during the fourth quarter worth about $4,854,000. Gunpowder Capital Management LLC dba Oliver Wealth Management acquired a new position in Apple in the fourth quarter valued at about $10,986,000. Mengis Capital Management Inc. grew its stake in Apple by 2.9% in the fourth quarter. Mengis Capital Management Inc. now owns 141,833 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $38,559,000 after acquiring an additional 3,970 shares during the period. Finally, Storen Legacy Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Apple in the fourth quarter worth about $3,487,000. Institutional investors own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

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Insider Transactions at Apple

In other news, SVP Deirdre O’brien sold 30,002 shares of Apple stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $255.35, for a total value of $7,661,010.70. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 136,810 shares in the company, valued at $34,934,433.50. This trade represents a 17.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Timothy D. Cook sold 64,949 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.23, for a total transaction of $16,511,984.27. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,280,418 shares in the company, valued at approximately $833,980,668.14. This represents a 1.94% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 97,875 shares of company stock worth $24,998,541. Insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Apple Stock Performance

AAPL opened at $297.01 on Tuesday. The company has a market capitalization of $4.36 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.09. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $290.46 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $272.98. Apple Inc. has a 1 year low of $198.96 and a 1 year high of $317.40. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.02.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPLGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.06. The company had revenue of $111.18 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $109.46 billion. Apple had a return on equity of 146.69% and a net margin of 27.15%.Apple’s revenue for the quarter was up 16.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.65 earnings per share. Equities analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 8.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Apple Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, May 11th were paid a $0.27 dividend. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. This is a positive change from Apple’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. Apple’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 13.06%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on the company. Jefferies Financial Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Sanford C. Bernstein reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Monday, June 8th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Tigress Financial reaffirmed a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $375.00 price target (up from $305.00) on shares of Apple in a research note on Thursday, May 14th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $314.85.

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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.

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