Kintegral Advisory LLC Acquires 3,830 Shares of Apple Inc. $AAPL

Kintegral Advisory LLC increased its holdings in Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) by 2.2% in the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 177,317 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after buying an additional 3,830 shares during the quarter. Apple makes up 4.2% of Kintegral Advisory LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Kintegral Advisory LLC’s holdings in Apple were worth $58,889,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of AAPL. AWM Capital LLC grew its holdings in Apple by 30.9% in the third quarter. AWM Capital LLC now owns 9,852 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $3,281,000 after purchasing an additional 2,327 shares during the period. Weitzel Financial Services Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Apple in the third quarter valued at approximately $201,000. New England Research & Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Apple by 7.5% in the third quarter. New England Research & Management Inc. now owns 44,774 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $14,751,000 after buying an additional 3,135 shares in the last quarter. Intergy Private Wealth LLC raised its stake in shares of Apple by 1.1% during the 3rd quarter. Intergy Private Wealth LLC now owns 17,355 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $5,780,000 after buying an additional 187 shares during the period. Finally, Avail Investment Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Apple by 2.6% during the 3rd quarter. Avail Investment Partners LLC now owns 10,766 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $3,585,000 after buying an additional 268 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Apple

Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Apple acquired Ascension Labs, which operates as Ascend.io, gaining access to agentic artificial-intelligence talent and intellectual property. The deal supports Apple’s effort to strengthen its AI capabilities, although financial terms were not disclosed. Apple Acquires AI Firm Ascend.io Talent and Patents
• Positive Sentiment: Demand indicators remain supportive: the foldable iPhone Duo reportedly sold out quickly, orders are backed up, and Apple is positioned to benefit from strong iPhone, Mac and Services demand. Analysts including Bank of America and Goldman Sachs remain constructive, with BofA reiterating a Buy rating and a $370 price target. Analyst Reiterates Buy on Apple
• Positive Sentiment: The first touchscreen MacBook Pro, equipped with OLED displays and M5 Pro or M5 Max chips, expands Apple’s premium hardware lineup and could support a new product-cycle catalyst. Apple Shows First Touchscreen Laptops
• Neutral Sentiment: Apple’s earnings report is the immediate focus. Investors will look for evidence that revenue growth, Services momentum and AI investments can offset rising component costs and potentially slower holiday growth. Options activity suggests substantial volatility around the release. Apple November 2 Earnings Preview
• Negative Sentiment: AI-related demand has sharply increased flash-memory prices, raising concerns that Apple’s gross margin will come under pressure. Qualcomm also indicated that Apple-related revenue is declining faster than previously expected, reinforcing concerns about the pace of future iPhone growth. AI Has Made Flash Memory More Expensive
• Negative Sentiment: At roughly 40 times earnings and near its yearly high, Apple has limited room for an earnings or guidance disappointment. A senior vice president’s repeated stock sales and a South Korean fine related to app-market practices add modest additional caution. Apple Insider Selling

Apple Price Performance

Shares of Apple stock opened at $344.63 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $333.04 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $296.38. Apple Inc. has a 12 month low of $243.42 and a 12 month high of $351.73. The stock has a market capitalization of $5.03 trillion, a P/E ratio of 39.52, a PEG ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 1.07. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66, a current ratio of 1.00 and a quick ratio of 0.93.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.02 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.89 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $109.42 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $109.04 billion. Apple had a return on equity of 135.46% and a net margin of 27.62%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.57 earnings per share. As a group, analysts predict that Apple Inc. will post 8.75 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on AAPL. UBS Group reiterated a “neutral” rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Tuesday, October 6th. Citic Securities boosted their price target on shares of Apple from $300.00 to $349.00 in a report on Thursday, August 6th. BTIG Research began coverage on shares of Apple in a report on Monday, August 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Apple from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Finally, DZ Bank downgraded shares of Apple from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $310.00 price objective on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, August 4th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-three have given a Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $340.49.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Ben Borders sold 1,280 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, October 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $345.40, for a total value of $442,112.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 38,288 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $13,224,675.20. This represents a 3.23% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Also, SVP Jennifer Newstead sold 2,399 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $343.36, for a total value of $823,720.64. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 32,396 shares in the company, valued at $11,123,490.56. The trade was a 6.89% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 289,252 shares of company stock valued at $96,301,063 in the last three months. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Apple Company Profile

Apple Inc designs, develops and sells consumer electronics, software and digital services. Its best-known products include the iPhone smartphone, Mac personal computers, iPad tablets, Apple Watch, AirPods and other accessories. The company also develops operating systems and applications that support its hardware ecosystem.

Apple’s services business includes the App Store, Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Arcade, iCloud, Apple Pay and other subscription, payment and digital-content offerings.