Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) recently bought shares of Apple Inc. NASDAQ: AAPL. In a filing disclosed on April 07th, the Representative disclosed that they had bought between $1,001 and $15,000 in Apple stock on April 3rd.
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene also recently made the following trade(s):
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Norfolk Southern NYSE: NSC on 4/4/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Old Dominion Freight Line NASDAQ: ODFL on 4/4/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Dell Technologies NYSE: DELL on 4/4/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of FedEx NYSE: FDX on 4/4/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Berkshire Hathaway NYSE: BRK.B on 4/4/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NIKE NYSE: NKE on 4/4/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Caterpillar NYSE: CAT on 4/4/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Amazon.com NASDAQ: AMZN on 4/4/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of QUALCOMM NASDAQ: QCOM on 4/4/2025.
- Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Lam Research NASDAQ: LRCX on 4/4/2025.
Apple Stock Performance
Shares of Apple stock traded up $7.73 on Friday, hitting $198.15. 87,256,357 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 56,952,380. Apple Inc. has a 1 year low of $164.08 and a 1 year high of $260.10. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $222.87 and a 200-day simple moving average of $231.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a current ratio of 0.92. The stock has a market capitalization of $2.98 trillion, a PE ratio of 31.45, a PEG ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.26.
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $2.36 by $0.04. Apple had a return on equity of 160.83% and a net margin of 24.30%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Apple Inc. will post 7.28 EPS for the current year.
Apple Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th were issued a dividend of $0.25 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.50%. Apple's dividend payout ratio is currently 15.87%.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, SVP Katherine L. Adams sold 38,822 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $223.67, for a total value of $8,683,316.74. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president now owns 179,158 shares in the company, valued at approximately $40,072,269.86. The trade was a 17.81 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO Jeffrey E. Williams sold 35,493 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.01, for a total value of $7,950,786.93. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 390,059 shares in the company, valued at $87,377,116.59. The trade was a 8.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 182,451 shares of company stock worth $40,818,720 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company's stock.
Institutional Inflows and Outflows
A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of AAPL. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Apple in the fourth quarter worth about $46,868,648,000. International Assets Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Apple by 20,372.7% in the third quarter. International Assets Investment Management LLC now owns 94,347,510 shares of the iPhone maker's stock worth $219,829,700,000 after buying an additional 93,886,664 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its stake in shares of Apple by 25,934.1% during the 1st quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 60,066,398 shares of the iPhone maker's stock worth $133,425,490,000 after acquiring an additional 59,835,676 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Apple by 10.6% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 584,010,284 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $136,074,372,000 after acquiring an additional 55,935,105 shares during the period. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its position in Apple by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,395,785,512 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $349,532,608,000 after acquiring an additional 49,168,843 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 67.73% of the company's stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of brokerages recently issued reports on AAPL. Redburn Partners set a $230.00 price objective on Apple in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Moffett Nathanson reiterated a "sell" rating and issued a $188.00 price target (down from $202.00) on shares of Apple in a research report on Tuesday, January 7th. Tigress Financial increased their price objective on shares of Apple from $295.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 3rd. TD Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Tuesday, January 28th. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Apple from $183.00 to $197.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Apple presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $240.26.
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About Representative Greene
Marjorie Taylor Greene (Republican Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Georgia's 14th Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2021. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.
Greene (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent Georgia's 14th Congressional District. She declared candidacy for the 2026 election.
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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.
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