Q2 Earnings Estimate for Apple Issued By DA Davidson

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL - Free Report) - Analysts at DA Davidson issued their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Apple in a report issued on Friday, January 31st. DA Davidson analyst G. Luria expects that the iPhone maker will post earnings per share of $1.66 for the quarter. The consensus estimate for Apple's current full-year earnings is $7.33 per share. DA Davidson also issued estimates for Apple's FY2026 earnings at $8.31 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on the stock. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Apple from $255.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, January 31st. TD Cowen restated a "buy" rating on shares of Apple in a report on Tuesday, January 28th. Monness Crespi & Hardt lifted their price target on Apple to $245.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Maxim Group raised their price objective on Apple from $203.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut Apple from a "hold" rating to an "underperform" rating and lowered their target price for the company from $211.84 to $200.75 in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, twenty-one have assigned a buy rating and two have given a strong buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Apple has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $242.52.

Apple Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ AAPL traded up $0.75 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $233.22. The company had a trading volume of 29,811,868 shares, compared to its average volume of 57,828,871. Apple has a 1-year low of $164.07 and a 1-year high of $260.10. The stock has a market cap of $3.51 trillion, a PE ratio of 37.02, a P/E/G ratio of 2.36 and a beta of 1.20. The company has a current ratio of 0.92, a quick ratio of 0.88 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $241.49 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $230.96.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, January 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.36 by $0.04. Apple had a net margin of 24.30% and a return on equity of 160.83%.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, February 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th will be given a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 10th. This represents a $1.00 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.43%. Apple's dividend payout ratio is currently 15.87%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Apple news, insider Chris Kondo sold 4,130 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $228.87, for a total transaction of $945,233.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 15,419 shares in the company, valued at $3,528,946.53. This trade represents a 21.13 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, COO Jeffrey E. Williams sold 100,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.97, for a total value of $24,997,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 389,944 shares in the company, valued at approximately $97,474,301.68. This represents a 20.41 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company's stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Apple

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Drystone LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Apple during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Bull Oak Capital LLC increased its holdings in Apple by 252.3% during the 3rd quarter. Bull Oak Capital LLC now owns 155 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $36,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC bought a new position in Apple in the 2nd quarter valued at $42,000. Life Planning Partners Inc acquired a new stake in shares of Apple in the fourth quarter valued at $47,000. Finally, Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc raised its holdings in shares of Apple by 88.9% in the third quarter. Christopher J. Hasenberg Inc now owns 306 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $69,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.73% of the company's stock.

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.