The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Apple Inc shares valued at $933,955 were sold by KONDO CHRIS on May 12 ’25. At $208.19 per share, KONDO CHRIS sold 4,486 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 15,533 shares worth approximately $3.42 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Parekh Kevan sold 4,570 shares, netting a total of over 941,420 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $206.00 each, the insider now holds 4,569 shares.
Before that, KEVAN PAREKH had added 4,570 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $912,812, the Officer bought Apple Inc shares for $199.74 each.
As published in a research note from BofA Securities on August 07, 2025, Apple Inc [AAPL] has been retained to a Buy and the price target has been revised to $250. Analysts at UBS resumed the stock at ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early August. As of August 01, 2025, Raymond James has reiterated its “an Outperform” rating for AAPL. Earlier on August 01, 2025, Morgan Stanley resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for AAPL stock.
Analyzing AAPL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Apple Inc [NASDAQ: AAPL] rose 3.18% to $220.03. The stock’s lowest price that day was $216.58, but it reached a high of $220.85 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 6.00%. Over the course of the year, Apple Inc shares have jumped approximately 5.14%.
Is Apple Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Apple Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -6.28 million shares to 93.95 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 100.23 million shares. A decline of -6.68% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.74 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.74.
Which companies own the most shares of Apple Inc (AAPL)?
In terms of Apple Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 230 in the next 12 months, up nearly 7.85% from the previous closing price of $213.25. Analysts anticipate Apple Inc stock to reach 252 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 173. In spite of this, 38 analysts ranked Apple Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 01, 2025, Monness Crespi & Hardt assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $270.
