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 $20,886,300 were sold by LEVINSON ARTHUR D on Aug 28 ’25. At $232.07 per share, LEVINSON ARTHUR D sold 90,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 4,069,576 shares worth approximately $922.94 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, LEVINSON ARTHUR D purchased 90,000 shares, netting a total of over 20,885,966 in proceeds.
Before that, O’BRIEN DEIRDRE had sold 34,821 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $7,772,047, the Senior Vice President traded Apple Inc shares for $223.20 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 34,821 shares, worth approximately $31.0 million.
As published in a research note from MoffettNathanson on September 04, 2025, Apple Inc [AAPL] has been rated up from a Sell to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $225. Analysts at Loop Capital resumed the stock at ‘”a Hold”‘ outlook in a report released in late August. As of August 07, 2025, BofA Securities has reiterated its “Buy” rating for AAPL. Earlier on August 01, 2025, UBS resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for AAPL stock.
Analyzing AAPL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Apple Inc [NASDAQ: AAPL] plunged -3.23% to $226.79. The stock’s lowest price that day was $225.9522, but it reached a high of $232.34 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.90%. Over the course of the year, Apple Inc shares have jumped approximately 2.70%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $250.00 on 02/25/25 and a 52-week low of $169.21 on 04/08/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Apple Inc (AAPL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 224.35, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 221.92. In the upper region, resistance lies at 230.82. The next price resistance is at 234.86. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 48.07 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Apple Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Apple Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 33.13 million shares to 127.08 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 93.95 million shares. A jump of 26.07% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.08 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.08.
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In terms of Apple Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 225 in the next 12 months, down nearly -3.99% from the previous closing price of $234.35. Analysts anticipate Apple Inc stock to reach 290 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, Raymond James assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $240.
