Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Apple Inc shares valued at $33,375,723 were sold by COOK TIMOTHY D on Oct 02 ’25. At $256.81 per share, COOK TIMOTHY D sold 129,963 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 3,280,295 shares worth approximately $817.91 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, O’BRIEN DEIRDRE sold 43,013 shares, netting a total of over 11,071,078 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $257.39 each, the insider now holds 136,687 shares.
Before that, Adams Katherine L. had sold 47,125 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $12,101,154, the SVP, GC and Secretary traded Apple Inc shares for $256.79 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 47,125 shares, worth approximately $44.67 million.
As published in a research note from Jefferies on October 03, 2025, Apple Inc [AAPL] has been rated down from a Hold to an Underperform and the price target has been revised to $205.16. Analysts at Morgan Stanley resumed the stock at ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early October. As of October 01, 2025, Seaport Research Partners has initiated its “Buy” rating for AAPL. Earlier on September 26, 2025, Evercore ISI resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for AAPL stock.
Analyzing AAPL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Apple Inc [NASDAQ: AAPL] rose 0.63% to $249.34. The stock’s lowest price that day was $247.48, but it reached a high of $251.82 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.38%. Over the course of the year, Apple Inc shares have jumped approximately 9.58%.
Is Apple Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Apple Inc saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-09-30 dropping by -2.8 million shares to 110.78 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 113.58 million shares. A decline of -2.53% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.84 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 1.84.
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 240 in the next 12 months, down nearly -3.14% from the previous closing price of $247.77. Analysts anticipate Apple Inc stock to reach 310 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 September 22, 2025, Wedbush assigned a price target of “an Outperform” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $310.
