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 $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 $972.59 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 $32.67 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Bernstein on September 16, 2025, Apple Inc [AAPL] has been an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $290. Analysts at DA Davidson downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in mid September. As of September 04, 2025, MoffettNathanson has increased its “Sell” rating to a “Neutral” for AAPL. Earlier on August 21, 2025, Loop Capital resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Hold” for AAPL stock.
Analyzing AAPL Stock Performance
On last trading session, Apple Inc [NASDAQ: AAPL] rose 0.35% to $238.99. The stock’s lowest price that day was $237.7301, but it reached a high of $240.1 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.38%. Over the course of the year, Apple Inc shares have jumped approximately 7.41%.
Is Apple Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Apple Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-29 jumping by 8.95 million shares to 113.58 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-31 was 104.63 million shares. A jump of 7.88% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.95 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.95.
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 225 in the next 12 months, down nearly -5.52% from the previous closing price of $238.15. 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 07, 2025, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and reiterated coverage with a $250.
