Apple Inc. $AAPL Shares Sold by Hsbc Holdings PLC

Posted by Stanley Muller on Jun 23rd, 2026

Hsbc Holdings PLC decreased its stake in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL – Free Report) by 0.7% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 36,932,909 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock after selling 265,362 shares during the quarter. Apple comprises 5.7% of Hsbc Holdings PLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 3rd biggest position. Hsbc Holdings PLC’s holdings in Apple were worth $10,046,625,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC lifted its holdings in Apple by 1,800.0% during the 1st quarter. ROSS JOHNSON & Associates LLC now owns 190 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Timmons Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Apple in the 4th quarter valued at $69,000. LSV Asset Management bought a new position in Apple during the 4th quarter worth $65,000. Inspire Investing LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Apple during the fourth quarter worth $76,000. Finally, Basso Capital Management L.P. bought a new stake in shares of Apple in the fourth quarter valued at about $88,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

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Analysts Set New Price Targets

AAPL has been the subject of several analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein reiterated an “outperform” rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Monday, June 8th. Tigress Financial reiterated a “strong-buy” rating and issued a $375.00 price target (up from $305.00) on shares of Apple in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Tuesday, June 9th. Morgan Stanley set a $325.00 price target on Apple in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. Finally, Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Monday, June 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, eleven have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Apple presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $314.85.

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Apple Stock Performance

NASDAQ AAPL opened at $297.01 on Tuesday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $290.46 and its 200 day simple moving average is $272.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.36 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.91, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 1.09. The company has a current ratio of 1.07, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70. Apple Inc. has a 1 year low of $198.96 and a 1 year high of $317.40.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.95 by $0.06. Apple had a net margin of 27.15% and a return on equity of 146.69%. The business had revenue of $111.18 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $109.46 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.65 earnings per share. The company’s revenue was up 16.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 8.75 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Apple Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 14th. Investors of record on Monday, May 11th were given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, May 11th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. This is an increase from Apple’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.26. Apple’s dividend payout ratio is currently 13.06%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, CFO Kevan Parekh sold 1,534 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $275.00, for a total value of $421,850.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 13,366 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $3,675,650. This represents a 10.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Timothy D. Cook sold 64,949 shares of Apple stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $254.23, for a total transaction of $16,511,984.27. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,280,418 shares in the company, valued at $833,980,668.14. This trade represents a 1.94% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last ninety days, insiders sold 97,875 shares of company stock valued at $24,998,541. 0.06% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Apple Profile

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Apple Inc (NASDAQ: AAPL) is a multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, founded in 1976 by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. The company designs, develops and sells consumer electronics, software and services. Over its history Apple has evolved from personal computers to a broad portfolio that spans mobile devices, wearables, home entertainment and digital services.

Apple’s principal hardware products include the iPhone smartphone, iPad tablet, Mac personal computers, Apple Watch wearable devices and a range of accessories such as AirPods and HomePod.