On CNBC’s “Halftime Report Final Trades,” Kevin Simpson, Capital Wealth Planning, named Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) as his final trade.

Lending support to his choice, HSBC analyst Nicolas Cote-Colisson, on Friday, upgraded Apple from Hold to Buy and raised the price target from $260 to $366.

According to recent news, Apple is expanding its legal offensive against OpenAI, sending preservation notices to roughly 40 former Apple employees now working at the artificial intelligence company as the high-stakes trade-secrets lawsuit proceeds.

Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, chief executive officer of Gilman Hill Asset Management, LLC, said Rio Tinto Group (NYSE:RIO) has a 4.5% dividend yield.

Bernstein analyst Bob Brackett maintained an Outperform rating on Rio Tinto on April 27 and raised the price target from $82 to $83.5.

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Stephen Weiss, chief investment officer and managing partner of Short Hills Capital Partners, said UnitedHealth Group Incorporated (NYSE:UNH) reported a great quarter.

UnitedHealth Group reported better-than-expected second-quarter results on Thursday and raised its full-year 2026 earnings guidance.

Adjusted earnings came in at $6.38 per share, topping the analyst consensus estimate of $4.86. Revenue increased to $112.03 billion from $111.62 billion a year earlier and exceeded Wall Street expectations of $110.83 billion. GAAP earnings were $6.04 per share.

Price Action:

• Apple shares gained 0.1% to close at $333.74 on Friday.
• Rio Tinto shares fell 0.6% to settle at $90.15 during the session.
• UnitedHealth shares rose 0.6% to settle at $426.09 during the session.

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