--- title: "Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Increases Stock Position in Apple Inc. $AAPL" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/294597664.md" description: "Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC increased its Apple (AAPL) stock position by 2.8% in Q1, holding 3,570,552 shares valued at $912.74 million. Other major institutional investors, including Vanguard, State Street, and Geode Capital, also raised their stakes in the fourth quarter. Meanwhile, Apple reported strong Q3 earnings with revenue of $109.42 billion and announced a $0.27 quarterly dividend." datetime: "2026-08-02T07:04:38.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/294597664.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/294597664.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/294597664.md) --- # Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC Increases Stock Position in Apple Inc. $AAPL Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its position in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL - Free Report) by 2.8% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 3,570,552 shares of the iPhone maker's stock after purchasing an additional 96,079 shares during the quarter. Apple accounts for about 1.5% of Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC's investment portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC's holdings in Apple were worth $912,740,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period. - A Sweet Beat and a Wearables Rally Came With Reasons to Pause Several other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Apple by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,426,283,914 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $387,749,545,000 after purchasing an additional 26,856,752 shares during the period. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in Apple by 1.1% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 604,056,505 shares of the iPhone maker's stock worth $164,218,801,000 after buying an additional 6,555,392 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Apple by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 358,032,517 shares of the iPhone maker's stock worth $97,031,587,000 after buying an additional 1,866,103 shares during the period. Morgan Stanley increased its stake in Apple by 0.6% in the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 230,483,035 shares of the iPhone maker's stock worth $62,659,118,000 after buying an additional 1,379,651 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Norges Bank purchased a new stake in Apple in the 4th quarter worth $52,266,468,000. 67.73% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. ## Apple Stock Down 7.4% Shares of AAPL opened at $308.91 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.70, a current ratio of 1.07 and a quick ratio of 1.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.54 trillion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.10. Apple Inc. has a 1 year low of $201.50 and a 1 year high of $344.57. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $309.51 and its 200-day simple moving average is $281.45. - Amazon’s Earnings Beat Shows Why AWS Is Back at the Center of the Bull Case Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.02 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.89 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $109.42 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $109.04 billion. Apple had a net margin of 27.62% and a return on equity of 142.29%. Apple's revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.57 earnings per share. As a group, equities analysts expect that Apple Inc. will post 8.8 earnings per share for the current fiscal year. ## Apple Announces Dividend The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, August 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 10th will be issued a $0.27 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Monday, August 10th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. Apple's payout ratio is 12.39%. ## Trending Headlines about Apple - Apple’s Record Quarter Could Not Outrun Its Guidance Problem Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week: - Positive Sentiment: Apple reported record June-quarter revenue of $109.4 billion, up 16.4% year over year, and diluted EPS of $2.02, exceeding Wall Street expectations. iPhone revenue rose 22% to $54.3 billion, while Mac revenue increased 29% to $10.4 billion. Apple reports third quarter results - Positive Sentiment: Apple’s large installed base, strong hardware demand and potential consumer-AI opportunities remain long-term supports. Some analysts remain bullish: TD Cowen raised its price target to $400, while other firms maintained Buy or Overweight ratings despite trimming estimates. Analyst raises Apple price target - Positive Sentiment: The company declared a quarterly dividend of $0.27 per share, payable August 13 to shareholders of record August 10. Apple also continues to emphasize an AI strategy that requires less capital spending than the infrastructure-heavy approach used by some peers. Apple Q3 financial results ## Insider Activity In other news, insider Ben Borders sold 116 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, June 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $295.14, for a total transaction of $34,236.24. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 38,713 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,425,754.82. This represents a 0.30% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company's stock. ## Wall Street Analyst Weigh In AAPL has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a "hold" rating on shares of Apple in a research report on Tuesday, June 9th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $360.00 target price (down from $370.00) on shares of Apple in a research note on Friday. Weiss Ratings restated a "buy (b-)" rating on shares of Apple in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Apple from $364.00 to $360.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday. Finally, Oppenheimer reaffirmed a "market perform" rating on shares of Apple in a report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, ten have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $331.60. **Read Our Latest Stock Analysis on AAPL** ## Apple Company Profile (Free Report) 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. ## Featured Articles - Five stocks we like better than Apple - Popular’s Earnings Beat Shows Why This Bank Stock Keeps Climbing - ABB’s Rotork Deal Could Put These Flow Control Stocks Back in Focus - GE HealthCare Stock Climbs on Vital Diagnostics Demand - Lost in Space: Why Aerospace Valuations Are Plummeting Right Now _This instant news alert was generated by narrative science technology and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest reporting and unbiased coverage. Please send any questions or comments about this story to contact@marketbeat.com._ ## Should You Invest $1,000 in Apple Right Now? 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