--- title: "FNY Investment Advisers LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Apple Inc. $AAPL" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296675944.md" description: "FNY Investment Advisers LLC reduced its Apple (AAPL) holdings by 83.3% in Q2, leaving 502 shares worth $145,000. Other institutions like Rainier Family Wealth and Summit Wealth Partners increased their stakes. Meanwhile, Apple faces mixed sentiment: positive outlooks on AI strategy and Walmart's Apple Pay rollout contrast with negative reports of executive share sales, job cuts in Siri/Vision Pro, and fading immunity to macroeconomic headwinds." datetime: "2026-08-22T07:36:55.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296675944.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296675944.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296675944.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # FNY Investment Advisers LLC Decreases Stock Holdings in Apple Inc. $AAPL FNY Investment Advisers LLC reduced its position in shares of Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL - Free Report) by 83.3% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 502 shares of the iPhone maker's stock after selling 2,501 shares during the quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC's holdings in Apple were worth $145,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. - Is Apple’s AI Strategy Smarter Than Skeptics Think? Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the company. Rainier Family Wealth Inc. increased its holdings in Apple by 14.1% during the 1st quarter. Rainier Family Wealth Inc. now owns 24,386 shares of the iPhone maker's stock worth $6,189,000 after purchasing an additional 3,014 shares during the period. Eaton Cambridge Inc. boosted its stake in Apple by 21.3% in the 1st quarter. Eaton Cambridge Inc. now owns 13,968 shares of the iPhone maker's stock worth $3,545,000 after purchasing an additional 2,450 shares in the last quarter. Torren Management LLC acquired a new stake in Apple during the 4th quarter worth about $1,178,000. Summit Wealth Partners LLC grew its stake in Apple by 108.3% during the 1st quarter. Summit Wealth Partners LLC now owns 34,989 shares of the iPhone maker's stock valued at $8,880,000 after purchasing an additional 18,188 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Adventist Health System Sunbelt Healthcare Corp acquired a new position in shares of Apple in the fourth quarter valued at about $105,482,000. 67.73% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors. ## Apple News Roundup Here are the key news stories impacting Apple this week: - Positive Sentiment: Incoming CEO John Ternus is expected to reassess Apple’s research-and-development budget and potentially increase spending on AI. Analysts see stronger investment in Siri and other AI products as a way to close the gap with technology rivals. Apple Could Get a New R&D and AI Budget - Positive Sentiment: Potential product catalysts include an AI-enhanced Siri expected later this year, camera-equipped AI AirPods targeted for 2027 and a foldable iPhone that one analyst estimates could sell 14 million units by 2027. Successful launches could support a major upgrade cycle. Apple Wants to Pay Publishers to Improve Siri - Positive Sentiment: Walmart’s nationwide rollout of contactless payments will add Apple Pay acceptance across its U.S. stores, websites and apps. The move expands Apple Pay’s reach and strengthens Apple’s services ecosystem. Walmart Adds Apple Pay Nationwide - Neutral Sentiment: Options activity showed a modestly bullish bias, with calls outnumbering puts, while implied volatility remained below its 52-week median. However, the signal was not strong enough to establish a decisive near-term direction. Apple Options Sentiment - Neutral Sentiment: Apple’s leadership change on September 1 is creating both opportunity and uncertainty. Bank of America maintains a Buy view but says Ternus must deliver more surprising products and technologies because the company has become increasingly predictable. Apple Must Relearn How to Surprise - Negative Sentiment: Apple reportedly cut more than 200 positions tied to Siri and the Vision Pro headset while redirecting resources toward future devices. The restructuring may improve efficiency, but it also highlights execution challenges in AI and spatial computing. - Negative Sentiment: Analysts have warned that Apple’s insulation from macroeconomic and competitive headwinds is fading. With shares trading at a high earnings multiple, investors may be less tolerant of slower growth, regulatory pressure and delays in AI products. Apple’s Immunity to Headwinds Is Fading - Negative Sentiment: Reports that Apple is quietly shifting attention toward China add geopolitical and demand risk, while its substantial tax settlement and filings highlighting large profits routed through Ireland could renew regulatory scrutiny. - Negative Sentiment: Senior Vice President Jennifer Newstead sold 1,439 shares under a prearranged Rule 10b5-1 plan. The transaction is relatively small and does not necessarily signal a change in fundamentals, but it provides a modest negative headline. ## Insider Buying and Selling - Uncle Sam’s Chip Trick: How the Government Built a Silicon Moat In related news, SVP Jennifer Newstead sold 1,439 shares of Apple stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $307.49, for a total value of $442,478.11. Following the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 38,668 shares in the company, valued at $11,890,023.32. The trade was a 3.59% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, insider Ben Borders sold 116 shares of Apple stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $295.14, for a total value of $34,236.24. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 38,713 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,425,754.82. This represents a 0.30% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The sale was made to cover tax withholding obligations related to the vesting of equity awards. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 2,994 shares of company stock worth $919,567. Insiders own 0.06% of the company's stock. ## Apple Stock Performance NASDAQ AAPL opened at $309.35 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $310.63 and a 200-day simple moving average of $287.04. The company has a current ratio of 1.00, a quick ratio of 0.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.66. The stock has a market cap of $4.51 trillion, a PE ratio of 35.48, a P/E/G ratio of 2.67 and a beta of 1.09. Apple Inc. has a twelve month low of $224.69 and a twelve month high of $344.57. - MarketBeat Week in Review – 08/10 - 08/14 Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.89 by $0.13. The business had revenue of $109.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $109.04 billion. Apple had a return on equity of 135.46% and a net margin of 27.62%.The company's revenue for the quarter was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.57 earnings per share. Equities analysts anticipate that Apple Inc. will post 8.76 earnings per share for the current year. ## Apple Announces Dividend The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, August 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, August 10th were given a dividend of $0.27 per share. The ex-dividend date was 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%. ## Analysts Set New Price Targets AAPL has been the subject of several recent research reports. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Apple from $350.00 to $400.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Morgan Stanley lowered their target price on shares of Apple from $364.00 to $360.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 31st. DA Davidson restated a "neutral" rating and set a $270.00 target price on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, July 31st. Rosenblatt Securities boosted their price target on shares of Apple from $276.00 to $300.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a "hold" rating on shares of Apple in a report on Friday, July 31st. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have given a Buy rating, twelve have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $330.53. **Check Out 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 Stories - Five stocks we like better than Apple - Blueprint for a Boom: SEC Clears the Crypto Runway - Ross Stores Just Flipped the Off-Price Retail Story After TJX's Marmaxx Miss - Advance Auto Parts Plunged, But Its Turnaround Is Still Working - Is Palo Alto Networks Priced for Perfection Again as AI Security Demand Accelerates? *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. 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