KeyCorp Forecasts Apple’s Q2 Earnings (NASDAQ:AAPL)

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) – Stock analysts at KeyCorp upped their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Apple in a note issued to investors on Sunday, April 13th. KeyCorp analyst B. Nispel now anticipates that the iPhone maker will post earnings of $1.60 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.57. KeyCorp currently has a “Sector Weight” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for Apple’s current full-year earnings is $7.28 per share. KeyCorp also issued estimates for Apple’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.45 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.25 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.96 EPS.

Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 30th. The iPhone maker reported $2.40 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.36 by $0.04. Apple had a return on equity of 160.83% and a net margin of 24.30%.

Several other research firms also recently issued reports on AAPL. DA Davidson cut their price objective on Apple from $290.00 to $230.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday. Needham & Company LLC restated a “buy” rating and set a $225.00 price target on shares of Apple in a report on Monday. Morgan Stanley decreased their price objective on shares of Apple from $252.00 to $220.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded shares of Apple from an “underperform” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price objective for the stock from $202.33 to $167.88 in a research report on Wednesday, April 9th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Apple in a report on Wednesday, February 19th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, twenty-two have issued a buy rating and two have assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Apple has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $235.85.

Apple Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of Apple stock opened at $202.14 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.88, a current ratio of 0.92 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26. Apple has a 12-month low of $164.08 and a 12-month high of $260.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.04 trillion, a PE ratio of 32.09, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.26. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $221.65 and its 200-day moving average is $230.79.

Apple Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 13th. Investors of record on Monday, February 10th were issued a $0.25 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, February 10th. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.49%. Apple’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 15.87%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO Jeffrey E. Williams sold 35,493 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, April 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $224.01, for a total value of $7,950,786.93. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 390,059 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $87,377,116.59. This trade represents a 8.34 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Katherine L. Adams sold 38,822 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $223.67, for a total value of $8,683,316.74. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 179,158 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $40,072,269.86. The trade was a 17.81 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 182,451 shares of company stock valued at $40,818,720 over the last 90 days. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Apple

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. AMF Tjanstepension AB lifted its position in Apple by 21.1% in the third quarter. AMF Tjanstepension AB now owns 3,380,064 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $787,631,000 after purchasing an additional 588,427 shares during the period. Latitude Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Apple by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Latitude Advisors LLC now owns 17,236 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $4,016,000 after acquiring an additional 50 shares in the last quarter. Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. boosted its position in shares of Apple by 12.4% during the 3rd quarter. Penn Davis Mcfarland Inc. now owns 185,781 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock valued at $43,287,000 after acquiring an additional 20,461 shares in the last quarter. Echo Wealth Management LLC raised its position in Apple by 10.2% in the third quarter. Echo Wealth Management LLC now owns 32,153 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $7,380,000 after purchasing an additional 2,968 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Koss Olinger Consulting LLC lifted its stake in Apple by 1.5% during the third quarter. Koss Olinger Consulting LLC now owns 18,011 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $4,197,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

Apple Company Profile

Apple Inc designs, manufactures, and markets smartphones, personal computers, tablets, wearables, and accessories worldwide. The company offers iPhone, a line of smartphones; Mac, a line of personal computers; iPad, a line of multi-purpose tablets; and wearables, home, and accessories comprising AirPods, Apple TV, Apple Watch, Beats products, and HomePod.