$2,480,000 of APPLE INC lobbying was just disclosed, from Q1 of 2026, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"Providing information related to Apples efforts around financial services Issues related to open banking and financial technology General tax issues, including expiring tax provisions Providing information regarding Apple's tax posture Issues related to health-related tax provisions Issues related to encryption and cybersecurity, including operation of the CLOUD Act General patent policy, including issues related to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, S. 1553/H.R. 3160 the PREVAIL Act, and S. 708/H.R. 1574 the RESTORE Patent Rights Act Issues related to standard essential patents Issues related to anti-counterfeit policy General trademark and copyright policy Issues related to patent proceedings and the International Trade Commission, including the Advancing Americas Interests Act General overview of music licensing legal framework Providing information on Apples commitment to the environment, including recycling efforts Issues related to environmental policy, including critical minerals and renewable energy Issues related to the U.S. - EU Privacy Shield Issues related to anti-counterfeit and anti-piracy policy Issues related to the trade impacts of intellectual property disputes Issues related to U.S. competitiveness in global markets Issues related to tariff and non-tariff trade barriers General consumer privacy issues Providing information relevant to online child safety, including potential legislation, regulatory policy, H.R. 3149/S. 1586 the App Store Accountability Act, H.R. 6333 the Parents Over Platforms Act, and S. 1748 the Kids Online Safety Act Encouraging the development and adoption of strong consumer data privacy protections via legislation and/or regulatory policy Providing information on App Store policies and procedures Providing information related to Apple product features and functionality Issues related to privacy and security practices in the app ecosystem Providing information related to Apple's artificial intelligence offerings including consumer protections Providing information related to the health features of Apples products, including health data privacy Providing information related to consumer wearable devices and H.R. 4203 the WEAR IT Act Issues related to competition in digital markets and the app marketplace, including privacy, security, and competitiveness issues related to the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (pre-introduction), S. 2153 the Open App Markets Act, and H.R. 3209 the App Store Freedom Act Educating policymakers about Apples employee base in their states Providing information to policymakers about global regulations impacting competition in digital markets Issues related to immigration reform Issues related to the domestic manufacturing of semiconductors Providing information related to Apples supply chain Providing information related to artificial intelligence and domestic manufacturing Issues related to general spectrum management and policy, including issues related to ultra wideband uses Issues related to telecommunications and accessibility"
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
AAPL Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $AAPL stock 29 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 15 have been purchases and 14 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AAPL stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE MARK ALFORD sold up to $15,000 on 03/16.
- REPRESENTATIVE DAVID TAYLOR has traded it 5 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 01/16 and 3 sales worth up to $45,000 on 02/26, 10/30.
- REPRESENTATIVE THOMAS R. SUOZZI sold up to $50,000 on 02/18.
- REPRESENTATIVE CLEO FIELDS has traded it 4 times. They made 4 purchases worth up to $780,000 on 02/12, 11/13, 10/30, 10/23 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE ED CASE has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 02/12, 11/13 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE JULIA LETLOW purchased up to $15,000 on 02/02.
- SENATOR JOHN BOOZMAN has traded it 2 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 01/15, 12/17 and 0 sales.
- REPRESENTATIVE NANCY PELOSI has traded it 3 times. They made 0 purchases and 3 sales worth up to $50,250,000 on 12/30, 12/24, 10/22.
- SENATOR MARKWAYNE MULLIN purchased up to $250,000 on 12/29.
- SENATOR TOMMY TUBERVILLE sold up to $100,000 on 12/17.
- SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO sold up to $15,000 on 12/16.
- REPRESENTATIVE DEBBIE DINGELL sold up to $100,000 on 11/24.
- REPRESENTATIVE GILBERT RAY CISNEROS, JR. purchased up to $15,000 on 11/18.
- SENATOR KATIE BOYD BRITT sold up to $15,000 on 11/07.
- REPRESENTATIVE RICHARD MCCORMICK purchased up to $15,000 on 11/05.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 3 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $50,000 on 10/30 and 2 sales worth up to $100,000 on 10/31, 10/30.
To track congressional stock trading, check out Quiver Quantitative's congressional trading dashboard.
AAPL Insider Trading Activity
AAPL insiders have traded $AAPL stock on the open market 9 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 9 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AAPL stock by insiders over the last 6 months:
- TIMOTHY D COOK (Chief Executive Officer) has made 0 purchases and 6 sales selling 64,949 shares for an estimated $16,512,197.
- DEIRDRE O'BRIEN (Senior Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 2 sales selling 30,002 shares for an estimated $7,660,875.
- CHRIS KONDO (Principal Accounting Officer) sold 3,752 shares for an estimated $1,017,654
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
AAPL Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 2,253 institutional investors add shares of AAPL stock to their portfolio, and 3,035 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC removed 315,640,616 shares (-75.0%) from their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $85,810,057,865
- CARDANO RISK MANAGEMENT B.V. removed 37,596,848 shares (-89.5%) from their portfolio in Q1 2026, for an estimated $9,411,994,928
- VANGUARD GROUP INC added 26,856,752 shares (+1.9%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $7,301,276,598
- CORIENT PRIVATE WEALTH LLC added 20,955,821 shares (+226.4%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $5,697,049,497
- CAPITAL INTERNATIONAL INVESTORS added 15,780,633 shares (+28.2%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $4,290,122,887
- ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P. added 11,632,482 shares (+40.0%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $3,162,406,556
- AXXCESS WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC added 11,253,173 shares (+2039.5%) to their portfolio in Q4 2025, for an estimated $3,059,287,611
To track hedge funds' stock portfolios, check out Quiver Quantitative's institutional holdings dashboard.
AAPL Analyst Ratings
Wall Street analysts have issued reports on $AAPL in the last several months. We have seen 14 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 1 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- JP Morgan issued a "Overweight" rating on 01/30/2026
- Maxim Group issued a "Buy" rating on 01/30/2026
- Wedbush issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/30/2026
- Barclays issued a "Underweight" rating on 01/30/2026
- Citigroup issued a "Buy" rating on 01/20/2026
- Evercore ISI Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 01/20/2026
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 12/17/2025
To track analyst ratings and price targets for AAPL, check out Quiver Quantitative's $AAPL forecast page.
AAPL Price Targets
Multiple analysts have issued price targets for $AAPL recently. We have seen 21 analysts offer price targets for $AAPL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $315.0.
Here are some recent targets:
- David O'Connor from BNP Paribas set a target price of $300.0 on 04/17/2026
- Wamsi Mohan from B of A Securities set a target price of $325.0 on 04/14/2026
- Dan Ives from Wedbush set a target price of $350.0 on 03/31/2026
- Erik Woodring from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $315.0 on 03/23/2026
- Barton Crockett from Rosenblatt set a target price of $268.0 on 03/05/2026
- Tim Long from Barclays set a target price of $248.0 on 03/03/2026
- Gil Luria from DA Davidson set a target price of $270.0 on 01/30/2026
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