$2,530,000 of APPLE INC lobbying was just disclosed, from Q3 of 2025, in a new Lobbying Disclosure Act filing.
This included lobbying on issues like:
"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 general information about Apple's coding and education programs 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, 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 Providing information relevant to 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 Providing information related to Apples efforts around financial services Issues related to open banking and financial technology"
You can find more data on corporate lobbying on Quiver Quantitative.
AAPL Congressional Stock Trading
Members of Congress have traded $AAPL stock 32 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 21 have been purchases and 11 have been sales.
Here’s a breakdown of recent trading of $AAPL stock by members of Congress over the last 6 months:
- REPRESENTATIVE VAL T. HOYLE has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $15,000 on 06/06 and 1 sale worth up to $50,000 on 09/23.
- SENATOR ADAM B. SCHIFF sold up to $50,000 on 09/22.
- SENATOR SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $65,000 on 09/18, 07/18.
- REPRESENTATIVE CLEO FIELDS has traded it 16 times. They made 16 purchases worth up to $1,825,000 on 09/10, 09/03, 08/14, 08/01, 07/29, 06/30, 06/25, 06/09, 06/03 and 0 sales.
- SENATOR SHELDON WHITEHOUSE sold up to $50,000 on 09/04.
- REPRESENTATIVE LISA C. MCCLAIN has traded it 3 times. They made 2 purchases worth up to $30,000 on 06/17, 06/09 and 1 sale worth up to $15,000 on 07/22.
- REPRESENTATIVE RITCHIE TORRES sold up to $15,000 on 07/11.
- REPRESENTATIVE SCOTT FRANKLIN sold up to $50,000 on 06/16.
- REPRESENTATIVE TIM MOORE has traded it 2 times. They made 1 purchase worth up to $100,000 on 06/02 and 1 sale worth up to $250,000 on 06/02.
- REPRESENTATIVE JEFFERSON SHREVE has traded it 2 times. They made 0 purchases and 2 sales worth up to $1,250,000 on 05/12, 05/08.
- REPRESENTATIVE MARJORIE TAYLOR GREENE purchased up to $15,000 on 05/05.
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 18 times in the past 6 months. Of those trades, 0 have been purchases and 18 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 4 sales selling 129,963 shares for an estimated $33,375,723.
- ARTHUR D LEVINSON sold 90,000 shares for an estimated $20,886,300
- DEIRDRE O'BRIEN (Senior Vice President) has made 0 purchases and 3 sales selling 77,834 shares for an estimated $18,843,125.
- KATHERINE L. ADAMS (SVP, GC and Secretary) has made 0 purchases and 4 sales selling 47,125 shares for an estimated $12,101,153.
- KEVAN PAREKH (Senior Vice President, CFO) has made 0 purchases and 5 sales selling 8,769 shares for an estimated $1,980,207.
- CHRIS KONDO (Principal Accounting Officer) sold 4,486 shares for an estimated $933,955
To track insider transactions, check out Quiver Quantitative's insider trading dashboard.
AAPL Hedge Fund Activity
We have seen 2,332 institutional investors add shares of AAPL stock to their portfolio, and 2,898 decrease their positions in their most recent quarter.
Here are some of the largest recent moves:
- KINGSTONE CAPITAL PARTNERS TEXAS, LLC removed 205,662,648 shares (-100.0%) from their portfolio in Q3 2025, for an estimated $52,367,880,060
- UBS AM, A DISTINCT BUSINESS UNIT OF UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC added 106,910,669 shares (+799.6%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $21,934,861,958
- PKS ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC added 57,898,088 shares (+98917.0%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $11,878,950,714
- VALEO FINANCIAL ADVISORS, LLC added 25,821,539 shares (+3360.4%) to their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $5,297,805,156
- FMR LLC removed 21,341,586 shares (-6.5%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $4,378,653,199
- BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC removed 20,000,000 shares (-6.7%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $4,103,399,999
- CAPITAL WORLD INVESTORS removed 18,447,172 shares (-46.1%) from their portfolio in Q2 2025, for an estimated $3,784,806,279
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 13 firms issue buy ratings on the stock, and 2 firms issue sell ratings.
Here are some recent analyst ratings:
- Loop Capital issued a "Buy" rating on 10/20/2025
- Morgan Stanley issued a "Overweight" rating on 10/02/2025
- Seaport Global issued a "Buy" rating on 10/01/2025
- Evercore ISI Group issued a "Outperform" rating on 09/26/2025
- Wedbush issued a "Outperform" rating on 09/22/2025
- Bernstein issued a "Outperform" rating on 09/16/2025
- Phillip Securities issued a "Reduce" rating on 09/11/2025
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 22 analysts offer price targets for $AAPL in the last 6 months, with a median target of $252.5.
Here are some recent targets:
- Ananda Baruah from Loop Capital set a target price of $315.0 on 10/20/2025
- Edison Lee from Jefferies set a target price of $205.16 on 10/03/2025
- Erik Woodring from Morgan Stanley set a target price of $298.0 on 10/02/2025
- Jay Goldberg from Seaport Global set a target price of $310.0 on 10/01/2025
- Amit Daryanani from Evercore ISI Group set a target price of $290.0 on 09/26/2025
- Daniel Ives from Wedbush set a target price of $310.0 on 09/22/2025
- Ivan Feinseth from Tigress Financial set a target price of $305.0 on 09/17/2025
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