What is Zacks Research’s Estimate for Apple FY2025 Earnings?

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research cut their FY2025 earnings per share estimates for Apple in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, February 20th. Zacks Research analyst A. Ganguly now expects that the iPhone maker will post earnings of $7.18 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $7.24. The consensus estimate for Apple’s current full-year earnings is $7.28 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Apple’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.78 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.84 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $9.07 EPS.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. StockNews.com lowered Apple from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, November 1st. Monness Crespi & Hardt raised their price target on Apple to $245.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 22nd. Citigroup boosted their price objective on Apple from $255.00 to $275.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, January 31st. Needham & Company LLC reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $260.00 target price on shares of Apple in a research note on Friday, January 31st. Finally, KeyCorp reiterated an “underweight” rating and set a $200.00 price target on shares of Apple in a research report on Friday, January 31st. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and two have issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $244.85.

Apple Stock Performance

Shares of Apple stock opened at $247.10 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 0.92 and a quick ratio of 0.88. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $240.39 and a 200 day simple moving average of $233.12. Apple has a fifty-two week low of $164.07 and a fifty-two week high of $260.10. The firm has a market cap of $3.71 trillion, a P/E ratio of 39.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.44 and a beta of 1.20.

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

Apple Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, February 13th. Shareholders of record on Monday, February 10th were paid a $0.25 dividend. This represents a $1.00 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.40%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, February 10th. Apple’s payout ratio is 15.87%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Apple news, COO Jeffrey E. Williams sold 100,000 shares of Apple stock in a transaction on Monday, December 16th. The shares were sold at an average price of $249.97, for a total value of $24,997,000.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 389,944 shares in the company, valued at approximately $97,474,301.68. The trade was a 20.41 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Apple

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Drystone LLC bought a new stake in shares of Apple during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Bull Oak Capital LLC raised its position in Apple by 252.3% during the third quarter. Bull Oak Capital LLC now owns 155 shares of the iPhone maker’s stock worth $36,000 after acquiring an additional 111 shares in the last quarter. Hershey Financial Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in Apple in the second quarter valued at $42,000. Life Planning Partners Inc acquired a new stake in Apple in the fourth quarter valued at $47,000. Finally, Conquis Financial LLC bought a new position in shares of Apple in the 4th quarter valued at about $63,000. Institutional investors own 67.73% of the company’s stock.

About Apple

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.