Visionary Horizons LLC Invests $600,000 in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Visionary Horizons LLC bought a new stake in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 6,956 shares of the auto parts company’s stock, valued at approximately $600,000.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. True Wealth Design LLC grew its stake in Aptiv by 83.8% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 397 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Aptiv by 452.3% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 486 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 398 shares in the last quarter. 1248 Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the first quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in Aptiv by 175.9% during the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 560 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 357 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cromwell Holdings LLC lifted its position in Aptiv by 4,035.7% during the second quarter. Cromwell Holdings LLC now owns 579 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $39,000 after buying an additional 565 shares in the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Aptiv Trading Down 0.6%

Shares of APTV stock opened at $82.15 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The firm has a market cap of $17.75 billion, a PE ratio of 65.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a 50-day moving average of $78.21 and a two-hundred day moving average of $77.47. Aptiv PLC has a 1-year low of $47.19 and a 1-year high of $88.80.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The auto parts company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.81 by $0.36. Aptiv had a net margin of 1.46% and a return on equity of 18.51%. The business had revenue of $5.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.05 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.83 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. Aptiv has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.850 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.600-1.900 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have issued reports on APTV shares. Bank of America raised their target price on Aptiv from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, September 10th. Citigroup began coverage on shares of Aptiv in a report on Friday, October 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $109.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Aptiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, January 3rd. Argus boosted their target price on shares of Aptiv from $78.00 to $99.00 in a report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $84.00 price target on shares of Aptiv and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have assigned a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Aptiv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $97.47.

About Aptiv

Aptiv plc is a global automotive technology company that develops safer, greener and more connected solutions for the mobility industry. The company designs and supplies advanced electrical architectures, electronic systems and software that enable vehicle connectivity, active safety, advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving capabilities. Aptiv’s customers include major automakers and mobility service providers seeking to integrate higher levels of automation, electrification and software-defined features into production vehicles and mobility platforms.

Product and service offerings span vehicle electrical systems and wiring, connectors and harnesses, high-voltage electrification components, power electronics and charging solutions, sensors and compute platforms that support ADAS and autonomous functions, and the software and services required to integrate and manage these systems.