Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) Given Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Brokerages

Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-four brokerages that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have assigned a hold rating, nineteen have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $90.3675.

APTV has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Barclays lowered their price target on shares of Aptiv from $105.00 to $77.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, March 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Aptiv in a research report on Monday, April 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $74.00 target price for the company. Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Aptiv from $93.00 to $81.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 6th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Aptiv from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $91.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, President Capital began coverage on Aptiv in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $82.50 target price on the stock.

Aptiv Stock Down 0.0%

Shares of NYSE:APTV opened at $59.62 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $12.71 billion, a PE ratio of 78.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.51. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $70.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $76.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.74. Aptiv has a 52 week low of $50.06 and a 52 week high of $88.93.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.04. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 0.81%.The firm had revenue of $5.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.07 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.75 earnings per share. Aptiv’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Aptiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.550-1.750 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.750 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Aptiv will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aptiv

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of APTV. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the 4th quarter worth about $634,961,000. Ameriprise Financial Inc. acquired a new position in Aptiv during the 3rd quarter worth $297,917,000. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its position in shares of Aptiv by 14,336.5% during the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,411,780 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $291,127,000 after acquiring an additional 3,388,147 shares during the last quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc lifted its position in Aptiv by 54.5% during the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 4,523,145 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $389,986,000 after purchasing an additional 1,595,276 shares during the period. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 6,711.4% in the second quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,434,076 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $97,833,000 after buying an additional 1,413,022 shares during the period. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Aptiv Company Profile

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.