Leonteq Securities AG Makes New $1.34 Million Investment in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Leonteq Securities AG acquired a new position in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 17,598 shares of the auto parts company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,339,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in Aptiv by 2.3% during the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,776 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $584,000 after buying an additional 151 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. grew its stake in Aptiv by 0.5% during the fourth quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 34,728 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $2,642,000 after buying an additional 156 shares during the period. CI Investments Inc. grew its stake in Aptiv by 11.6% during the third quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 1,564 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $135,000 after buying an additional 163 shares during the period. Everhart Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Aptiv by 4.9% during the fourth quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,601 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $274,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. lifted its position in shares of Aptiv by 3.3% during the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 6,004 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $518,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares in the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. President Capital assumed coverage on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $82.50 target price on the stock. Fox Advisors reduced their target price on shares of Aptiv from $110.00 to $70.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on shares of Aptiv from $84.00 to $74.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Aptiv from $92.33 to $77.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. Finally, TD Cowen reduced their target price on shares of Aptiv from $93.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $84.15.

Aptiv Trading Up 2.3%

APTV opened at $55.83 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $11.81 billion, a PE ratio of 33.03, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.42. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $61.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $72.72. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 1.57. Aptiv PLC has a 12-month low of $51.68 and a 12-month high of $88.93.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The auto parts company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $5.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.03 billion. Aptiv had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 17.83%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.69 earnings per share. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.700-6.100 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.300-1.500 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Aptiv PLC will post 6.41 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.