BNP Paribas Financial Markets Buys 245,259 Shares of Aptiv PLC $APTV

BNP Paribas Financial Markets raised its stake in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 31.1% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,033,886 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after buying an additional 245,259 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets’ holdings in Aptiv were worth $78,668,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of APTV. Saranac Partners Ltd bought a new position in Aptiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 240.0% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 357 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings 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 during the last quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc acquired a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the second quarter valued at approximately $44,000. Institutional investors own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Aptiv Trading Up 0.8%

APTV stock opened at $68.52 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 1.57. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $60.56 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $71.73. Aptiv PLC has a one year low of $51.68 and a one year high of $88.93. The stock has a market cap of $14.50 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.45.

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

APTV has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Aptiv in a report on Monday, April 13th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $74.00 price objective on the stock. BNP Paribas Exane lowered their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $107.00 to $83.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Aptiv from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Aptiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $82.85.

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.