Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) has been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-four brokerages that are covering the firm, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have issued a hold recommendation and nineteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $76.50.

A number of equities analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen cut Aptiv from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, June 6th. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Aptiv from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Fox Advisors cut shares of Aptiv from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Aptiv from $90.00 to $78.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $59.00 price objective on Aptiv in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aptiv

In related news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.30, for a total value of $156,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 163,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,821,781.60. This represents a 1.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.06% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aptiv

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of APTV. Westpac Banking Corp raised its stake in Aptiv by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 1,905 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $145,000 after buying an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its position in Aptiv by 3.3% during the 4th quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,734 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $284,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,559 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $271,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the period. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its position in shares of Aptiv by 0.5% in the 4th quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 34,728 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $2,642,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Unified Investment Management boosted its position in Aptiv by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Unified Investment Management now owns 12,384 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $942,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Aptiv Stock Down 1.9%

NYSE APTV opened at $47.37 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. Aptiv has a 52 week low of $46.16 and a 52 week high of $88.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.84 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 44.69, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a fifty day moving average of $56.28 and a two-hundred day moving average of $63.37.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The auto parts company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.21. Aptiv had a net margin of 1.17% and a return on equity of 17.10%. The firm had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.31 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $2.12 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.600-5.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.250-1.350 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Aptiv will post 5.69 earnings per share for the current year.

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.