Aptiv PLC $APTV Shares Purchased by BDF Gestion

BDF Gestion raised its stake in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 205.8% during the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 26,746 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,000 shares during the period. BDF Gestion’s holdings in Aptiv were worth $2,306,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in APTV. Boston Partners acquired a new stake in Aptiv in the second quarter valued at approximately $220,911,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the 2nd quarter valued at $187,652,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. lifted its position in shares of Aptiv by 6,711.4% during the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,434,076 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $97,833,000 after purchasing an additional 1,413,022 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. grew its stake in shares of Aptiv by 53.6% during the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,515,617 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $209,179,000 after purchasing an additional 1,227,020 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Ariel Investments LLC increased its holdings in Aptiv by 80.2% in the second quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 1,386,513 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $94,588,000 after buying an additional 617,115 shares during the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms have recently issued reports on APTV. Citigroup assumed coverage on Aptiv in a research report on Friday, October 10th. They set a “buy” rating and a $109.00 price objective for the company. Piper Sandler upped their price target on Aptiv from $72.00 to $87.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $105.00 to $104.00 in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Cowen reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $96.63.

Aptiv Stock Performance

Shares of Aptiv stock opened at $78.21 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.07, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.51. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.90 and its 200-day simple moving average is $76.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.26. Aptiv PLC has a 12 month low of $47.19 and a 12 month high of $88.80.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The auto parts company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.81 by $0.36. Aptiv had a net margin of 1.46% and a return on equity of 18.51%. The company had revenue of $5.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.05 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.83 EPS. Aptiv’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Aptiv 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.