Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) have been assigned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-five brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, fourteen have given a buy recommendation and four have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $96.6316.

APTV has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Aptiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their target price on Aptiv from $105.00 to $104.00 in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on Aptiv from $97.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. TD Cowen increased their price target on Aptiv from $104.00 to $107.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Citigroup initiated coverage on Aptiv in a research note on Friday, October 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $109.00 price objective on the stock.

Institutional Trading of Aptiv

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in Aptiv by 12.1% in the 3rd quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 68,377 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $5,895,000 after buying an additional 7,368 shares during the period. Saranac Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the third quarter worth $25,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 118.0% in the third quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,221 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $105,000 after acquiring an additional 661 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd grew its position in shares of Aptiv by 90.7% in the third quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 58,527 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $5,046,000 after purchasing an additional 27,844 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment bought a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the 3rd quarter valued at $288,000. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Aptiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:APTV opened at $78.41 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $16.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.50. The company’s 50-day moving average is $78.48 and its 200 day moving average is $77.24. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a current ratio of 1.79. Aptiv has a fifty-two week low of $47.19 and a fifty-two week high of $88.80.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The auto parts company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.81 by $0.36. The business had revenue of $5.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.05 billion. Aptiv had a net margin of 1.46% and a return on equity of 18.51%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.83 earnings per share. Aptiv has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.850 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.600-1.900 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Aptiv will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current 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.