Royal Bank Of Canada Reiterates “Outperform” Rating for Aptiv (NYSE:APTV)

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV)‘s stock had its “outperform” rating restated by equities research analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada in a research report issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. They presently have a $104.00 target price on the auto parts company’s stock. Royal Bank Of Canada’s price target would indicate a potential upside of 28.32% from the company’s previous close.

Several other research analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. TD Cowen upped their price target on shares of Aptiv from $107.00 to $108.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Fox Advisors upgraded shares of Aptiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Aptiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, January 3rd. Finally, Argus increased their price objective on Aptiv from $78.00 to $99.00 in a research report on Monday, November 10th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.60.

Aptiv Stock Performance

NYSE:APTV opened at $81.05 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.51 billion, a P/E ratio of 106.65, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Aptiv has a 1 year low of $47.19 and a 1 year high of $88.93. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $78.79 and a 200-day moving average of $78.95.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $5.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.07 billion. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 0.81%.The business’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.75 EPS. Aptiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.550-1.750 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.750 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that Aptiv will post 7.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Aptiv news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $425,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 116,959 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,941,515. This trade represents a 4.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Insiders own 0.45% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of APTV. Saranac Partners Ltd bought a new stake in Aptiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Aptiv in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. True Wealth Design LLC raised its stake in Aptiv by 83.8% during the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 397 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 181 shares during the period. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 452.3% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 486 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 398 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Aptiv News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Aptiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Aptiv reported Q4 results that beat EPS and revenue estimates, underscoring demand resilience and prompting analyst model updates. Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple firms raised price targets or reiterated Outperform/Overweight ratings after the Q4 beat (Oppenheimer, TD Cowen, Piper Sandler, Wells Fargo, RBC), signaling analyst confidence in Aptiv’s longer‑term growth (electrification/autonomy exposure). See sample coverage: Oppenheimer/MarketScreener/The Fly. Analyst Price Target Raises
• Neutral Sentiment: A bull‑case writeup revisiting Aptiv’s long‑term thesis (EV/electrification, software content per vehicle) has circulated, which can support investor appetite over time but doesn’t change near‑term fundamentals. Bull Case Theory
• Neutral Sentiment: Aptiv will present at the Barclays Industrial Select Conference on Feb. 18 (webcast available), increasing investor access to management’s strategy and outlook. This is visibility‑positive but not an immediate catalyst. Barclays Conference Presentation
• Negative Sentiment: Management set Q1 profit guidance that the market read as conservative and flagged margin pressure, which prompted some intra‑day weakness despite the Q4 beat — this is the main near‑term risk to the stock. Weak Q1 Guidance / Margin Pressure

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.