Aptiv PLC $APTV Shares Sold by Savant Capital LLC

Savant Capital LLC decreased its stake in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 25.4% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 19,011 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after selling 6,489 shares during the quarter. Savant Capital LLC’s holdings in Aptiv were worth $1,639,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in shares of Aptiv by 14,336.5% during the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,411,780 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $291,127,000 after acquiring an additional 3,388,147 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners purchased a new position in Aptiv during the second quarter worth about $220,911,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in Aptiv in the 2nd quarter valued at about $187,652,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. grew its stake in shares of Aptiv by 6,711.4% in the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,434,076 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $97,833,000 after buying an additional 1,413,022 shares during the period. Finally, Ariel Investments LLC increased its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 80.2% during the 2nd quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 1,386,513 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $94,588,000 after buying an additional 617,115 shares during the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aptiv

In other Aptiv news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of Aptiv stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 of the company’s stock, valued at $9,941,515. The trade was a 4.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.45% of the company’s stock.

Aptiv Price Performance

Aptiv stock opened at $82.44 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $78.95 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.16. The stock has a market cap of $17.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 108.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.51. Aptiv PLC has a 12-month low of $47.19 and a 12-month high of $88.93.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $5.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.07 billion. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 0.81%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business 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. Equities analysts expect that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently weighed in on APTV. UBS Group set a $89.00 price objective on Aptiv in a research report on Wednesday. Morgan Stanley set a $84.00 price target on Aptiv and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Evercore boosted their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on shares of Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, TD Cowen lifted their price target on shares of Aptiv from $107.00 to $108.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.60.

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.