Aptiv PLC $APTV Shares Sold by Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd

Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd trimmed its holdings in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 53.9% during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The firm owned 6,586 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after selling 7,714 shares during the period. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd’s holdings in Aptiv were worth $568,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Aptiv by 502.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 15,557 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $926,000 after acquiring an additional 12,973 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its position in shares of Aptiv by 439.2% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 76,109 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $4,528,000 after purchasing an additional 61,994 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its stake in shares of Aptiv by 110.7% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,511 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $566,000 after purchasing an additional 4,998 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 398 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC bought a new position in shares of Aptiv during the second quarter worth about $549,000. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently weighed in on APTV shares. Morgan Stanley set a $84.00 price objective on Aptiv and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Fox Advisors upgraded Aptiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 target price for the company in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Argus boosted their price target on Aptiv from $78.00 to $99.00 in a report on Monday, November 10th. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Aptiv from $103.00 to $106.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lifted their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $100.00 to $107.00 in a report on Friday, November 21st. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Aptiv presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.60.

Aptiv Price Performance

NYSE APTV opened at $77.04 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $80.07 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $80.37. Aptiv PLC has a 52 week low of $47.19 and a 52 week high of $88.93. The stock has a market cap of $16.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 101.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

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. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 0.81%.During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.75 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Aptiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.550-1.750 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.750 EPS. Analysts forecast that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Aptiv

In other news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $425,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 116,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,941,515. This represents a 4.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Company insiders own 0.45% of the company’s stock.

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.