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

Shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and sixteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $100.2381.

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on shares of Aptiv from $103.00 to $106.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Fox Advisors raised shares of Aptiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 price objective for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Zacks Research lowered shares of Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd.

Aptiv Stock Performance

NYSE APTV opened at $67.94 on Friday. Aptiv has a 52-week low of $47.19 and a 52-week high of $88.93. The company has a fifty day moving average of $77.58 and a 200-day moving average of $79.84. The company has a market capitalization of $14.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 89.39, a P/E/G ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.74.

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%.The business had revenue of $5.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.07 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $1.75 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, equities research analysts predict that Aptiv will post 7.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity 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 value of $425,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 116,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,941,515. The trade was a 4.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.45% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aptiv

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APTV. State Street Corp boosted its position in Aptiv by 4.3% during the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,066,712 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $765,976,000 after buying an additional 419,375 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Aptiv during the fourth quarter valued at about $634,961,000. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 1.7% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,821,615 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $441,289,000 after purchasing an additional 99,876 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 34.2% during the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 4,579,726 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $349,067,000 after purchasing an additional 1,167,946 shares during the period. Finally, Impax Asset Management Group plc grew its stake in shares of Aptiv by 54.5% in the third quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 4,523,145 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $389,986,000 after purchasing an additional 1,595,276 shares during the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.