BNP Paribas Financial Markets boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV – Free Report) by 31.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,033,886 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after purchasing an additional 245,259 shares during the quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets owned 0.48% of Aptiv worth $78,668,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Impact Partnership Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Aptiv during the 4th quarter valued at $841,000. Forsta AP Fonden increased its holdings in Aptiv by 44.5% in the 4th quarter. Forsta AP Fonden now owns 60,100 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $4,573,000 after buying an additional 18,500 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Aptiv in the 4th quarter valued at $634,961,000. National Pension Service increased its holdings in Aptiv by 39.9% in the 4th quarter. National Pension Service now owns 155,755 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $11,851,000 after buying an additional 44,454 shares during the period. Finally, Inspire Trust Co. N.A. increased its holdings in Aptiv by 17.6% in the 4th quarter. Inspire Trust Co. N.A. now owns 40,000 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $3,044,000 after buying an additional 6,000 shares during the period. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
Several brokerages have issued reports on APTV. Wolfe Research raised shares of Aptiv from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $91.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday, March 6th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Aptiv from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Evercore lowered their target price on shares of Aptiv from $100.00 to $80.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. President Capital initiated coverage on shares of Aptiv in a report on Wednesday, March 25th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $82.50 target price on the stock. Finally, HSBC lowered their target price on shares of Aptiv from $81.32 to $75.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $82.85.
Aptiv Stock Up 0.8%
Shares of NYSE APTV opened at $68.52 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.50 billion, a PE ratio of 40.54, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. Aptiv PLC has a 1 year low of $51.68 and a 1 year high of $88.93. The firm’s 50-day moving average is $60.56 and its 200-day moving average is $71.73.
Aptiv (NYSE:APTV – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The auto parts company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $5.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.03 billion. Aptiv had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 17.83%. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.69 EPS. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.700-6.100 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.300-1.500 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Aptiv PLC will post 6.41 EPS 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.
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