Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Stock Rating Lowered by Wall Street Zen

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) was downgraded by research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report issued on Saturday.

Several other equities analysts also recently weighed in on the company. Argus decreased their target price on Aptiv from $99.00 to $69.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, May 27th. Morgan Stanley upgraded Aptiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $71.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 8th. TD Cowen cut their target price on Aptiv from $93.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Barclays dropped their price objective on Aptiv from $77.00 to $73.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Fox Advisors cut their target price on shares of Aptiv from $110.00 to $70.00 in a research note on Friday, May 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $82.85.

Aptiv Stock Down 5.9%

Shares of APTV opened at $68.61 on Friday. 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 has a 12 month low of $51.68 and a 12 month high of $88.93. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $60.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $71.57. The firm has a market cap of $14.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.60, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.45.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The auto parts company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.09. Aptiv had a return on equity of 17.83% and a net margin of 1.77%.The company had revenue of $5.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.03 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.69 earnings per share. Aptiv’s quarterly revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.700-6.100 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.300-1.500 EPS. Analysts predict that Aptiv will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 2,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.30, for a total transaction of $156,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 163,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,821,781.60. This represents a 1.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Aptiv

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Saranac Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its stake in Aptiv by 240.0% during the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 357 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its stake in Aptiv by 452.3% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 486 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 398 shares during the last quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Aptiv during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Aptiv during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $33,000. 94.21% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.