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

Shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) have received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-four brokerages that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, one has issued a hold recommendation, twenty-one have assigned a buy recommendation and one has assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $82.8478.

A number of research firms have recently weighed in on APTV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price target on Aptiv from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Wall Street Zen cut Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Fox Advisors cut their price target on Aptiv from $110.00 to $70.00 in a report on Friday, May 8th. Citigroup lowered their price objective on Aptiv from $92.33 to $77.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, May 18th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Aptiv from $81.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aptiv

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Groupama Asset Managment grew its position in Aptiv by 72.9% during the first quarter. Groupama Asset Managment now owns 5,227 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $363,000 after acquiring an additional 2,204 shares during the period. Arkadios Wealth Advisors grew its position in Aptiv by 12.0% during the first quarter. Arkadios Wealth Advisors now owns 21,649 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,503,000 after acquiring an additional 2,324 shares during the period. Amundi grew its position in Aptiv by 10.2% during the first quarter. Amundi now owns 1,690,677 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $117,401,000 after acquiring an additional 156,956 shares during the period. Royal Bank of Canada grew its position in Aptiv by 6.9% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 795,165 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $55,217,000 after acquiring an additional 51,118 shares during the period. Finally, Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd grew its position in Aptiv by 108.7% during the first quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd now owns 576 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $40,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Aptiv Stock Performance

NYSE APTV opened at $76.92 on Thursday. Aptiv has a fifty-two week low of $51.68 and a fifty-two week high of $88.93. The stock has a market cap of $16.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.51, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.45. The business has a fifty day moving average of $60.79 and a 200-day moving average of $71.63. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The auto parts company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates 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 during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.03 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.69 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. As a group, analysts predict that Aptiv will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.