Leuthold Group LLC Takes Position in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Leuthold Group LLC bought a new position in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm bought 61,713 shares of the auto parts company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,321,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in APTV. True Wealth Design LLC grew its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 83.8% during the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 397 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in Aptiv by 452.3% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 486 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 398 shares during the period. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Aptiv during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Allworth Financial LP increased its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 175.9% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 560 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $38,000 after purchasing an additional 357 shares during the period. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Aptiv in the third quarter worth about $43,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts recently weighed in on APTV shares. US Capital Advisors set a $110.00 price target on shares of Aptiv in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Morgan Stanley set a $84.00 target price on shares of Aptiv and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Evercore upped their price target on shares of Aptiv from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. Argus increased their price target on Aptiv from $78.00 to $99.00 in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, TD Cowen boosted their price objective on Aptiv from $107.00 to $108.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.60.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Aptiv news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of Aptiv stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $425,000.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president 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 SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.45% of the company’s stock.

Aptiv Stock Down 1.6%

APTV opened at $83.76 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $17.82 billion, a PE ratio of 110.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.51. Aptiv PLC has a twelve month low of $47.19 and a twelve month high of $88.93. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $79.35 and a 200 day moving average price of $79.38. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate 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 last year, the company posted $1.75 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. Aptiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.550-1.750 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.750 EPS. Sell-side analysts expect that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.