Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Earns Buy Rating from Analysts at Bank of America

Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) in a research report sent to investors on Wednesday morning, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The firm issued a buy rating on the auto parts company’s stock.

APTV has been the subject of several other research reports. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Aptiv from $107.00 to $108.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Evercore raised their price target on Aptiv from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Piper Sandler boosted their price objective on Aptiv from $103.00 to $106.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. US Capital Advisors set a $110.00 price objective on Aptiv in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their target price on Aptiv from $99.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, Aptiv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $100.19.

Aptiv Stock Up 0.9%

NYSE APTV opened at $72.83 on Wednesday. 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 has a 52 week low of $47.19 and a 52 week high of $88.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 95.82, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a fifty day moving average of $79.54 and a two-hundred day moving average of $80.36.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $5.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.07 billion. Aptiv had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 18.22%. The business’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.75 EPS. Aptiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.550-1.750 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.750 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Aptiv will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aptiv

In other news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $425,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 116,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,941,515. This represents a 4.10% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.45% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of Aptiv by 502.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 15,557 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $926,000 after purchasing an additional 12,973 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 439.2% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 76,109 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $4,528,000 after buying an additional 61,994 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 110.7% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,511 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $566,000 after buying an additional 4,998 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted 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 valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 398 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 10.7% in the 2nd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 336,000 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $22,922,000 after acquiring an additional 32,348 shares during the period. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Trending Headlines about Aptiv

Here are the key news stories impacting Aptiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target to $105 and kept an “overweight” rating, citing roughly a 45% upside versus recent levels — a clear bullish signal for investors. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research upgraded Aptiv from “peer perform” to “outperform” with a $91 target (about 25% upside), adding momentum from another sell-side shop. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Aptiv announced a cash tender offer to purchase multiple outstanding senior notes via its subsidiary — a sign of active balance-sheet management that can reduce interest burden or optimize maturities. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: The Board approved the previously announced spin-off of Versigent, setting record and distribution dates — a key corporate-governance step that can unlock separate market value for the electrical distribution business. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentary continue to highlight Aptiv’s exposure to ADAS and smart architecture as reasons to hold the stock, supporting a constructive medium-term thesis. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Versigent subsidiaries priced an upsized $1.6B private offering of senior notes (2031 and 2034 maturities) to fund the separated business — important for the spin-off’s capital structure but not directly dilutive to post-spin Aptiv equity. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: The spin-off financing involves relatively high coupon notes (6.125% and 6.375%), which underline leverage and refinancing costs for the carved-out business — a potential overhang if market conditions worsen. Read More.

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.