37,800 Shares in Aptiv PLC $APTV Acquired by Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc.

Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. purchased a new position in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor purchased 37,800 shares of the auto parts company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,876,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in APTV. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in Aptiv by 502.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 15,557 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $926,000 after buying an additional 12,973 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP raised its stake in Aptiv by 439.2% during the 1st 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 increased its holdings in Aptiv by 110.7% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,511 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $566,000 after purchasing an additional 4,998 shares in the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 398 shares in the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Aptiv by 523.1% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,561 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $175,000 after purchasing an additional 2,150 shares in the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have commented on APTV. Wall Street Zen lowered Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Zacks Research lowered Aptiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. TD Cowen decreased their price objective on Aptiv from $93.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. UBS Group decreased their price objective on Aptiv from $97.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Bank of America began coverage on Aptiv in a report on Wednesday, March 4th. They set a “buy” rating for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $89.37.

Aptiv Stock Performance

APTV stock opened at $60.53 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $12.90 billion, a PE ratio of 79.64, a P/E/G ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.43. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The business has a 50 day moving average of $66.70 and a 200-day moving average of $75.43. Aptiv PLC has a 12-month low of $56.56 and a 12-month high of $88.93.

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, beating the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $5.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.07 billion. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 0.81%.Aptiv’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.75 earnings per share. Aptiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.550-1.750 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.750 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Aptiv PLC will post 8.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Aptiv 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.