Ethic Inc. Grows Holdings in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Ethic Inc. boosted its holdings in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 63.8% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 46,411 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after purchasing an additional 18,083 shares during the quarter. Ethic Inc.’s holdings in Aptiv were worth $3,531,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 502.1% during the first 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 last quarter. Woodline Partners LP grew its holdings in shares of 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 last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth grew its holdings in shares of 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 last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 452.3% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 486 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 398 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 523.1% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,561 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $175,000 after buying an additional 2,150 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

APTV has been the topic of a number of research reports. Weiss Ratings raised Aptiv from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. US Capital Advisors set a $110.00 price target on Aptiv in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut their price target on Aptiv from $84.00 to $74.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Wolfe Research upgraded Aptiv from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $91.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on Aptiv from $81.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $84.78.

Aptiv Stock Performance

Shares of APTV stock opened at $55.49 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $11.74 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.84, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 1.42. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $64.59 and a 200-day simple moving average of $74.41. Aptiv PLC has a 12-month low of $52.38 and a 12-month high of $88.93. 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 (NYSE:APTV) last posted 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 net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 17.83%. The business had revenue of $5.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.03 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.69 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.700-6.100 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.300-1.500 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that Aptiv PLC will post 6.39 EPS 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.