Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Trading Down 5.6% on Insider Selling

Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) shares were down 5.6% during mid-day trading on Thursday following insider selling activity. The stock traded as low as $72.17 and last traded at $72.5170. Approximately 4,396,450 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 50% from the average daily volume of 2,926,508 shares. The stock had previously closed at $76.82.

Specifically, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.30, for a total transaction of $156,600.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 163,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,821,781.60. This trade represents a 1.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on APTV shares. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Aptiv from $81.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. BNP Paribas Exane lowered their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $107.00 to $83.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Citigroup dropped their target price on Aptiv from $92.33 to $77.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 18th. Wall Street Zen lowered Aptiv from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Aptiv from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $82.85.

Aptiv Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 2.11. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $60.79 and its 200-day moving average price is $71.57. The company has a market cap of $14.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.60, a PEG ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.45.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The auto parts company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.09. Aptiv had a return on equity of 17.83% and a net margin of 1.77%.The business had revenue of $5.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.03 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.69 EPS. The company’s revenue 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. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Aptiv PLC will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Aptiv

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in Aptiv by 34.2% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 4,579,726 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $349,067,000 after buying an additional 1,167,946 shares during the last quarter. Thematics Asset Management increased its stake in shares of Aptiv by 56.9% during the 3rd quarter. Thematics Asset Management now owns 261,454 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $22,543,000 after purchasing an additional 94,782 shares during the last quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. bought a new position in Aptiv during the third quarter valued at about $297,917,000. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 55.8% in the 3rd quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 523,452 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $45,132,000 after purchasing an additional 187,452 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in Aptiv by 2.6% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,545,257 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $219,443,000 after purchasing an additional 65,546 shares during the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.