Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-four research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and nineteen have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $76.50.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on APTV shares. Barclays dropped their target price on shares of Aptiv from $73.00 to $65.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Morgan Stanley lowered shares of Aptiv from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and reduced their price target for the company from $71.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $90.00 to $78.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Piper Sandler dropped their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $106.00 to $94.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, June 8th. Finally, Zacks Research cut shares of Aptiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, August 10th.

Insider Transactions at Aptiv

In other Aptiv news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.30, for a total value 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. The trade was a 1.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in APTV. Shayne & Jacobs LLC grew its stake in shares of Aptiv by 105.2% during the first quarter. Shayne & Jacobs LLC now owns 54,750 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $3,802,000 after purchasing an additional 28,070 shares during the last quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 135.6% during the 4th quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 102,221 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $7,778,000 after buying an additional 58,831 shares in the last quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 6.2% during the 4th quarter. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 479,758 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $37,632,000 after buying an additional 28,061 shares in the last quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC boosted its position in Aptiv by 36.5% in the 4th quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 427,755 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $32,548,000 after buying an additional 114,396 shares during the last quarter. Finally, PFA Pension Forsikringsaktieselskab acquired a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the 4th quarter valued at $10,656,000. 94.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Aptiv Price Performance

Shares of APTV stock opened at $48.32 on Tuesday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $56.66 and its 200 day simple moving average is $63.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The firm has a market cap of $10.03 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.58, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.46. Aptiv has a one year low of $46.16 and a one year high of $88.93.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The auto parts company reported $1.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by $0.21. Aptiv had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 1.17%.The firm had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.31 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.12 earnings per share. The business’s revenue was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.600-5.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.250-1.350 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Aptiv will post 5.69 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.