Barclays Cuts Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Price Target to $77.00

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) had its price target dropped by investment analysts at Barclays from $105.00 to $77.00 in a report released on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “overweight” rating on the auto parts company’s stock. Barclays‘s price target points to a potential upside of 16.32% from the stock’s current price.

APTV has been the topic of several other research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. US Capital Advisors set a $110.00 price target on Aptiv in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their target price on Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. TD Cowen raised their price target on shares of Aptiv from $107.00 to $108.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Oppenheimer upped their target price on Aptiv from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $98.90.

Aptiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:APTV traded down $0.84 on Monday, hitting $66.20. The company had a trading volume of 289,917 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,360,565. The business has a 50 day moving average of $76.21 and a 200 day moving average of $79.45. Aptiv has a 52-week low of $47.19 and a 52-week high of $88.93. The company has a market cap of $14.11 billion, a PE ratio of 87.19, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its quarterly 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 company had revenue of $5.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.07 billion. Aptiv had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 18.22%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company 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. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Aptiv will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $425,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 116,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,941,515. The trade was a 4.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of APTV. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in Aptiv by 117.0% during the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 245,854 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $18,770,000 after purchasing an additional 132,571 shares during the period. Stance Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the fourth quarter valued at $1,344,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in shares of Aptiv by 53.2% in the fourth quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,213,657 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $168,437,000 after buying an additional 768,630 shares during the period. Finally, Kera Capital Partners Inc. boosted its position in Aptiv by 30.8% during the 4th quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 3,991 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $302,000 after acquiring an additional 939 shares during the period. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by 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.