Morgan Stanley Increases Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Price Target to $87.00

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) had its price target upped by equities research analysts at Morgan Stanley from $84.00 to $87.00 in a research note issued to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “equal weight” rating on the auto parts company’s stock. Morgan Stanley’s price objective would suggest a potential upside of 29.58% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other brokerages have also commented on APTV. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Aptiv in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $104.00 price target on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Fox Advisors raised shares of Aptiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 price objective for the company in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Aptiv currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $99.05.

Aptiv Stock Performance

APTV stock traded up $0.10 during midday trading on Monday, hitting $67.14. The stock had a trading volume of 1,270,544 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,378,062. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 88.30, a P/E/G ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.50. Aptiv has a 52 week low of $47.19 and a 52 week high of $88.93. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $76.21 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.45. 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 announced its quarterly 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 firm had revenue of $5.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.07 billion. Aptiv had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 18.22%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $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 research analysts anticipate that Aptiv will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aptiv

In other news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $425,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 116,959 shares in the company, valued at approximately $9,941,515. This represents a 4.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of APTV. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in Aptiv by 117.0% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 245,854 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $18,770,000 after buying an additional 132,571 shares during the last quarter. Stance Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the fourth quarter worth $1,344,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Aptiv in the fourth quarter valued at about $48,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its position in 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 purchasing an additional 768,630 shares during the period. Finally, Kera Capital Partners Inc. raised its holdings 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 purchasing an additional 939 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

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.