Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Raised to Strong-Buy at Benchmark

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) was upgraded by analysts at Benchmark to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note issued on Wednesday, Zacks reports.

Several other research firms also recently commented on APTV. Fox Advisors downgraded shares of Aptiv from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Aptiv from $90.00 to $78.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Aptiv from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 6th. Evercore restated an “outperform” rating and set a $70.00 price target on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Monday, August 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Aptiv from $84.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, July 10th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $75.66.

Aptiv Price Performance

APTV stock opened at $45.47 on Wednesday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $51.88 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $59.90. 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 stock has a market cap of $9.44 billion, a PE ratio of 42.89, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.45. Aptiv has a one year low of $43.83 and a one year high of $88.93.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The auto parts company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.21. Aptiv had a net margin of 1.17% and a return on equity of 17.10%. The company had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.31 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.12 earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly 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 predict that Aptiv will post 5.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of APTV. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 12.0% in the 2nd quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 7,908 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $485,000 after buying an additional 846 shares during the period. National Pension Service increased its stake in shares of Aptiv by 18.9% during the second quarter. National Pension Service now owns 63,517 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $3,899,000 after buying an additional 10,100 shares during the period. WINTON GROUP Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 28.7% during the second quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd now owns 12,100 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $743,000 after acquiring an additional 2,699 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC lifted its stake in Aptiv by 238.9% in the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 519,044 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $31,859,000 after acquiring an additional 365,893 shares during the period. Finally, Arizona State Retirement System boosted its holdings in Aptiv by 4.1% in the second quarter. Arizona State Retirement System now owns 61,110 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $3,751,000 after acquiring an additional 2,388 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Aptiv Company Profile

Aptiv PLC is a global automotive technology company that develops vehicle systems, software and components for automakers and other mobility customers. Its products are designed to support vehicle electrification, advanced driver assistance, automated driving, connectivity and improved vehicle safety.

The company’s offerings include electrical distribution systems such as wiring harnesses, connectors and power-management components, as well as vehicle computing platforms, infotainment systems, user-interface technologies and advanced safety solutions.