Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) Given Consensus Rating of "Moderate Buy" by Analysts

Key Points

• Aptiv has a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating from 24 analysts, including 19 buys, three holds and two sells. The average 12-month price target is $76.50, despite several recent downward target revisions.
• The stock opened at $50.05, near its 52-week low of $46.16, and trades below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages. Institutional investors own 94.21% of Aptiv, while an executive recently sold 2,000 shares.
• Aptiv’s latest quarterly results exceeded expectations on earnings, reporting EPS of $1.63 versus a $1.42 estimate, while revenue rose 2.3% year over year to $3.27 billion but fell slightly short of forecasts.

Shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV - Get Free Report) have been given an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" by the twenty-four research firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and nineteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $76.50.

Several brokerages have weighed in on APTV. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Aptiv from $77.00 to $66.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price target on Aptiv from $82.00 to $71.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. UBS Group reissued a "buy" rating and set a $62.00 price target (down from $80.00) on shares of Aptiv in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Citigroup cut their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $92.33 to $77.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, May 18th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $84.00 to $75.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 10th.

Insider Activity at Aptiv

In other news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 2,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.30, for a total value of $156,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 163,752 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $12,821,781.60. This represents a 1.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.06% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in shares of Aptiv during the second quarter valued at approximately $4,393,000. Ancora Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in Aptiv in the second quarter worth approximately $9,065,000. Foster & Motley Inc. acquired a new stake in Aptiv in the second quarter worth approximately $1,163,000. Firetrail Investments PTY Ltd. bought a new position in Aptiv during the 2nd quarter valued at $9,649,000. Finally, Plato Investment Management Ltd bought a new position in Aptiv during the 2nd quarter valued at $622,000. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Aptiv Price Performance

NYSE APTV opened at $50.05 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $58.20 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $64.41. Aptiv has a 52 week low of $46.16 and a 52 week high of $88.93. The stock has a market cap of $10.39 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 47.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a current ratio of 2.02, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 1.17%.The business had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.31 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $2.12 earnings per share. The business's revenue was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.600-5.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.250-1.350 EPS. Analysts forecast that Aptiv will post 5.69 EPS for the current 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.

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