Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) Receives Consensus Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV - Get Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the twenty-one ratings firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have assigned a hold rating, eleven have assigned a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $85.7333.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Wolfe Research lowered Aptiv from an "outperform" rating to a "peer perform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price target on Aptiv from $85.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 5th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Aptiv from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Morgan Stanley raised their price objective on Aptiv from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the stock an "underweight" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Finally, UBS Group raised their price objective on Aptiv from $66.00 to $75.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, July 14th.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Allan J. Brazier sold 1,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $85,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 49,820 shares in the company, valued at $4,234,700. This trade represents a 1.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.45% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aptiv

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Aptiv by 242.7% in the first quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,560,781 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $509,366,000 after buying an additional 6,062,438 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners bought a new stake in Aptiv during the second quarter valued at $220,911,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Aptiv during the second quarter valued at about $187,652,000. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Aptiv during the first quarter valued at about $117,260,000. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 5,379.7% in the 1st quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,907,379 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $113,489,000 after acquiring an additional 1,872,571 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.21% of the company's stock.

Aptiv Trading Up 1.9%

Shares of APTV opened at $86.29 on Friday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $76.34 and a 200-day simple moving average of $67.69. The company has a current ratio of 1.76, a quick ratio of 1.24 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Aptiv has a 1 year low of $47.19 and a 1 year high of $86.50. The stock has a market cap of $18.79 billion, a PE ratio of 19.75, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.48.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The auto parts company reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.29. The business had revenue of $5.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.02 billion. Aptiv had a net margin of 5.12% and a return on equity of 18.46%. Aptiv's revenue was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.58 earnings per share. Aptiv has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.300-7.600 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 1.600-1.800 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Aptiv will post 7.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Aptiv Company Profile

Aptiv PLC engages in design, manufacture, and sale of vehicle components in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, South America, and internationally. The company provides electrical, electronic, and safety technology solutions to the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. It operates through two segments, Signal and Power Solutions, and Advanced Safety and User Experience.

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