Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) Receives Average Rating of "Moderate Buy" from Analysts

Key Points

• Aptiv has a “Moderate Buy” consensus among 24 analysts, with 17 buys, four holds, two sells and one strong buy. The average 12-month price target is $73.12, although several firms recently downgraded the stock or reduced their targets.
• Shares opened at $44.66, near the company’s 12-month low of $42.56 and well below its 12-month high of $88.93. Institutional investors and hedge funds own approximately 94.21% of the stock.
• Aptiv’s latest quarterly EPS of $1.63 exceeded estimates of $1.42, while revenue of $3.27 billion fell short of expectations and rose 2.3% year over year. Management guided for fiscal 2026 EPS of $5.60–$5.80.

Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV - Get Free Report) has earned an average recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from the twenty-four ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation, seventeen have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $73.12.

APTV has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Fox Advisors lowered shares of Aptiv from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Barclays dropped their price target on Aptiv from $73.00 to $65.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Aptiv from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered shares of Aptiv from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $56.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley downgraded Aptiv from an "overweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and decreased their target price for the company from $71.00 to $55.00 in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aptiv

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Aptiv in the 2nd quarter valued at $29,000. Eastern Bank raised its position in shares of Aptiv by 702.9% in the 2nd quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 546 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $34,000 after buying an additional 478 shares in the last quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd boosted its position in shares of Aptiv by 108.7% during the 1st quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd now owns 576 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd bought a new position in Aptiv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $48,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC lifted its stake in Aptiv by 62.2% during the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 709 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $49,000 after purchasing an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Aptiv Price Performance

Shares of APTV opened at $44.66 on Wednesday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $46.94 and a 200-day moving average of $56.33. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The stock has a market capitalization of $9.27 billion, a P/E ratio of 42.13, a P/E/G ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.48. Aptiv has a twelve month low of $42.56 and a twelve month high of $88.93.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The auto parts company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating 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 firm had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.31 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.12 EPS. The company's 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. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Aptiv will post 5.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Aptiv

Aptiv PLC NYSE: APTV is a global automotive technology company that develops hardware, software and systems designed to support safer, more connected and increasingly automated vehicles. Its products help automakers manage vehicle data, electrical power, computing, communications and advanced driver-assistance functions.

The company's offerings include vehicle electrical and electronic architectures, wiring and connection systems, high-voltage components for electrified vehicles, automotive computing platforms, sensing technologies and software.

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