Aptiv PLC $APTV Shares Sold by HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC

Key Points

• HITE Hedge Asset Management trimmed its Aptiv stake by 22.7% in Q3, selling 80,720 shares and now holds 275,376 shares valued at about $23.74 million.
• Aptiv beat quarterly estimates with $1.86 EPS (vs. $1.82 consensus) and $5.15B revenue (vs. $5.07B), and set Q1 2026 guidance of $1.55–1.75 EPS and FY 2026 guidance of $8.15–8.75 EPS.
• Wall Street sentiment is largely positive—16 Buy, 3 Hold, 1 Sell—giving Aptiv a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $100.24, with several recent upgrades and raised targets.

HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC reduced its stake in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV - Free Report) by 22.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 275,376 shares of the auto parts company's stock after selling 80,720 shares during the period. Aptiv accounts for about 1.3% of HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC's holdings, making the stock its 21st biggest position. HITE Hedge Asset Management LLC owned 0.13% of Aptiv worth $23,743,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 452.3% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 486 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 398 shares in the last quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Aptiv during the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in Aptiv during the 3rd quarter worth $31,000. Allworth Financial LP lifted its position in Aptiv by 175.9% in the second quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 560 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 357 shares during the last quarter. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC acquired a new position in Aptiv in the third quarter valued at $43,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.21% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages have issued reports on APTV. Piper Sandler raised their price objective on Aptiv from $103.00 to $106.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Morgan Stanley set a $84.00 target price on Aptiv and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Wolfe Research raised Aptiv from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $91.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 6th. UBS Group upgraded Aptiv from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and boosted their price objective for the company from $89.00 to $97.00 in a research note on Thursday. Finally, Fox Advisors raised 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, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Aptiv currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $100.24.

Insider Transactions at Aptiv

In related news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $425,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 116,959 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,941,515. This represents a 4.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.45% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Aptiv Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of APTV stock opened at $70.07 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $14.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 92.20, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The business's 50 day moving average is $79.14 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.24. Aptiv PLC has a twelve month low of $47.19 and a twelve month high of $88.93.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.04. Aptiv had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 18.22%. The company had revenue of $5.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.07 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.75 EPS. Aptiv's quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Aptiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.550-1.750 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.750 EPS. Equities analysts forecast that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current year.

About Aptiv

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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