Aptiv PLC $APTV Shares Sold by Rathbones Group PLC

Key Points

• Rathbones Group trimmed its Aptiv stake by 1.2% in Q3, selling 17,219 shares and holding 1,365,739 shares (about 0.63% of the company) valued at roughly $117.8 million.
• Several large institutions materially increased positions — notably Nordea added ~3.39 million shares, Impax raised its stake by 54.5%, and Balyasny boosted holdings — leaving hedge funds and institutional investors with about 94.21% of Aptiv stock.
• Aptiv has seen positive analyst momentum (JPMorgan raised its price target to $105; Wolfe upgraded to "outperform"), approved the spin-off of Versigent and launched tender offers for senior notes, and reported an EPS beat (Q) of $1.86 vs. $1.82 with FY2026 guidance of 8.15–8.75 EPS.

Rathbones Group PLC trimmed its position in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV - Free Report) by 1.2% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 1,365,739 shares of the auto parts company's stock after selling 17,219 shares during the quarter. Rathbones Group PLC owned approximately 0.63% of Aptiv worth $117,754,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its stake in Aptiv by 14,336.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,411,780 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $291,127,000 after buying an additional 3,388,147 shares in the last quarter. Boston Partners acquired a new position in shares of Aptiv during the 2nd quarter valued at about $220,911,000. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Aptiv during the 2nd quarter valued at about $187,652,000. Impax Asset Management Group plc lifted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 54.5% during the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 4,523,145 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $389,986,000 after acquiring an additional 1,595,276 shares during the period. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of Aptiv by 6,711.4% in the second quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,434,076 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $97,833,000 after acquiring an additional 1,413,022 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.21% of the company's stock.

Aptiv News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Aptiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target to $105 and kept an "overweight" rating, citing roughly a 45% upside versus recent levels — a clear bullish signal for investors. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research upgraded Aptiv from "peer perform" to "outperform" with a $91 target (about 25% upside), adding momentum from another sell-side shop. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Aptiv announced a cash tender offer to purchase multiple outstanding senior notes via its subsidiary — a sign of active balance-sheet management that can reduce interest burden or optimize maturities. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: The Board approved the previously announced spin-off of Versigent, setting record and distribution dates — a key corporate-governance step that can unlock separate market value for the electrical distribution business. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentary continue to highlight Aptiv’s exposure to ADAS and smart architecture as reasons to hold the stock, supporting a constructive medium-term thesis. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Versigent subsidiaries priced an upsized $1.6B private offering of senior notes (2031 and 2034 maturities) to fund the separated business — important for the spin-off’s capital structure but not directly dilutive to post-spin Aptiv equity. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: The spin-off financing involves relatively high coupon notes (6.125% and 6.375%), which underline leverage and refinancing costs for the carved-out business — a potential overhang if market conditions worsen. Read More.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on APTV. Morgan Stanley set a $84.00 target price on shares of Aptiv and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, December 8th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Aptiv from a "hold (c-)" rating to a "sell (d+)" rating in a research note on Thursday. UBS Group set a $89.00 price objective on shares of Aptiv in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price objective on Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their target price on Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, Aptiv presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $100.19.

Aptiv Price Performance

Aptiv stock opened at $72.83 on Friday. Aptiv PLC has a 52-week low of $47.19 and a 52-week high of $88.93. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $79.54 and a 200-day moving average of $80.40. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.49 billion, a P/E ratio of 95.82, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.04. Aptiv had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 18.22%. The business had revenue of $5.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.07 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.75 EPS. The business'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. As a group, analysts predict that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Aptiv

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

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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