Dimensional Fund Advisors LP Has $219.44 Million Stake in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Key Points

• Dimensional Fund Advisors increased its stake in Aptiv to 2,545,257 shares (up 2.6%), valued at about $219.44 million, and institutional investors now own about 94.21% of the company with several other large funds materially adding positions.
• Aptiv beat quarterly estimates with $1.86 EPS and $5.15 billion revenue, raised year-over-year revenue, and set Q1 2026 guidance of $1.55–1.75 EPS and FY 2026 guidance of $8.15–8.75 EPS.
• Management is pursuing balance-sheet moves and strategic restructuring — the Board approved the spin-off of Versigent and launched a cash tender offer for senior notes — while analysts remain broadly constructive, with a consensus target around $100.19 and recent price-target upgrades (JPMorgan to $105).

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV - Free Report) by 2.6% during the third quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,545,257 shares of the auto parts company's stock after buying an additional 65,546 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned 1.18% of Aptiv worth $219,443,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Nordea Investment Management AB raised its stake in Aptiv by 14,336.5% during 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 purchasing an additional 3,388,147 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners bought a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $220,911,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $187,652,000. Impax Asset Management Group plc increased its position in shares of Aptiv by 54.5% during the third quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 4,523,145 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $389,986,000 after purchasing an additional 1,595,276 shares during the period. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its position in shares of Aptiv by 6,711.4% during the second quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,434,076 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $97,833,000 after purchasing an additional 1,413,022 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 94.21% of the company's stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Aptiv Price Performance

Shares of APTV stock opened at $72.83 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $15.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 95.82, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.50. Aptiv PLC has a 12 month low of $47.19 and a 12 month high of $88.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $79.54 and a 200 day moving average price of $80.40.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

APTV has been the subject of several research reports. US Capital Advisors set a $110.00 target price on Aptiv in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Aptiv from a "peer perform" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $91.00 price target on the stock in a report on Friday. UBS Group set a $89.00 price objective on shares of Aptiv in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Zacks Research lowered shares of Aptiv from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Morgan Stanley set a $84.00 target price on shares of Aptiv and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a research note on Monday, December 8th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $100.19.

Key Aptiv News

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.

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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