Franklin Resources Inc. Sells 123,795 Shares of Aptiv PLC $APTV

Key Points

• Franklin Resources decreased its stake in Aptiv by 3.5%, selling 123,795 shares and now holds 3,455,549 shares (about 1.60% of the company) valued at roughly $297.9 million.
• Other institutions ramped up positions—most notably Impax (+54.5%, +1,595,276 shares) and Nordea (+14,336.5%, +3,388,147 shares)—leaving institutional ownership at 94.21%.
• Aptiv recently beat quarterly EPS estimates ($1.86 vs. $1.82) and provided Q1 and FY 2026 EPS guidance (1.55–1.75 and 8.15–8.75 respectively), while analysts show a consensus "Moderate Buy" with an average price target near $100.24.

Franklin Resources Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV - Free Report) by 3.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 3,455,549 shares of the auto parts company's stock after selling 123,795 shares during the period. Franklin Resources Inc. owned 1.60% of Aptiv worth $297,937,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the stock. State Street Corp raised its holdings in Aptiv by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,754,226 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $665,433,000 after acquiring an additional 111,506 shares during the period. Impax Asset Management Group plc boosted its holdings 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 worth $389,986,000 after acquiring an additional 1,595,276 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 9.0% during the second quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,831,441 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $261,381,000 after acquiring an additional 315,824 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. grew its position in shares of Aptiv by 7.1% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,618,847 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $246,878,000 after purchasing an additional 238,880 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB grew its position in shares of Aptiv by 14,336.5% in the third 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. Institutional investors own 94.21% of the company's stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the company's 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 sale, the executive vice president 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 through the SEC website. 0.45% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Aptiv Trading Down 0.4%

Shares of NYSE:APTV opened at $70.07 on Friday. The business's 50 day simple moving average is $79.14 and its 200 day simple moving average is $80.24. Aptiv PLC has a 1 year low of $47.19 and a 1 year high of $88.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.23. The company has a market capitalization of $14.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 92.20, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.50.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data 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. The firm had revenue of $5.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5.07 billion. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 0.81%.The company's quarterly revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $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. On average, research analysts anticipate that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently weighed in on APTV. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Aptiv from $107.00 to $108.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $104.00 price objective on shares of Aptiv in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Morgan Stanley set a $84.00 price objective on Aptiv and gave the stock an "equal weight" rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Aptiv from a "strong-buy" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Aptiv from $102.00 to $95.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Sixteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $100.24.

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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