Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. Purchases Shares of 37,800 Aptiv PLC $APTV

Key Points

• Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake of 37,800 shares of Aptiv PLC in the fourth quarter, valued at about $2.876 million.
• Aptiv reported Q4 EPS of $1.86 (above the $1.82 consensus) and revenue of $5.15 billion (up 5% year-over-year) and provided Q1 2026 and FY2026 EPS guidance; analysts maintain a "Moderate Buy" consensus with a $89.37 target while institutional investors own about 94.21% of the stock, which was trading near $60.50.

Hussman Strategic Advisors Inc. purchased a new stake in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 37,800 shares of the auto parts company's stock, valued at approximately $2,876,000.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in APTV. Saranac Partners Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the 3rd quarter valued at about $25,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its position 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 during the last quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the 3rd quarter valued at about $43,000. Institutional investors own 94.21% of the company's stock.

Aptiv Stock Up 0.4%

APTV stock opened at $60.53 on Friday. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $66.70 and its 200 day simple moving average is $75.43. Aptiv PLC has a fifty-two week low of $56.56 and a fifty-two week high of $88.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.74. The company has a market cap of $12.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 79.64, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.81 and a beta of 1.43.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.04. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 0.81%.The business had revenue of $5.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.07 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.75 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter 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. On average, research analysts expect that Aptiv PLC will post 8.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on APTV. Bank of America began coverage on Aptiv in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. They issued a "buy" rating on the stock. HSBC dropped their price objective on Aptiv from $81.32 to $75.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 27th. BNP Paribas Exane dropped their price objective on Aptiv from $107.00 to $83.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Aptiv in a research note on Monday, April 13th. They issued a "buy" rating and a $74.00 price objective on the stock. Finally, TD Cowen dropped their price objective on Aptiv from $93.00 to $90.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $89.37.

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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