Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA Lowers Stake in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Key Points

• Massachusetts Financial Services trimmed its stake in Aptiv by 5.4% in Q4, selling 543,138 shares and retaining 9,547,504 shares—about 4.42% of the company worth roughly $726.47 million.
• Aptiv beat Q4 expectations with $1.86 EPS (vs. $1.82 expected) and $5.15 billion in revenue, set Q1 2026 guidance of 1.55–1.75 EPS and FY2026 guidance of 8.15–8.75 EPS, and carries a consensus analyst rating of "Moderate Buy" with a $93.21 target despite several recent price-target cuts.

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA cut its position in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV - Free Report) by 5.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 9,547,504 shares of the auto parts company's stock after selling 543,138 shares during the quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA owned approximately 4.42% of Aptiv worth $726,470,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Truist Financial Corp grew its holdings in Aptiv by 1,036.0% in the third quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 396,443 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $34,181,000 after purchasing an additional 361,546 shares during the period. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund grew its holdings in Aptiv by 1,259.2% in the third quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 135,359 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $11,671,000 after purchasing an additional 125,400 shares during the period. Allstate Corp purchased a new stake in Aptiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $704,000. Thematics Asset Management grew its holdings in Aptiv by 56.9% in the third quarter. Thematics Asset Management now owns 261,454 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $22,543,000 after purchasing an additional 94,782 shares during the period. Finally, Ameriprise Financial Inc. purchased a new stake in Aptiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $297,917,000. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Aptiv Price Performance

APTV opened at $59.78 on Friday. 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 PLC has a 52-week low of $47.19 and a 52-week high of $88.93. The company has a 50 day moving average of $73.05 and a two-hundred day moving average of $77.98. The company has a market cap of $12.74 billion, a P/E ratio of 78.66, a P/E/G ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.51.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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 company had revenue of $5.15 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.07 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.75 earnings per share. Aptiv'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, analysts expect that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms recently issued reports on APTV. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Aptiv from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $104.00 to $81.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Bank of America started coverage on shares of Aptiv in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. They set a "buy" rating for the company. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $105.00 to $77.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Finally, HSBC decreased their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $96.00 to $81.32 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 1st. Eighteen 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 stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Aptiv presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $93.21.

Aptiv Company Profile

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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