RBA Wealth Management LLC Makes New Investment in Aptiv PLC $APTV

RBA Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) during the third quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund purchased 52,182 shares of the auto parts company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,499,000.

Several other large investors have also modified their holdings of APTV. Guinness Atkinson Asset Management Inc bought a new position in Aptiv in the 3rd quarter worth $945,000. Guinness Asset Management LTD bought a new position in shares of Aptiv in the third quarter worth about $11,871,000. John G Ullman & Associates Inc. lifted its position in shares of Aptiv by 45.5% during the 3rd quarter. John G Ullman & Associates Inc. now owns 8,150 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $703,000 after purchasing an additional 2,550 shares during the last quarter. Machina Capital S.A.S. bought a new stake in Aptiv during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $607,000. Finally, J.W. Cole Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in Aptiv in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $1,477,000. 94.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 approximately $9,941,515. This trade represents a 4.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.45% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on APTV shares. Wall Street Zen cut Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday. Citigroup assumed coverage on shares of Aptiv in a report on Friday, October 10th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $109.00 price target for the company. TD Cowen boosted their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $107.00 to $108.00 in a report on Tuesday. BNP Paribas Exane increased their target price on shares of Aptiv from $100.00 to $107.00 in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Finally, Oppenheimer lifted their target price on Aptiv from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Aptiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $100.60.

Aptiv Price Performance

Aptiv stock opened at $82.44 on Friday. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $78.95 and a 200 day simple moving average of $79.05. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.26. The company has a market capitalization of $17.81 billion, a PE ratio of 108.48, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.51. Aptiv PLC has a one year low of $47.19 and a one year high of $88.93.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last issued its quarterly earnings data 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. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 0.81%.The company had revenue of $5.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.07 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.75 earnings per share. The business’s 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. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.