Wells Fargo & Company Lowers Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Price Target to $95.00

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) had its target price cut by stock analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $102.00 to $95.00 in a report issued on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an “overweight” rating on the auto parts company’s stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective points to a potential upside of 33.44% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other brokerages also recently issued reports on APTV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Aptiv from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, March 5th. US Capital Advisors set a $110.00 target price on Aptiv in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Piper Sandler raised their target price on Aptiv from $103.00 to $106.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $104.00 target price on shares of Aptiv in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $99.86.

Aptiv Trading Down 1.2%

APTV stock traded down $0.86 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $71.20. The stock had a trading volume of 382,370 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,288,342. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The firm has a market cap of $15.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 93.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.50. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $79.37 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $80.38. Aptiv has a 1-year low of $47.19 and a 1-year high of $88.93.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $5.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.07 billion. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 0.81%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last 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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Aptiv will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $425,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 116,959 shares in the company, valued at $9,941,515. This trade represents a 4.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.45% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Saranac Partners Ltd bought a new stake in Aptiv in the third quarter worth $25,000. Larson Financial Group LLC raised its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 240.0% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 357 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Aptiv by 452.3% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 486 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 398 shares during the last quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Aptiv in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

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.