Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Stock Price Down 5.6% – Should You Sell?

Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) traded down 5.6% on Thursday . The stock traded as low as $72.17 and last traded at $72.5170. 4,396,450 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 50% from the average session volume of 2,926,508 shares. The stock had previously closed at $76.82.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have recently commented on APTV shares. Wolfe Research upgraded Aptiv from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $91.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, March 6th. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of Aptiv from $105.00 to $74.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Aptiv in a research note on Monday, April 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $74.00 target price for the company. TD Cowen reduced their price target on shares of Aptiv from $93.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price target on shares of Aptiv from $81.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $82.85.

Aptiv Stock Performance

The firm has a market capitalization of $15.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.16, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.45. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $60.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $71.63. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 2.11.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The auto parts company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.09. Aptiv had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 17.83%. The firm had revenue of $5.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.03 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.69 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.700-6.100 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.300-1.500 EPS. Sell-side analysts predict that Aptiv PLC will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Trading of Aptiv

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of APTV. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 4.3% during the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,066,712 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $765,976,000 after acquiring an additional 419,375 shares during the period. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the 4th quarter worth about $634,961,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,821,615 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $441,289,000 after purchasing an additional 99,876 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in Aptiv by 34.2% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 4,579,726 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $349,067,000 after buying an additional 1,167,946 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Impax Asset Management Group plc boosted its position in Aptiv by 54.5% in the third quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 4,523,145 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $389,986,000 after buying an additional 1,595,276 shares in the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.