Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) Stock Has Consensus Target Price of $73.12 According to Analysts

Shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty-four research firms that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating, seventeen have assigned a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $72.64.

Several analysts have weighed in on APTV shares. Fox Advisors cut Aptiv from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Morgan Stanley lowered Aptiv from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and cut their price objective for the stock from $71.00 to $55.00 in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut shares of Aptiv from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $56.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 target price on shares of Aptiv in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Argus set a $64.00 target price on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Thursday, August 13th.

Aptiv Stock Down 0.8%

Shares of NYSE:APTV opened at $43.85 on Wednesday. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $46.13 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $55.90. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.33. Aptiv has a one year low of $42.56 and a one year high of $88.93. The company has a market cap of $9.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 41.37, a PEG ratio of 0.86 and a beta of 1.48.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The auto parts company reported $1.63 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.31 billion. Aptiv had a net margin of 1.17% and a return on equity of 17.10%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $2.12 EPS. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.600-5.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.250-1.350 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Aptiv will post 5.68 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Aptiv

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Shayne & Jacobs LLC increased its stake in shares of Aptiv by 105.2% in the first quarter. Shayne & Jacobs LLC now owns 54,750 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $3,802,000 after buying an additional 28,070 shares during the period. Ritholtz Wealth Management boosted its position in Aptiv by 164.8% during the 1st quarter. Ritholtz Wealth Management now owns 25,552 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,774,000 after buying an additional 15,904 shares during the period. Pacer Advisors Inc. grew its holdings in Aptiv by 53.2% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,213,657 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $168,437,000 after acquiring an additional 768,630 shares during the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its position in shares of Aptiv by 238.9% in the second quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 519,044 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $31,859,000 after acquiring an additional 365,893 shares during the period. Finally, VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new position in shares of Aptiv in the second quarter valued at about $27,364,000. 94.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Aptiv

Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV) is a global automotive technology company that develops hardware, software and systems designed to support safer, more connected and increasingly automated vehicles. Its products help automakers manage vehicle data, electrical power, computing, communications and advanced driver-assistance functions.

The company’s offerings include vehicle electrical and electronic architectures, wiring and connection systems, high-voltage components for electrified vehicles, automotive computing platforms, sensing technologies and software.