Aptiv PLC $APTV Shares Sold by Vanguard Group Inc.

Vanguard Group Inc. lowered its position in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 25,347,617 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after selling 255,392 shares during the quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. owned about 0.12% of Aptiv worth $2,185,472,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Truist Financial Corp increased its position in Aptiv by 1,036.0% in the 3rd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 396,443 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $34,181,000 after acquiring an additional 361,546 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the second quarter valued at about $187,652,000. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its stake in shares of Aptiv by 1,259.2% during 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 in the last quarter. Allstate Corp acquired a new stake in Aptiv in the third quarter worth about $704,000. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB grew its position in Aptiv by 14,336.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,411,780 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $291,127,000 after buying an additional 3,388,147 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Aptiv news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $425,000.00. Following the sale, 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 transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. 0.45% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Aptiv Stock Down 4.0%

APTV stock opened at $80.50 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $17.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 105.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a 50-day moving average of $80.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $79.95. Aptiv PLC has a 52-week low of $47.19 and a 52-week high of $88.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.23.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.04. 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.75 earnings per share. Aptiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.550-1.750 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.750 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on APTV. Piper Sandler upped their price target on shares of Aptiv from $103.00 to $106.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. US Capital Advisors set a $110.00 price target on Aptiv in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings lowered Aptiv from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Wall Street Zen lowered Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $104.00 price target on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $100.60.

About Aptiv

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.