Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-five analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fifteen have assigned a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $97.4737.

A number of brokerages have commented on APTV. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft decreased their price target on Aptiv from $105.00 to $104.00 in a research note on Friday, October 31st. BNP Paribas Exane lifted their target price on shares of Aptiv from $100.00 to $107.00 in a research note on Friday, November 21st. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $101.00 price target on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price target on shares of Aptiv from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, October 20th. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets upped their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $79.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aptiv

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of APTV. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 1.2% during the second quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,754,226 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $665,433,000 after acquiring an additional 111,506 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its position in Aptiv by 10.6% during the 1st quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 5,934,199 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $353,085,000 after purchasing an additional 570,930 shares during the period. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its position in Aptiv by 34.2% during the 4th quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 4,579,726 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $349,067,000 after purchasing an additional 1,167,946 shares during the period. Impax Asset Management Group plc raised its holdings in Aptiv by 54.5% in the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 4,523,145 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $389,986,000 after purchasing an additional 1,595,276 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners lifted its position in shares of Aptiv by 29.2% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,194,909 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $361,385,000 after purchasing an additional 948,327 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Aptiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:APTV opened at $88.72 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The stock has a market cap of $19.17 billion, a PE ratio of 70.41, a PEG ratio of 1.03 and a beta of 1.50. The company’s fifty day moving average is $78.45 and its 200 day moving average is $77.83. Aptiv has a 52 week low of $47.19 and a 52 week high of $88.81.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The auto parts company reported $2.17 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.81 by $0.36. The firm had revenue of $5.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.05 billion. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.51% and a net margin of 1.46%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.83 earnings per share. Aptiv has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.850 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.600-1.900 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Aptiv will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current 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.