Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd Acquires 27,844 Shares of Aptiv PLC $APTV

Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 90.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 58,527 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after buying an additional 27,844 shares during the period. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd’s holdings in Aptiv were worth $5,046,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Truist Financial Corp grew its stake in shares of Aptiv by 1,036.0% in the third quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 396,443 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $34,181,000 after purchasing an additional 361,546 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Aptiv in the second quarter valued at $187,652,000. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund raised its position in Aptiv by 1,259.2% during the 3rd quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 135,359 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $11,671,000 after purchasing an additional 125,400 shares during the last quarter. Allstate Corp bought a new position in Aptiv during the 3rd quarter worth $704,000. Finally, Thematics Asset Management lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 56.9% during the 3rd quarter. Thematics Asset Management now owns 261,454 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $22,543,000 after buying an additional 94,782 shares during the period. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Aptiv Stock Performance

Shares of Aptiv stock opened at $67.94 on Friday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $77.58 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $79.85. Aptiv PLC has a 1-year low of $47.19 and a 1-year high of $88.93. 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 company has a market cap of $14.48 billion, a P/E ratio of 89.39, a PEG ratio of 0.98 and a beta of 1.50.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.04. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 0.81%.The company had revenue of $5.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.07 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.75 EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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, analysts anticipate that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Transactions at Aptiv

In other Aptiv news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $425,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 116,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,941,515. The trade was a 4.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.45% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research firms have commented on APTV. US Capital Advisors set a $110.00 price target on Aptiv in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on Aptiv from $102.00 to $95.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, March 11th. Fox Advisors upgraded Aptiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 target price on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Evercore raised their price target on shares of Aptiv from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $100.24.

Aptiv 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.