Thematics Asset Management Increases Position in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Thematics Asset Management increased its holdings in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 56.9% in the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 261,454 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after purchasing an additional 94,782 shares during the quarter. Thematics Asset Management’s holdings in Aptiv were worth $22,543,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds also recently bought and sold shares of APTV. Nordea Investment Management AB increased its position in shares of Aptiv by 14,336.5% in the third 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. Boston Partners purchased a new position in Aptiv in the 2nd quarter valued at about $220,911,000. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Aptiv in the 2nd quarter worth about $187,652,000. Impax Asset Management Group plc increased its stake in Aptiv by 54.5% during 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 buying an additional 1,595,276 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 6,711.4% during the second quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,434,076 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $97,833,000 after acquiring an additional 1,413,022 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Aptiv Price Performance

NYSE:APTV opened at $70.42 on Friday. Aptiv PLC has a one year low of $47.19 and a one year high of $88.93. The stock has a market cap of $14.98 billion, a PE ratio of 92.65, a P/E/G ratio of 1.01 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.74. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $78.98 and a 200 day moving average price of $80.18.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping 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 analyst estimates of $5.07 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.75 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter 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. Equities research analysts expect that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on APTV shares. Morgan Stanley set a $84.00 target price on Aptiv and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. TD Cowen raised their price objective on Aptiv from $107.00 to $108.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Evercore upped their target price on shares of Aptiv from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, US Capital Advisors set a $110.00 target price on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $100.24.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aptiv

In related news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $425,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 116,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,941,515. This represents a 4.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Insiders own 0.45% of the company’s stock.

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.