Aptiv PLC $APTV Stake Boosted by Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc.

Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 0.1% in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,521,976 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,604 shares during the period. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. owned about 0.70% of Aptiv worth $103,829,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of APTV. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Aptiv by 242.7% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,560,781 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $509,366,000 after buying an additional 6,062,438 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 10.6% during the first 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 last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its position in shares of Aptiv by 6.6% during the 2nd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,579,344 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $244,183,000 after purchasing an additional 221,449 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. lifted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 53.6% in the 1st quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,515,617 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $209,179,000 after purchasing an additional 1,227,020 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board boosted its position in Aptiv by 8.5% during the 1st quarter. Canada Pension Plan Investment Board now owns 3,404,273 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $202,554,000 after purchasing an additional 266,176 shares during the period. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

APTV has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. BNP Paribas Exane raised their target price on Aptiv from $100.00 to $107.00 in a research note on Friday, November 21st. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $75.00 to $94.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, October 6th. Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of Aptiv from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Tuesday. Finally, Oppenheimer set a $94.00 price target on Aptiv and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, October 31st. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Aptiv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.42.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Allan J. Brazier sold 1,000 shares of Aptiv stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $85,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 49,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,234,700. The trade was a 1.97% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. 0.45% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Aptiv Price Performance

NYSE APTV opened at $77.55 on Friday. Aptiv PLC has a 12 month low of $47.19 and a 12 month high of $88.80. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.76 billion, a PE ratio of 61.55, a P/E/G ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.58. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $82.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is $75.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.26.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The auto parts company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.81 by $0.36. The business had revenue of $5.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.05 billion. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.51% and a net margin of 1.46%.The company’s revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.83 earnings per share. Aptiv has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.850 EPS. Q4 2025 guidance at 1.600-1.900 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Aptiv Profile

Aptiv PLC engages in design, manufacture, and sale of vehicle components in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, South America, and internationally. The company provides electrical, electronic, and safety technology solutions to the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. It operates through two segments, Signal and Power Solutions, and Advanced Safety and User Experience.