Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) Receives Average Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-four ratings firms that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Seven equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, fourteen have assigned a buy recommendation and three have issued a strong buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $96.6316.

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on APTV shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $101.00 target price on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Wednesday, November 19th. Barclays upgraded Aptiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $85.00 to $105.00 in a report on Friday, September 12th. Bank of America upped their price target on Aptiv from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 10th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on Aptiv from $97.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded Aptiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 23rd.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CAO Allan J. Brazier sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $85,000.00. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 49,820 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,234,700. This represents a 1.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. 0.45% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Aptiv

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of APTV. Saranac Partners Ltd bought a new position in Aptiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the third quarter worth $30,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Aptiv in the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in Aptiv by 83.8% in the 2nd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 397 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the period. Finally, Zions Bancorporation National Association UT bought a new position in Aptiv during the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Aptiv Stock Up 2.8%

Aptiv stock opened at $78.48 on Thursday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $80.90 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $76.02. The company has a current ratio of 1.79, a quick ratio of 1.26 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The stock has a market cap of $16.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 62.29, a PEG ratio of 0.78 and a beta of 1.51. Aptiv has a 52 week low of $47.19 and a 52 week high of $88.80.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The auto parts company reported $2.17 EPS 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 net margin of 1.46% and a return on equity of 18.51%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business 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. On average, analysts expect that Aptiv will post 7.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About Aptiv

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.