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

Shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-five research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have issued a buy rating and four have issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 1 year price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $96.6316.

Several analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Aptiv from a “buy” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Saturday. Zacks Research raised shares of Aptiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Aptiv from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. Finally, Daiwa Capital Markets upped their price target on Aptiv from $79.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st.

Aptiv Stock Performance

NYSE:APTV opened at $78.41 on Monday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $78.48 and its 200-day moving average is $77.24. Aptiv has a 1-year low of $47.19 and a 1-year high of $88.80. 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 $16.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 62.23, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.92 and a beta of 1.50.

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

Institutional Trading of Aptiv

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in Aptiv by 12.1% during the third quarter. Hudson Bay Capital Management LP now owns 68,377 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $5,895,000 after purchasing an additional 7,368 shares during the last quarter. Saranac Partners Ltd purchased a new position in shares of Aptiv in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Allworth Financial LP boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 118.0% in the 3rd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 1,221 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $105,000 after buying an additional 661 shares during the last quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd grew its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 90.7% in the third quarter. Swiss Life Asset Management Ltd now owns 58,527 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $5,046,000 after acquiring an additional 27,844 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Groupama Asset Managment purchased a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the third quarter valued at approximately $288,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

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.