Caprock Group LLC Acquires Shares of 17,636 Aptiv PLC $APTV

Caprock Group LLC bought a new stake in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm bought 17,636 shares of the auto parts company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,403,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of APTV. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in Aptiv by 502.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 15,557 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $926,000 after acquiring an additional 12,973 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its position in Aptiv by 439.2% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 76,109 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $4,528,000 after purchasing an additional 61,994 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its stake in Aptiv by 110.7% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,511 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $566,000 after purchasing an additional 4,998 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in Aptiv by 452.3% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 486 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 398 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott LLC grew its stake in shares of Aptiv by 35.5% during the second quarter. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC now owns 6,949 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $474,000 after buying an additional 1,820 shares during the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Aptiv Trading Up 2.7%

Shares of Aptiv stock opened at $85.21 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.74. Aptiv PLC has a 52 week low of $47.19 and a 52 week high of $88.93. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $79.65 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $79.59. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.13 billion, a PE ratio of 112.13, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.51.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last posted its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share 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%.During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.75 EPS. The firm’s quarterly 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, equities analysts anticipate that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on APTV shares. Argus lifted their price target on Aptiv from $78.00 to $99.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. UBS Group set a $89.00 price target on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Evercore lifted 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. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Aptiv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.60.

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.