Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd Lowers Stake in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd decreased its position in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 53.9% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 6,586 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after selling 7,714 shares during the period. Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd’s holdings in Aptiv were worth $568,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of APTV. True Wealth Design LLC raised its holdings in Aptiv by 31.5% in the 3rd quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 522 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $45,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the last quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 2.3% during the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,776 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $584,000 after purchasing an additional 151 shares during the last quarter. Unified Investment Management grew its position in shares of Aptiv by 1.5% in the third quarter. Unified Investment Management now owns 12,223 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,054,000 after purchasing an additional 178 shares during the period. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in Aptiv by 18.5% in the second quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,148 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Assetmark Inc. increased its stake in Aptiv by 3.3% in the third quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 6,004 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $518,000 after purchasing an additional 193 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Aptiv Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:APTV opened at $77.04 on Friday. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $80.07 and its 200 day simple moving average is $80.37. The company has a market cap of $16.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 101.37, a PEG ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.51. 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 one year low of $47.19 and a one year high of $88.93.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.04. Aptiv had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 18.22%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.75 EPS. Aptiv’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. Aptiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.550-1.750 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.750 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Aptiv news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $425,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 116,959 shares in the company, valued at $9,941,515. The trade was a 4.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.45% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have issued reports on APTV. Weiss Ratings raised Aptiv from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $104.00 price objective on shares of Aptiv in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. BNP Paribas Exane boosted their target price on shares of Aptiv from $100.00 to $107.00 in a report on Friday, November 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Fox Advisors upgraded shares of Aptiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 price target on the stock in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $100.60.

About Aptiv

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.