Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT Makes New $683,000 Investment in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Bradley Foster & Sargent Inc. CT bought a new stake in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) in the third quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm bought 7,922 shares of the auto parts company’s stock, valued at approximately $683,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in APTV. NewEdge Advisors LLC raised its stake in shares of Aptiv by 502.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 15,557 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $926,000 after acquiring an additional 12,973 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP increased its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 439.2% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 76,109 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $4,528,000 after purchasing an additional 61,994 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth raised its position in Aptiv by 110.7% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,511 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $566,000 after purchasing an additional 4,998 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 452.3% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 486 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 398 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Focus Partners Advisor Solutions LLC bought a new position in Aptiv in the 2nd quarter valued at $549,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Aptiv Trading Up 0.8%

NYSE:APTV opened at $77.04 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.23. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $80.07 and its 200-day simple moving average is $80.37. Aptiv PLC has a fifty-two week low of $47.19 and a fifty-two week high of $88.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.39 billion, a PE ratio of 101.37, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.09 and a beta of 1.51.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

APTV has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. US Capital Advisors set a $110.00 target price on Aptiv in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $104.00 price objective on shares of Aptiv in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Aptiv from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 19th. Argus raised their target price on shares of Aptiv from $78.00 to $99.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted 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. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.60.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the company’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 completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 116,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,941,515. This represents a 4.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.45% 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.