Aptiv PLC $APTV Shares Acquired by Barclays PLC

Barclays PLC lifted its stake in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 36.6% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 858,810 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after buying an additional 229,942 shares during the quarter. Barclays PLC owned 0.40% of Aptiv worth $74,047,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. True Wealth Design LLC boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 31.5% in the third quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 522 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $45,000 after purchasing an additional 125 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 2.3% in the 3rd quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,776 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $584,000 after buying an additional 151 shares in the last quarter. CI Investments Inc. boosted its position in Aptiv by 11.6% in the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 1,564 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $135,000 after buying an additional 163 shares during the last quarter. Unified Investment Management grew its stake in shares of Aptiv by 1.5% during the third quarter. Unified Investment Management now owns 12,223 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,054,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of Aptiv by 18.5% during 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 acquiring an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction 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 ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. 0.45% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts recently commented on APTV shares. UBS Group set a $89.00 price target on Aptiv in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. TD Cowen lifted their price objective on Aptiv from $107.00 to $108.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Argus increased their target price on Aptiv from $78.00 to $99.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on shares of Aptiv from $103.00 to $106.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Aptiv from $99.00 to $102.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Aptiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $100.19.

Aptiv Stock Up 0.9%

APTV stock opened at $72.83 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $15.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 95.82, a PEG ratio of 1.05 and a beta of 1.50. Aptiv PLC has a 1-year low of $47.19 and a 1-year high of $88.93. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $79.54 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $80.43. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.23.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping 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%. The company had revenue of $5.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.07 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.75 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter 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. Research analysts predict that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current year.

Aptiv News Summary

Here are the key news stories impacting Aptiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: JPMorgan raised its price target to $105 and kept an “overweight” rating, citing roughly a 45% upside versus recent levels — a clear bullish signal for investors. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Wolfe Research upgraded Aptiv from “peer perform” to “outperform” with a $91 target (about 25% upside), adding momentum from another sell-side shop. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: Aptiv announced a cash tender offer to purchase multiple outstanding senior notes via its subsidiary — a sign of active balance-sheet management that can reduce interest burden or optimize maturities. Read More.
• Positive Sentiment: The Board approved the previously announced spin-off of Versigent, setting record and distribution dates — a key corporate-governance step that can unlock separate market value for the electrical distribution business. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Analysts and commentary continue to highlight Aptiv’s exposure to ADAS and smart architecture as reasons to hold the stock, supporting a constructive medium-term thesis. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Versigent subsidiaries priced an upsized $1.6B private offering of senior notes (2031 and 2034 maturities) to fund the separated business — important for the spin-off’s capital structure but not directly dilutive to post-spin Aptiv equity. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: The spin-off financing involves relatively high coupon notes (6.125% and 6.375%), which underline leverage and refinancing costs for the carved-out business — a potential overhang if market conditions worsen. Read More.

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.