Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Price Target Cut to $81.00 by Analysts at Wells Fargo & Company

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) had its price target trimmed by Wells Fargo & Company from $93.00 to $81.00 in a research note published on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has an overweight rating on the auto parts company’s stock.

A number of other analysts have also recently commented on APTV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their price target on Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Zacks Research cut Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Wall Street Zen cut Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, February 7th. UBS Group reduced their price target on Aptiv from $97.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Wolfe Research upgraded Aptiv from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $91.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned 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 $93.21.

Aptiv Stock Down 1.1%

Aptiv stock opened at $60.34 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.74. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $74.48 and a 200 day moving average of $78.60. The stock has a market cap of $12.86 billion, a PE ratio of 79.39, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.51. Aptiv has a one year low of $47.19 and a one year high of $88.93.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $5.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.07 billion. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 0.81%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.75 earnings per share. 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, sell-side analysts predict that Aptiv will post 7.2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aptiv

In other news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 8th. The stock was 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 owned 116,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,941,515. This represents a 4.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aptiv

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Westpac Banking Corp boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 6.6% in the fourth quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 1,905 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $145,000 after acquiring an additional 118 shares during the period. Sivia Capital Partners LLC boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 3.3% in the fourth quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,734 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $284,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the period. 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 worth $45,000 after acquiring an additional 125 shares during the period. Advisors Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 4.2% in the fourth quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,559 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $271,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares during the period. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 2.3% in the third quarter. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC now owns 6,776 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $584,000 after acquiring an additional 151 shares during the period. Institutional investors 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.