Oppenheimer Has Lowered Expectations for Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Stock Price

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) had its price objective reduced by Oppenheimer from $106.00 to $84.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has an “outperform” rating on the auto parts company’s stock. Oppenheimer’s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 42.18% from the company’s current price.

APTV has been the topic of a number of other reports. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Aptiv from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on shares of Aptiv in a research note on Monday. They set a “buy” rating and a $74.00 price target for the company. Zacks Research cut shares of Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Wolfe Research raised shares of Aptiv from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $91.00 price target for the company in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler lifted their price target on shares of Aptiv from $103.00 to $106.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $90.49.

Aptiv Stock Performance

Aptiv stock opened at $59.08 on Monday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $72.30 and its 200-day moving average price is $77.51. Aptiv has a twelve month low of $48.90 and a twelve month high of $88.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The company has a market cap of $12.59 billion, a PE ratio of 77.74, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 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, 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 firm had revenue of $5.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.07 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $1.75 EPS. The business’s quarterly 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, equities research analysts forecast that Aptiv will post 7.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aptiv

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Hsbc Holdings PLC boosted its position in Aptiv by 117.0% in the 4th quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 245,854 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $18,770,000 after buying an additional 132,571 shares during the period. Stance Capital LLC purchased a new stake in Aptiv in the 4th quarter valued at about $1,344,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in Aptiv in the 4th quarter valued at about $48,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Aptiv by 53.2% in the 4th quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 2,213,657 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $168,437,000 after buying an additional 768,630 shares during the period. Finally, Kera Capital Partners Inc. boosted its position in Aptiv by 30.8% in the 4th quarter. Kera Capital Partners Inc. now owns 3,991 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $302,000 after buying an additional 939 shares during the period. 94.21% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.