Alberta Investment Management Corp Makes New $4.91 Million Investment in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Alberta Investment Management Corp bought a new stake in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 56,900 shares of the auto parts company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,906,000.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Truist Financial Corp lifted its position in Aptiv by 1,036.0% during the 3rd quarter. Truist Financial Corp now owns 396,443 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $34,181,000 after buying an additional 361,546 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank bought a new position in shares of Aptiv in the second quarter worth about $187,652,000. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund lifted its position in shares of Aptiv by 1,259.2% during the third quarter. Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund now owns 135,359 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $11,671,000 after purchasing an additional 125,400 shares in the last quarter. Allstate Corp bought a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the third quarter valued at approximately $704,000. Finally, Nordea Investment Management AB increased its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 14,336.5% in the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,411,780 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $291,127,000 after purchasing an additional 3,388,147 shares in the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $425,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 116,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,941,515. The trade was 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 link. 0.45% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Aptiv Trading Down 4.0%

APTV opened at $80.50 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $17.13 billion, a P/E ratio of 105.92, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.20 and a beta of 1.51. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $80.07 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $79.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. Aptiv PLC has a 1-year low of $47.19 and a 1-year high of $88.93.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last issued its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.04. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 0.81%.Aptiv’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last 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. Analysts predict that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have commented on APTV. Weiss Ratings lowered Aptiv from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, February 5th. Piper Sandler raised their price target on Aptiv from $103.00 to $106.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Wall Street Zen cut Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their target price on shares of Aptiv from $99.00 to $102.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, US Capital Advisors set a $110.00 price target on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Fourteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Aptiv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target 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.