Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. Purchases 17,889 Shares of Aptiv PLC $APTV

Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. lifted its position in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 36.7% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 66,589 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,889 shares during the period. Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.’s holdings in Aptiv were worth $5,741,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in APTV. True Wealth Design LLC lifted its holdings in 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 buying an additional 125 shares during the period. Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC grew its holdings in Aptiv by 2.3% during the 3rd 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. CI Investments Inc. raised its position in shares of Aptiv by 11.6% in the 3rd quarter. CI Investments Inc. now owns 1,564 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $135,000 after acquiring an additional 163 shares in the last quarter. Unified Investment Management raised its position in shares of Aptiv by 1.5% in the 3rd quarter. Unified Investment Management now owns 12,223 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $1,054,000 after acquiring an additional 178 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC lifted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 18.5% in the 2nd quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,148 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $78,000 after purchasing an additional 179 shares during the period. 94.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Aptiv Stock Performance

Shares of Aptiv stock opened at $72.83 on Friday. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $79.54 and a 200 day simple moving average of $80.36. Aptiv PLC has a one year low of $47.19 and a one year high of $88.93. 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 firm has a market capitalization of $15.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 95.82, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.50.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.04. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 0.81%.The business had revenue of $5.15 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.07 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.75 earnings per share. The company’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, research analysts anticipate that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Aptiv News

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.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aptiv

In related news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $425,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 116,959 shares in the company, valued at $9,941,515. This trade represents a 4.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.45% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on APTV. Evercore upped their target price on Aptiv from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Monday, November 24th. UBS Group set a $89.00 price target on Aptiv in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Piper Sandler increased their price target on Aptiv from $103.00 to $106.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Aptiv from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Thursday, February 19th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $100.19.

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.