Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Given New $87.00 Price Target at Morgan Stanley

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) had its price objective lifted by Morgan Stanley from $84.00 to $87.00 in a research report report published on Monday,Benzinga reports. Morgan Stanley currently has an equal weight rating on the auto parts company’s stock.

Other equities analysts have also issued research reports about the company. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Aptiv in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Bank of America assumed coverage on Aptiv in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. They issued a “buy” rating for the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Fox Advisors upgraded shares of Aptiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $110.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $103.00 to $106.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Sixteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.05.

Aptiv Stock Performance

NYSE APTV opened at $66.57 on Monday. Aptiv has a 1-year low of $47.19 and a 1-year high of $88.93. The company has a 50 day moving average of $75.97 and a 200-day moving average of $79.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The firm has a market cap of $14.19 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.59, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.50.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last announced its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $5.15 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.07 billion. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 0.81%.Aptiv’s revenue was up 5.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.75 EPS. 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 analysts forecast that Aptiv will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aptiv

In other news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction 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 sale, the executive vice president owned 116,959 shares in the company, 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 through this link. 0.06% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in Aptiv by 117.0% in the fourth quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 245,854 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $18,770,000 after purchasing an additional 132,571 shares during the last quarter. Stance Capital LLC bought a new position in Aptiv during the fourth quarter worth about $1,344,000. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new position in shares of Aptiv during the 4th quarter worth about $48,000. Pacer Advisors Inc. increased its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 768,630 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Kera Capital Partners Inc. increased its stake in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 939 shares during the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by 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.