Brokerages Set Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) Price Target at $85.73

Shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-two research firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have assigned a hold recommendation, twelve have issued a buy recommendation and three have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $86.6250.

Several research firms have commented on APTV. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Aptiv from $85.00 to $90.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. Barclays raised Aptiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their price target for the stock from $85.00 to $105.00 in a research report on Friday, September 12th. Wolfe Research lowered Aptiv from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a report on Wednesday, July 2nd. Daiwa Capital Markets boosted their target price on Aptiv from $79.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Aptiv from $103.00 to $106.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, September 25th.

Aptiv Trading Up 0.7%

APTV opened at $88.00 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $19.16 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 20.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.55. Aptiv has a 52 week low of $47.19 and a 52 week high of $88.24. The business’s 50 day moving average is $77.99 and its two-hundred day moving average is $68.52. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The auto parts company reported $2.12 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.83 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $5.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.02 billion. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.46% and a net margin of 5.12%.The firm’s revenue was up 3.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $1.58 earnings per share. Aptiv has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.300-7.600 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 1.600-1.800 EPS. On average, research analysts predict that Aptiv will post 7.2 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Allan J. Brazier sold 1,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, September 18th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $85,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 49,820 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,234,700. The trade was a 1.97% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.45% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Stephens Inc. AR grew its position in shares of Aptiv by 3.9% in the second quarter. Stephens Inc. AR now owns 4,096 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $279,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL grew its position in Aptiv by 1.7% during the first quarter. Gamco Investors INC. ET AL now owns 9,760 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $581,000 after buying an additional 160 shares in the last quarter. AlTi Global Inc. grew its position in Aptiv by 1.6% during the first quarter. AlTi Global Inc. now owns 10,677 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $635,000 after buying an additional 173 shares in the last quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC grew its position in Aptiv by 18.5% during the second quarter. Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC now owns 1,148 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $78,000 after buying an additional 179 shares in the last quarter. Finally, True Wealth Design LLC grew its position in Aptiv by 83.8% during the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 397 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 181 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

About Aptiv

Aptiv PLC engages in design, manufacture, and sale of vehicle components in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, South America, and internationally. The company provides electrical, electronic, and safety technology solutions to the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. It operates through two segments, Signal and Power Solutions, and Advanced Safety and User Experience.