Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Hits New 1-Year Low – Should You Sell?

Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV)’s stock price hit a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Monday . The company traded as low as $44.72 and last traded at $44.85, with a volume of 3882902 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at $45.75.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on APTV shares. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on Aptiv from $90.00 to $77.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Aptiv from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Piper Sandler reduced their price target on shares of Aptiv from $106.00 to $94.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, June 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $82.00 to $71.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Aptiv from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, June 6th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $76.50.

Aptiv Stock Performance

The business has a 50-day moving average of $54.84 and a 200 day moving average of $62.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.33. The company has a market cap of $9.34 billion, a PE ratio of 42.45, a PEG ratio of 0.89 and a beta of 1.46.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The auto parts company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by $0.21. Aptiv had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 1.17%.The business had revenue of $3.27 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.31 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $2.12 EPS. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.600-5.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.250-1.350 EPS. Equities research analysts anticipate that Aptiv PLC will post 5.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Aptiv news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.30, for a total value of $156,600.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 163,752 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,821,781.60. This trade represents a 1.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aptiv

A number of institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of APTV. VIRGINIA RETIREMENT SYSTEMS ET Al purchased a new stake in Aptiv in the second quarter worth about $27,364,000. California State Teachers Retirement System grew its stake in shares of Aptiv by 6,192.6% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 20,102,073 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,233,865,000 after acquiring an additional 19,782,619 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in shares of Aptiv during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Figure 8 Investment Strategies LLC increased its holdings in Aptiv by 7.7% in the 2nd quarter. Figure 8 Investment Strategies LLC now owns 22,638 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $1,390,000 after acquiring an additional 1,625 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HB Wealth Management LLC raised its stake in Aptiv by 12.5% during the 2nd quarter. HB Wealth Management LLC now owns 5,871 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $360,000 after acquiring an additional 652 shares during the period. 94.21% of the stock is 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.