Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. Makes New Investment in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Hillsdale Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 13,530 shares of the auto parts company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,167,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. 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 valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 452.3% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 486 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 398 shares in the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Aptiv during the 3rd quarter valued at $31,000. Allworth Financial LP raised its position in Aptiv by 175.9% in the 2nd quarter. Allworth Financial LP now owns 560 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $38,000 after purchasing an additional 357 shares during the period. Finally, GPS Wealth Strategies Group LLC bought a new stake in Aptiv in the third quarter worth $43,000. 94.21% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In related 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 transaction, 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 sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.45% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages have recently issued reports on APTV. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Aptiv from $99.00 to $102.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Evercore increased their target price on Aptiv from $95.00 to $100.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Monday, November 24th. UBS Group set a $89.00 price target on Aptiv in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $104.00 price objective on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Argus increased their price objective on Aptiv from $78.00 to $99.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Fourteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $100.60.

Aptiv Price Performance

APTV opened at $76.94 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a current ratio of 1.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.37 billion, a PE ratio of 101.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.51. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $80.08 and its 200-day moving average price is $80.35. Aptiv PLC has a 52-week low of $47.19 and a 52-week high of $88.93.

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

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.