Insider Selling: Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) EVP Sells 2,000 Shares of Stock

Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) EVP Katherine Ramundo sold 2,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $78.30, for a total transaction of $156,600.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 163,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,821,781.60. This trade represents a 1.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Aptiv Stock Performance

Shares of Aptiv stock traded down $3.84 during trading on Thursday, hitting $72.98. 6,326,115 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,948,100. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 2.11. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $60.79 and a 200-day simple moving average of $71.63. Aptiv PLC has a 52-week low of $51.68 and a 52-week high of $88.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $15.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.18, a PEG ratio of 1.23 and a beta of 1.45.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The auto parts company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.09. Aptiv had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 17.83%. The firm had revenue of $5.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.03 billion. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.69 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.700-6.100 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.300-1.500 EPS. On average, research analysts forecast that Aptiv PLC will post 6.41 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

APTV has been the topic of several research analyst reports. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on shares of Aptiv from $105.00 to $74.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Aptiv from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on shares of Aptiv from $81.00 to $82.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 6th. BNP Paribas Exane decreased their target price on shares of Aptiv from $107.00 to $83.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Fox Advisors decreased their target price on shares of Aptiv from $110.00 to $70.00 in a report on Friday, May 8th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $82.85.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aptiv

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of APTV. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Aptiv by 502.1% in the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 15,557 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $926,000 after purchasing an additional 12,973 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 439.2% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 76,109 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $4,528,000 after buying an additional 61,994 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its stake in Aptiv by 110.7% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,511 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $566,000 after purchasing an additional 4,998 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in Aptiv by 452.3% during the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 486 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $29,000 after purchasing an additional 398 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Aptiv by 523.1% during the 2nd quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,561 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $175,000 after purchasing an additional 2,150 shares during the period. 94.21% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other 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.