Foster & Motley Inc. Makes New $1.16 Million Investment in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Foster & Motley Inc. acquired a new position in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) in the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 18,955 shares of the auto parts company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,163,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of APTV. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Aptiv by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,066,712 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $765,976,000 after buying an additional 419,375 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new position in shares of Aptiv during the fourth quarter worth approximately $634,961,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 1.7% in the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,821,615 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $441,289,000 after acquiring an additional 99,876 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners lifted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 29.2% in the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,194,909 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $361,385,000 after acquiring an additional 948,327 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Alliancebernstein L.P. boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 9.0% in the 2nd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 3,831,441 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $261,381,000 after purchasing an additional 315,824 shares in the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APTV has been the topic of a number of analyst reports. HSBC decreased their target price on shares of Aptiv from $81.32 to $75.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, April 27th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $62.00 price target (down from $80.00) on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Zacks Research downgraded Aptiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. Argus set a $64.00 target price on Aptiv in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their target price on Aptiv from $84.00 to $75.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, July 10th. Nineteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $76.50.

Insider Activity

In related news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 163,752 shares in the company, valued at $12,821,781.60. The trade was a 1.21% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. 0.06% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Aptiv Trading Up 0.8%

Shares of APTV opened at $48.97 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.17 billion, a P/E ratio of 46.20, a PEG ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of $57.47 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $64.00. Aptiv PLC has a twelve month low of $46.16 and a twelve month high of $88.93.

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