Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) Receives $96.63 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) has received an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty-five ratings firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, fourteen have assigned a buy rating and four have given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 1-year target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $96.6316.

A number of equities analysts recently commented on APTV shares. Argus boosted their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $78.00 to $99.00 in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on Aptiv from $100.00 to $99.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. Bank of America increased their price target on Aptiv from $85.00 to $95.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, September 10th. BNP Paribas Exane increased their price target on shares of Aptiv from $100.00 to $107.00 in a report on Friday, November 21st. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Aptiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aptiv

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Saranac Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $25,000. True Wealth Design LLC increased its stake in Aptiv by 83.8% in the second quarter. True Wealth Design LLC now owns 397 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 181 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its position 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 acquiring an additional 398 shares during the period. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the third quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Aptiv during the third quarter worth about $31,000. 94.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Aptiv Stock Performance

NYSE:APTV opened at $82.15 on Monday. Aptiv has a 1 year low of $47.19 and a 1 year high of $88.80. The company has a market cap of $17.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 65.20, a PEG ratio of 0.96 and a beta of 1.50. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $78.21 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $77.47. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80, a current ratio of 1.79 and a quick ratio of 1.26.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 30th. The auto parts company reported $2.17 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.81 by $0.36. The business had revenue of $5.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.05 billion. Aptiv had a net margin of 1.46% and a return on equity of 18.51%. The business’s revenue was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $1.83 earnings per share. Aptiv has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.550-7.850 EPS and its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.600-1.900 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Aptiv will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.