Aptiv PLC $APTV Shares Sold by Korea Investment CORP

Korea Investment CORP cut its holdings in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 9.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 110,523 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after selling 11,705 shares during the quarter. Korea Investment CORP owned about 0.05% of Aptiv worth $9,529,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Aptiv by 1.2% in the 2nd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,754,226 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $665,433,000 after purchasing an additional 111,506 shares during the last quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc grew its position in Aptiv by 54.5% during the 3rd quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 4,523,145 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $389,986,000 after purchasing an additional 1,595,276 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its stake in Aptiv by 9.0% during 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. Invesco Ltd. raised its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 7.1% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 3,618,847 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $246,878,000 after buying an additional 238,880 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Franklin Resources Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 6.6% during the second quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 3,579,344 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $244,183,000 after buying an additional 221,449 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Aptiv Stock Performance

APTV opened at $70.32 on Thursday. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $79.26 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $80.31. Aptiv PLC has a 52-week low of $47.19 and a 52-week high of $88.93. The company has a market cap of $14.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 92.52, a PEG ratio of 1.04 and a beta of 1.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $5.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.07 billion. Aptiv had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 18.22%. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.75 earnings per share. Aptiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.550-1.750 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.750 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Aptiv news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $425,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 116,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,941,515. This represents a 4.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.45% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on APTV shares. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, February 7th. Weiss Ratings cut Aptiv from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Oppenheimer boosted their price target on Aptiv from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. Zacks Research cut Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane lifted their target price on Aptiv from $100.00 to $107.00 in a report on Friday, November 21st. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $99.86.

Aptiv 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.