Wells Fargo & Company Cuts Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Price Target to $93.00

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) had its price objective cut by equities research analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from $95.00 to $93.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has an “overweight” rating on the auto parts company’s stock. Wells Fargo & Company‘s price objective would indicate a potential upside of 35.91% from the stock’s current price.

Other research analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. US Capital Advisors set a $110.00 target price on shares of Aptiv in a research report on Tuesday, January 13th. Morgan Stanley upped their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $84.00 to $87.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday. Piper Sandler boosted their target price on Aptiv from $103.00 to $106.00 in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. TD Cowen increased their price target on Aptiv from $107.00 to $108.00 in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Wolfe Research raised Aptiv from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $91.00 target price on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $98.95.

Aptiv Trading Up 2.7%

Aptiv stock traded up $1.79 during trading hours on Tuesday, reaching $68.43. 267,629 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,365,011. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $75.97 and its 200 day simple moving average is $79.33. Aptiv has a twelve month low of $47.19 and a twelve month high of $88.93. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.58 billion, a PE ratio of 90.02, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.50.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Aptiv

In other news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total value of $425,000.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 116,959 shares in the company, valued at $9,941,515. This trade represents a 4.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. 0.06% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aptiv

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of APTV. Saranac Partners Ltd purchased a new position in Aptiv during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Aptiv during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 240.0% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 357 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in shares of Aptiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Finally, Atlas Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Aptiv in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $33,000. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by 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.