Swedbank AB Buys 97,289 Shares of Aptiv PLC $APTV

Swedbank AB grew its stake in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 25.1% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 485,357 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after purchasing an additional 97,289 shares during the period. Swedbank AB’s holdings in Aptiv were worth $36,931,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of APTV. NewEdge Advisors LLC lifted its position in Aptiv by 502.1% during the 1st quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 15,557 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $926,000 after acquiring an additional 12,973 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in Aptiv by 439.2% during the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 76,109 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $4,528,000 after acquiring an additional 61,994 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in Aptiv by 110.7% during the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,511 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $566,000 after acquiring an additional 4,998 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 valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 398 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its position 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 valued at $175,000 after acquiring an additional 2,150 shares during the period. 94.21% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

APTV has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on shares of Aptiv from $84.00 to $74.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Zacks Research cut shares of Aptiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, April 27th. Wolfe Research raised shares of Aptiv from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $91.00 target price for the company in a report on Friday, March 6th. Evercore decreased their target price on shares of Aptiv from $100.00 to $80.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday. Finally, HSBC decreased their target price on shares of Aptiv from $81.32 to $75.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, April 27th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, two have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $86.51.

Aptiv Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE APTV opened at $57.13 on Friday. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $65.39 and a 200 day moving average of $74.80. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $12.09 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.80, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.06 and a beta of 1.42. Aptiv PLC has a 12-month low of $52.38 and a 12-month high of $88.93.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The auto parts company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $5.09 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.03 billion. Aptiv had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 17.83%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.69 earnings per share. 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 anticipate that Aptiv PLC will post 5.9 earnings per share for the current year.

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.