Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Trading Down 5.6% on Insider Selling

Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV)’s share price was down 5.6% during trading on Thursday following insider selling activity. The stock traded as low as $72.17 and last traded at $72.5170. Approximately 4,396,450 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 50% from the average daily volume of 2,926,508 shares. The stock had previously closed at $76.82.

Specifically, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 2,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.30, for a total value of $156,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 163,752 shares in the company, valued at approximately $12,821,781.60. The trade was a 1.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages recently commented on APTV. TD Cowen dropped their target price on shares of Aptiv from $93.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on Aptiv from $104.00 to $81.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday, March 31st. Evercore lowered their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $100.00 to $80.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, May 5th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Aptiv from a “sell (d+)” rating to a “hold (c-)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, President Capital assumed coverage on Aptiv in a research report on Wednesday, March 25th. They set a “buy” rating and a $82.50 price objective on the stock. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have given a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $82.85.

Aptiv Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of $14.52 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.60, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.21 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98. The company’s 50-day moving average is $60.79 and its 200-day moving average is $71.57.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The auto parts company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.09. The company had revenue of $5.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.03 billion. Aptiv had a return on equity of 17.83% and a net margin of 1.77%.The company’s revenue was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.69 EPS. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.700-6.100 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.300-1.500 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Aptiv PLC will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. State Street Corp grew its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 4.3% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,066,712 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $765,976,000 after purchasing an additional 419,375 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the 4th quarter worth about $634,961,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 1.7% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,821,615 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $441,289,000 after purchasing an additional 99,876 shares during the last quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its position in Aptiv by 34.2% in the fourth quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 4,579,726 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $349,067,000 after buying an additional 1,167,946 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Impax Asset Management Group plc boosted its position in Aptiv by 54.5% in the third quarter. Impax Asset Management Group plc now owns 4,523,145 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $389,986,000 after buying an additional 1,595,276 shares in the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.