Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Decreases Position in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lowered its stake in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 2.4% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The firm owned 3,234,989 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after selling 81,062 shares during the quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s holdings in Aptiv were worth $246,150,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. Saranac Partners Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $25,000. Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in 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 period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in Aptiv by 452.3% in the 1st quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 486 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 398 shares during the period. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC bought a new position in Aptiv in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc bought a new position in Aptiv in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $44,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 2,000 shares of Aptiv stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $78.30, for a total transaction of $156,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 163,752 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,821,781.60. The trade was a 1.21% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.06% of the company’s stock.

Aptiv Stock Performance

NYSE APTV opened at $68.61 on Friday. Aptiv PLC has a 52-week low of $51.68 and a 52-week high of $88.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 2.11. The company has a market capitalization of $14.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.60, a P/E/G ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a fifty day moving average of $60.79 and a 200-day moving average of $71.57.

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently commented on the stock. TD Cowen cut their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $93.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $104.00 to $81.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Evercore cut their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $100.00 to $80.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, May 5th. UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $97.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $82.85.

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.