Krane Funds Advisors LLC Purchases 7,490 Shares of Aptiv PLC $APTV

Krane Funds Advisors LLC lifted its position in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 40.4% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 26,044 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after acquiring an additional 7,490 shares during the period. Krane Funds Advisors LLC’s holdings in Aptiv were worth $1,982,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Lyrical Asset Management LP raised its holdings in Aptiv by 9.4% in the fourth quarter. Lyrical Asset Management LP now owns 97,969 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $7,454,000 after purchasing an additional 8,458 shares in the last quarter. Investors Towarzystwo Funduszy Inwestycyjnych Spolka Akcyjna bought a new position in shares of Aptiv in the 4th quarter worth about $396,000. Syon Capital LLC purchased a new position in Aptiv during the 4th quarter valued at about $265,000. Capital World Investors boosted its stake in Aptiv by 20.9% during the fourth quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 1,055,221 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $80,292,000 after acquiring an additional 182,658 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in Aptiv by 0.9% in the fourth quarter. Los Angeles Capital Management LLC now owns 100,124 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $8,222,000 after purchasing an additional 935 shares during the period. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

APTV has been the subject of several recent research reports. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their target price on Aptiv from $84.00 to $74.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Barclays reduced their price target on Aptiv from $77.00 to $73.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Zacks Research cut shares of Aptiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Monday, April 27th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $81.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have issued a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $82.85.

Insiders Place Their Bets

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

Aptiv Trading Up 0.0%

Shares of NYSE:APTV opened at $68.61 on Monday. Aptiv PLC has a 1 year low of $51.68 and a 1 year high of $88.93. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $60.79 and its 200-day moving average price is $71.53. The company has a market cap of $14.52 billion, a P/E ratio of 40.60, a PEG ratio of 1.14 and a beta of 1.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 1.57.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last posted 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 business had revenue of $5.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.03 billion. Aptiv had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 17.83%. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $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. Sell-side analysts expect that Aptiv PLC will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current year.

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.