Aptiv PLC $APTV Shares Sold by Applied Finance Capital Management LLC

Applied Finance Capital Management LLC reduced its stake in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 16.1% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 294,697 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after selling 56,653 shares during the period. Aptiv accounts for about 1.8% of Applied Finance Capital Management LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 17th biggest holding. Applied Finance Capital Management LLC owned about 0.14% of Aptiv worth $25,408,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the company. Nordea Investment Management AB lifted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 14,336.5% in the 3rd quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,411,780 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $291,127,000 after purchasing an additional 3,388,147 shares during the last quarter. Boston Partners acquired a new stake in Aptiv in the second quarter worth $220,911,000. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Aptiv in the second quarter valued at $187,652,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. boosted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 6,711.4% during the second quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,434,076 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $97,833,000 after acquiring an additional 1,413,022 shares during the period. Finally, Ariel Investments LLC grew its position in shares of Aptiv by 80.2% during the second quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 1,386,513 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $94,588,000 after acquiring an additional 617,115 shares during the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aptiv

In related news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 8th. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $425,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 116,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,941,515. This trade represents a 4.10% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.45% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Aptiv Trading Up 1.3%

Aptiv stock opened at $83.41 on Tuesday. Aptiv PLC has a 12-month low of $47.19 and a 12-month high of $88.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.74 and a quick ratio of 1.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.02 billion, a PE ratio of 109.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.18 and a beta of 1.51. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $79.08 and a 200-day simple moving average of $79.25.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.82 by $0.04. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.22% and a net margin of 0.81%.Aptiv’s revenue was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.75 earnings per share. Aptiv has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.550-1.750 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.150-8.750 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Oppenheimer lifted their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $102.00 to $106.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Weiss Ratings lowered shares of Aptiv from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price objective on Aptiv from $99.00 to $102.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $104.00 price objective on shares of Aptiv in a report on Tuesday, February 3rd. Finally, Argus raised their target price on Aptiv from $78.00 to $99.00 in a research report on Monday, November 10th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fourteen have given a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Aptiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.60.

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.