Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. Purchases 7,765 Shares of Aptiv PLC $APTV

Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its position in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 53.0% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 22,417 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after buying an additional 7,765 shares during the quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co.’s holdings in Aptiv were worth $1,706,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Unified Investment Management lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 1.3% during the 4th quarter. Unified Investment Management now owns 12,384 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $942,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. 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 worth $441,289,000 after purchasing an additional 99,876 shares in the last quarter. MMCAP International Inc. SPC lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 406.6% during the 4th quarter. MMCAP International Inc. SPC now owns 170,268 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $12,956,000 after purchasing an additional 136,661 shares in the last quarter. Allstate Corp lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 107.3% during the 4th quarter. Allstate Corp now owns 16,918 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $1,287,000 after purchasing an additional 8,755 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Todd Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in Aptiv during the 4th quarter worth about $26,119,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Aptiv

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

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently issued reports on APTV shares. Morgan Stanley raised Aptiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $71.00 price objective on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. HSBC dropped their price objective on Aptiv from $81.32 to $75.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on Aptiv from $83.00 to $84.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on Aptiv from $84.00 to $74.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price objective on Aptiv from $104.00 to $81.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-one have assigned a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Aptiv currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $82.85.

Aptiv Stock Performance

NYSE:APTV opened at $68.61 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $60.79 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $71.57. Aptiv PLC has a twelve month low of $51.68 and a twelve month high of $88.93. The stock 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 quick ratio of 1.57, a current ratio of 2.11 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its quarterly earnings results 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. Aptiv had a return on equity of 17.83% and a net margin of 1.77%.The firm had revenue of $5.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.03 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.69 EPS. The company’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 analysts predict that Aptiv PLC will post 6.41 EPS for the current fiscal 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.