BNP Paribas Exane Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Stock Price

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) had its target price dropped by analysts at BNP Paribas Exane from $107.00 to $83.00 in a research report issued on Tuesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has an “outperform” rating on the auto parts company’s stock. BNP Paribas Exane’s target price points to a potential upside of 39.55% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other research firms have also recently issued reports on APTV. Wolfe Research raised shares of Aptiv from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $91.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, March 6th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on shares of Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price target on shares of Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Weiss Ratings cut shares of Aptiv from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Aptiv in a report on Monday. They issued a “buy” rating and a $74.00 target price for the company. Twenty analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have issued a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $90.49.

Aptiv Stock Performance

NYSE APTV traded up $0.12 during trading hours on Tuesday, hitting $59.48. 1,129,955 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 2,454,259. The company has a market cap of $12.68 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 78.31, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.88 and a beta of 1.51. Aptiv has a 12-month low of $48.90 and a 12-month high of $88.93. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $72.68 and a 200 day moving average of $77.70. The company has a quick ratio of 1.23, a current ratio of 1.74 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Monday, February 2nd. The auto parts company reported $1.86 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.82 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $5.15 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.07 billion. Aptiv had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 18.22%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 5.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $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 forecast that Aptiv will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its position in Aptiv by 502.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 15,557 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $926,000 after acquiring an additional 12,973 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP boosted its position in Aptiv by 439.2% during the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 76,109 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $4,528,000 after acquiring an additional 61,994 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its position in Aptiv by 110.7% during the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,511 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $566,000 after acquiring an additional 4,998 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its position in Aptiv by 452.3% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 486 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $29,000 after acquiring an additional 398 shares during the last quarter. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in Aptiv by 523.1% during the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,561 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $175,000 after acquiring an additional 2,150 shares during the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

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.