Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. Buys 28,061 Shares of Aptiv PLC $APTV

Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd. lifted its stake in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 6.2% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 479,758 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after buying an additional 28,061 shares during the period. Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.’s holdings in Aptiv were worth $37,632,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in APTV. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 502.1% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 15,557 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $926,000 after buying an additional 12,973 shares during the period. Woodline Partners LP boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 439.2% in the first quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 76,109 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $4,528,000 after buying an additional 61,994 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 110.7% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,511 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $566,000 after buying an additional 4,998 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 452.3% in the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 486 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 398 shares during the period. Finally, EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 523.1% in the second quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 2,561 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $175,000 after buying an additional 2,150 shares during the period. 94.21% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

APTV has been the subject of several research analyst reports. UBS Group lowered their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $97.00 to $80.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Fox Advisors lowered their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $110.00 to $70.00 in a research report on Friday. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $77.00 to $73.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $105.00 to $74.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. Finally, Morgan Stanley upgraded shares of Aptiv from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and set a $71.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Friday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Aptiv has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $84.78.

Aptiv Stock Up 1.4%

Shares of APTV opened at $57.94 on Friday. Aptiv PLC has a one year low of $52.38 and a one year high of $88.93. The company has a market cap of $12.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.28, a P/E/G ratio of 1.08 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a current ratio of 2.11 and a quick ratio of 1.23. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $65.39 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $74.80.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May 5th. The auto parts company reported $1.71 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.62 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $5.09 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.03 billion. Aptiv had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 17.83%. The company’s revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.69 earnings per share. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.700-6.100 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.300-1.500 EPS. Research analysts forecast that Aptiv PLC will post 6.39 EPS for the current fiscal 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.