Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Rating Lowered to “Strong Sell” at Zacks Research

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) was downgraded by equities researchers at Zacks Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report issued on Monday,Zacks.com reports.

Several other analysts have also weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen lowered Aptiv from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 6th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $70.00 target price on shares of Aptiv in a research note on Monday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft downgraded Aptiv from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and set a $56.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Barclays reduced their price target on shares of Aptiv from $73.00 to $65.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $59.00 price target on shares of Aptiv in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Aptiv presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $76.72.

Aptiv Stock Down 0.4%

NYSE APTV opened at $49.59 on Monday. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $60.02 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $65.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a current ratio of 2.02 and a quick ratio of 1.33. Aptiv has a fifty-two week low of $46.16 and a fifty-two week high of $88.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $10.30 billion, a PE ratio of 46.78, a PEG ratio of 0.97 and a beta of 1.46.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The auto parts company reported $1.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.42 by $0.21. Aptiv had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 1.17%.The firm had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.31 billion. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $2.12 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 2.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.600-5.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.250-1.350 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Aptiv will post 5.69 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other 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 transaction of $156,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 163,752 shares in the company, valued at $12,821,781.60. This trade represents a 1.21% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 0.06% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APTV. Westpac Banking Corp lifted its position in shares of Aptiv by 6.6% during the 4th quarter. Westpac Banking Corp now owns 1,905 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $145,000 after buying an additional 118 shares in the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in Aptiv by 3.3% in the 4th quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC now owns 3,734 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $284,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Aptiv by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Advisors Asset Management Inc. now owns 3,559 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $271,000 after acquiring an additional 143 shares in the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. raised its stake in Aptiv by 0.5% during the 4th quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 34,728 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $2,642,000 after acquiring an additional 156 shares during the period. Finally, Unified Investment Management lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 1.3% during the fourth quarter. Unified Investment Management now owns 12,384 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $942,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

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.