Wormser Freres Gestion Has $2.83 Million Holdings in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Wormser Freres Gestion lifted its stake in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 0.8% during the first quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 46,560 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after purchasing an additional 375 shares during the period. Aptiv makes up about 1.7% of Wormser Freres Gestion’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 22nd biggest position. Wormser Freres Gestion’s holdings in Aptiv were worth $2,830,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of APTV. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its holdings in Aptiv by 242.7% during the 1st quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 8,560,781 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $509,366,000 after buying an additional 6,062,438 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its holdings in Aptiv by 1.4% during the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,577,294 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $153,373,000 after purchasing an additional 36,270 shares during the last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 6.1% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 2,427,968 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $146,844,000 after purchasing an additional 139,843 shares during the last quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the 1st quarter worth approximately $117,260,000. Finally, Pacer Advisors Inc. raised its stake in shares of Aptiv by 5,379.7% during the first quarter. Pacer Advisors Inc. now owns 1,907,379 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $113,489,000 after buying an additional 1,872,571 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Morgan Stanley increased their price target on shares of Aptiv from $55.00 to $60.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 12th. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Aptiv from $80.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, June 16th. Robert W. Baird set a $82.00 price target on shares of Aptiv and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, July 11th. Oppenheimer reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $88.00 price objective (up previously from $84.00) on shares of Aptiv in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Aptiv from $86.00 to $89.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 1st. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Aptiv has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $81.81.

Aptiv Stock Down 1.3%

APTV stock opened at $75.1420 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79, a current ratio of 1.76 and a quick ratio of 1.24. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 17.20, a P/E/G ratio of 0.85 and a beta of 1.48. Aptiv PLC has a fifty-two week low of $47.19 and a fifty-two week high of $77.09. The business has a 50-day moving average of $69.62 and a 200-day moving average of $64.56.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The auto parts company reported $2.12 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.83 by $0.29. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.46% and a net margin of 5.12%.The firm had revenue of $5.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.02 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.58 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. Aptiv has set its FY 2025 guidance at 7.300-7.600 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 1.600-1.800 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Aptiv Company Profile

Aptiv PLC engages in design, manufacture, and sale of vehicle components in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, South America, and internationally. The company provides electrical, electronic, and safety technology solutions to the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. It operates through two segments, Signal and Power Solutions, and Advanced Safety and User Experience.