Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Hits New 12-Month Low – Time to Sell?

Shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) reached a new 52-week low during mid-day trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as low as $44.47 and last traded at $44.5890, with a volume of 3794836 shares. The stock had previously closed at $45.73.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

APTV has been the subject of several analyst reports. Robert W. Baird set a $59.00 target price on Aptiv in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $70.00 price target on shares of Aptiv in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Zacks Research cut Aptiv from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Monday, August 10th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and set a $62.00 price objective (down from $80.00) on shares of Aptiv in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their target price on shares of Aptiv from $82.00 to $71.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Nineteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, three have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $76.50.

Aptiv Stock Down 2.5%

The stock has a fifty day moving average of $52.73 and a two-hundred day moving average of $60.50. The company has a quick ratio of 1.33, a current ratio of 2.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61. The stock has a market cap of $9.26 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.07, a PEG ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.45.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 4th. The auto parts company reported $1.63 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.21. Aptiv had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 1.17%.The business had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $3.31 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company 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. As a group, analysts predict that Aptiv PLC will post 5.69 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aptiv

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. California State Teachers Retirement System raised its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 6,192.6% during the 2nd quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 20,102,073 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $1,233,865,000 after buying an additional 19,782,619 shares during the period. State Street Corp grew its position in Aptiv by 4.3% in the fourth quarter. State Street Corp now owns 10,066,712 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $765,976,000 after acquiring an additional 419,375 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $634,961,000. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 1.7% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,821,615 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $441,289,000 after acquiring an additional 99,876 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Boston Partners boosted its stake in shares of Aptiv by 29.2% during the 3rd quarter. Boston Partners now owns 4,194,909 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $361,385,000 after buying an additional 948,327 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

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.