Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Hits New 52-Week Low on Analyst Downgrade

Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) shares reached a new 52-week low on Tuesday after Citigroup lowered their price target on the stock from $92.33 to $77.00. Citigroup currently has a buy rating on the stock. Aptiv traded as low as $51.68 and last traded at $52.7290, with a volume of 227046 shares trading hands. The stock had previously closed at $53.01.

A number of other equities analysts have also recently weighed in on APTV. Fox Advisors decreased their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $110.00 to $70.00 in a research report on Friday, May 8th. TD Cowen reduced their price target on Aptiv from $93.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Wells Fargo & Company raised their price objective on Aptiv from $81.00 to $82.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on Aptiv from $84.00 to $74.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut Aptiv from a “strong-buy” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Aptiv presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $84.15.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Aptiv

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. NewEdge Advisors LLC increased its stake in Aptiv by 502.1% during the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 15,557 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $926,000 after purchasing an additional 12,973 shares during the last quarter. Woodline Partners LP lifted its position in shares of Aptiv by 439.2% in the 1st quarter. Woodline Partners LP now owns 76,109 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $4,528,000 after buying an additional 61,994 shares during the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth lifted its position in shares of Aptiv by 110.7% in the 1st quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 9,511 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $566,000 after buying an additional 4,998 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 452.3% in the 1st 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 holdings in shares of Aptiv by 523.1% in the 2nd 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 owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Aptiv Trading Down 0.6%

The firm has a market cap of $11.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.26, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.42. The business’s 50-day moving average is $62.81 and its two-hundred day moving average is $73.32. The company has a current ratio of 2.11, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The auto parts company reported $1.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $5.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.03 billion. Aptiv had a net margin of 1.77% and a return on equity of 17.83%. Aptiv’s revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $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. As a group, analysts expect that Aptiv PLC will post 6.41 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

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.