Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) Given New $73.00 Price Target at Barclays

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) had its price objective reduced by equities research analysts at Barclays from $77.00 to $73.00 in a report released on Wednesday,MarketScreener reports. Barclays‘s target price points to a potential upside of 28.76% from the company’s current price.

Other equities research analysts also recently issued research reports about the company. Robert W. Baird lowered their price objective on Aptiv from $105.00 to $74.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, April 2nd. TD Cowen decreased their target price on Aptiv from $93.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. HSBC lowered their price target on Aptiv from $81.32 to $75.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, April 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on Aptiv in a report on Monday, April 13th. They set a “buy” rating and a $74.00 price objective for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings downgraded shares of Aptiv from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research note on Thursday, April 2nd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have given a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, Aptiv presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $87.60.

Aptiv Trading Up 3.4%

Shares of Aptiv stock opened at $56.70 on Wednesday. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $66.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $75.17. The company has a market cap of $12.08 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 74.99, a PEG ratio of 0.79 and a beta of 1.42. Aptiv has a 12-month low of $52.38 and a 12-month high of $88.93. The company has a current ratio of 1.74, a quick ratio of 1.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.79.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The auto parts company reported $1.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.62 by $0.09. Aptiv had a net margin of 0.81% and a return on equity of 18.22%. The business had revenue of $5.09 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $5.03 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.69 EPS. Aptiv’s revenue was up 5.4% on a year-over-year basis. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.700-6.100 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.300-1.500 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Aptiv will post 8.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Aptiv

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in APTV. Saranac Partners Ltd bought a new stake in Aptiv in the third quarter worth $25,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 240.0% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 357 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $27,000 after buying an additional 252 shares during the period. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its holdings 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 worth $29,000 after buying an additional 398 shares during the period. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Aptiv in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Aptiv during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting Aptiv

Here are the key news stories impacting Aptiv this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q1 results topped estimates: Aptiv reported $1.71 EPS on $5.09B revenue, beating consensus and showing year?over?year revenue growth — confirms near?term topline strength. Aptiv Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates, Increase Y/Y
• Positive Sentiment: EDS spin?off (Versigent) closed April 1 — this removes the EDS business from Aptiv’s ongoing results and could sharpen investor focus on higher?margin technology businesses. Aptiv Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Neutral Sentiment: Full earnings call/transcript and slide deck are available for detail on drivers, cost actions and capex — useful for tracking management’s take on margins, free cash flow and timing of recovery. Aptiv PLC (APTV) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Guidance cut: Aptiv lowered Q2 2026 EPS to $1.30–1.50 (street ~1.63) and FY EPS to $5.70–6.10 (street ~6.60); revenue guidance also came in well below consensus — the weaker outlook is the primary near?term negative catalyst. Aptiv Reports First Quarter 2026 Financial Results
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction and key concerns: despite the beat, the stock hit a 52?week low after the print as investors focused on cash?flow and margin pressures and the downgraded outlook — suggests sentiment is sensitive to near?term profitability metrics. Aptiv crashes to 52-week low post-earnings beat: blame cash flow & margin?

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.