BDF Gestion Purchases 17,294 Shares of Aptiv PLC $APTV

BDF Gestion raised its holdings in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) by 71.9% in the 3rd quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund owned 41,336 shares of the auto parts company’s stock after buying an additional 17,294 shares during the quarter. BDF Gestion’s holdings in Aptiv were worth $1,778,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in APTV. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in Aptiv in the second quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division purchased a new position in Aptiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $32,000. Eastern Bank raised its holdings in Aptiv by 702.9% during the second quarter. Eastern Bank now owns 546 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 478 shares in the last quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd raised its holdings in Aptiv by 108.7% during the first quarter. Evelyn Partners Investment Management Services Ltd now owns 576 shares of the auto parts company’s stock worth $40,000 after purchasing an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the 4th quarter worth approximately $48,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.21% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of research firms recently commented on APTV. UBS Group dropped their target price on shares of Aptiv from $62.00 to $57.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 7th. Barclays cut their target price on Aptiv from $65.00 to $60.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, October 9th. 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 report on Wednesday, August 5th. Weiss Ratings cut Aptiv from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 11th. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada dropped their price target on Aptiv from $78.00 to $77.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, October 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $72.60.

Aptiv Stock Performance

APTV traded down $0.47 during trading on Monday, hitting $44.39. The stock had a trading volume of 700,858 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,280,445. Aptiv PLC has a twelve month low of $42.56 and a twelve month high of $88.93. The firm has a market capitalization of $9.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.88, a PEG ratio of 0.87 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.61, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a current ratio of 2.02. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $45.61 and its 200 day moving average price is $54.92.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The auto parts company reported $1.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.42 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $3.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.31 billion. Aptiv had a return on equity of 17.10% and a net margin of 1.17%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 2.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $2.12 EPS. Aptiv has set its FY 2026 guidance at 5.600-5.800 EPS and its Q3 2026 guidance at 1.250-1.350 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that Aptiv PLC will post 5.70 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Aptiv Profile

Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV) is a global automotive technology company that develops systems and software intended to make vehicles safer, more connected and increasingly automated. Its solutions are used by automakers in passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles worldwide.

The company’s product portfolio includes advanced driver-assistance and active-safety systems, vehicle computing platforms, infotainment and connectivity technologies, automated-driving solutions, and electrical and electronic distribution systems.