Leonteq Securities AG Purchases New Stake in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Leonteq Securities AG purchased a new stake in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor purchased 17,598 shares of the auto parts company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,339,000.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in APTV. Saranac Partners Ltd bought a new stake in Aptiv during the third quarter valued at $25,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Aptiv by 240.0% during the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 357 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 252 shares during the last quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in Aptiv by 452.3% during the first quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 486 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $29,000 after purchasing an additional 398 shares during the last quarter. Foster Dykema Cabot & Partners LLC bought a new stake in Aptiv during the third quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in Aptiv during the third quarter valued at $31,000. 94.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

APTV has been the topic of several research reports. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $93.00 to $90.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 15th. Barclays dropped their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $77.00 to $73.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Wolfe Research upgraded shares of Aptiv from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $91.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, March 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $84.00 to $74.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, May 6th. Finally, Piper Sandler increased their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $103.00 to $106.00 in a research note on Tuesday, February 3rd. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have given a Buy rating, two have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $84.15.

Aptiv Stock Up 2.3%

Aptiv stock opened at $55.83 on Friday. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $61.72 and a 200-day simple moving average of $72.72. The firm has a market capitalization of $11.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.03, a P/E/G ratio of 0.94 and a beta of 1.42. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.98, a quick ratio of 1.57 and a current ratio of 2.11. Aptiv PLC has a one year low of $51.68 and a one year high of $88.93.

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

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.