Win Advisors Inc. Makes New Investment in Aptiv PLC $APTV

Win Advisors Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund acquired 13,064 shares of the auto parts company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,126,000. Aptiv makes up 0.5% of Win Advisors Inc.’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 29th largest position.

Other large investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Nordea Investment Management AB boosted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 14,336.5% in the third quarter. Nordea Investment Management AB now owns 3,411,780 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $291,127,000 after buying an additional 3,388,147 shares during the period. Boston Partners bought a new stake in Aptiv in the 2nd quarter valued at $220,911,000. Norges Bank bought a new position in Aptiv during the 2nd quarter worth about $187,652,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. raised its stake in shares of Aptiv by 6,711.4% in the 2nd quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,434,076 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $97,833,000 after purchasing an additional 1,413,022 shares during the period. Finally, Ariel Investments LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 80.2% in the second quarter. Ariel Investments LLC now owns 1,386,513 shares of the auto parts company’s stock valued at $94,588,000 after purchasing an additional 617,115 shares in the last quarter. 94.21% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Aptiv Price Performance

Shares of NYSE APTV opened at $75.68 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.26, a current ratio of 1.79 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.80. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $78.61 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $78.81. The company has a market cap of $16.35 billion, a PE ratio of 60.06, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.93 and a beta of 1.51. Aptiv PLC has a twelve month low of $47.19 and a twelve month high of $88.93.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The auto parts company reported $2.17 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.81 by $0.36. The company had revenue of $5.21 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.05 billion. Aptiv had a return on equity of 18.51% and a net margin of 1.46%.The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.83 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on APTV shares. Piper Sandler raised Aptiv from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and lifted their target price for the company from $87.00 to $103.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 8th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on shares of Aptiv from $94.00 to $99.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on shares of Aptiv from $90.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, October 20th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on shares of Aptiv from $104.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised their price objective on Aptiv from $100.00 to $107.00 in a report on Friday, November 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, fifteen have issued a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $99.48.

Insider Activity at Aptiv

In related news, EVP Katherine H. Ramundo sold 5,000 shares of Aptiv stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $85.00, for a total transaction of $425,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 116,959 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,941,515. The trade was a 4.10% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. 0.45% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

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.