Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 5.06 compared to its previous closing price of 54.38. However, the company has seen a gain of 8.39% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2024-11-21 that Investors often turn to recommendations made by Wall Street analysts before making a Buy, Sell, or Hold decision about a stock. While media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm employed (or sell-side) analysts often affect a stock’s price, do they really matter?
Is It Worth Investing in Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV) Right Now?
Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 6.38x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.79. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 11 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 2 as “sell.”
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The public float for APTV is 233.03M, and at present, short sellers hold a 9.76% of that float. On November 26, 2024, the average trading volume of APTV was 3.65M shares.
APTV’s Market Performance
APTV’s stock has seen a 8.39% increase for the week, with a -17.57% drop in the past month and a -19.34% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.11%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.98% for Aptiv PLC. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 1.47% for APTV’s stock, with a -20.87% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of APTV
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see APTV reach a price target of $87, previously predicting the price at $78. The rating they have provided for APTV stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on September 20th, 2024.
Deutsche Bank gave a rating of “Hold” to APTV, setting the target price at $74 in the report published on September 10th of the current year.
APTV Trading at -11.91% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought APTV to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -37.67% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.98%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.11%, as shares sank -18.85% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -16.95% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, APTV rose by +8.39%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -30.35% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $56.30. In addition, Aptiv PLC saw -36.32% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at APTV starting from CLARK KEVIN P, who purchase 15,295 shares at the price of $64.17 back on Sep 11 ’24. After this action, CLARK KEVIN P now owns 363,940 shares of Aptiv PLC, valued at $981,537 using the latest closing price.
CLARK KEVIN P, the Chairman and CEO of Aptiv PLC, purchase 14,475 shares at $66.81 during a trade that took place back on Sep 10 ’24, which means that CLARK KEVIN P is holding 348,645 shares at $967,026 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for APTV
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.09 for the present operating margin
- 0.18 for the gross margin
The net margin for Aptiv PLC stands at 0.12. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 24.66, with 10.00 for asset returns.
Based on Aptiv PLC (APTV), the company’s capital structure generated 0.52 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.07. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.75.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.53 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.13. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.14. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.93for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.8. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.50.
Conclusion
To sum up, Aptiv PLC (APTV) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
