The stock price of Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV) has dropped by -3.72 compared to previous close of 62.42. Despite this, the company has seen a fall of -6.34% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-03 that Get a deeper insight into the potential performance of APTIV HLDS LTD (APTV) for the quarter ended December 2024 by going beyond Wall Street’s top -and-bottom-line estimates and examining the estimates for some of its key metrics.
Is It Worth Investing in Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV) is 6.71x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for APTV is 1.75. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 6 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for APTV is 233.44M and currently, short sellers hold a 4.71% of that float. On February 03, 2025, APTV’s average trading volume was 3.91M shares.
APTV’s Market Performance
The stock of Aptiv PLC (APTV) has seen a -6.34% decrease in the past week, with a -0.63% drop in the past month, and a -12.99% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.44%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.43% for APTV. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.77% for APTV’s stock, with a -11.74% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of APTV
Robert W. Baird, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see APTV reach a price target of $82, previously predicting the price at $75. The rating they have provided for APTV stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on January 27th, 2025.
Piper Sandler gave a rating of “Neutral” to APTV, setting the target price at $65 in the report published on January 23rd of the current year.
APTV Trading at 1.72% 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 -29.76% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.43%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.44%, as shares sank -0.35% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +14.00% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, APTV fell by -6.36%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -16.47% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $61.81. In addition, Aptiv PLC saw -0.63% 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 Presley William T., who proposed sale 9,562 shares at the price of $55.07 back on Nov 26 ’24. After this action, Presley William T. now owns shares of Aptiv PLC, valued at $526,579 using the latest closing price.
CLARK KEVIN P, the Chairman and CEO of Aptiv PLC, purchase 15,295 shares at $64.17 during a trade that took place back on Sep 11 ’24, which means that CLARK KEVIN P is holding 363,940 shares at $981,537 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 0.53 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 1.14. 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 1.18. 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 wrap up, the performance of Aptiv PLC (APTV) has been bad in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. 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.
