The price of Aptiv PLC (NYSE: APTV) closed at $75.27 in the last session, down -2.97% from day before closing price of $77.57. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.30 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1939642 shares were traded. APTV stock price reached its highest trading level at $78.96 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $75.23.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at APTV’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 12.52 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 20.73. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.22 and its Current Ratio is at 1.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.59 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.58.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Morgan Stanley on February 07, 2024, Downgraded its rating to Underweight and sets its target price to $74 from $90 previously.
On January 03, 2024, Robert W. Baird Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Outperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $105 to $96.
Piper Sandler Upgraded its Underweight to Neutral on November 03, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $82 to $80.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 11 ’24 when Lyon Benjamin sold 18,680 shares for $77.69 per share. The transaction valued at 1,451,249 led to the insider holds 95,211 shares of the business.
Massaro Joseph R sold 1,900 shares of APTV for $193,553 on Sep 15 ’23. The CFO and SVP, Business Ops now owns 206,773 shares after completing the transaction at $101.87 per share. On May 25 ’23, another insider, CLARK KEVIN P, who serves as the Chairman and CEO of the company, sold 6,665 shares for $89.98 each. As a result, the insider received 599,717 and left with 554,799 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, APTV now has a Market Capitalization of 20.52B and an Enterprise Value of 25.67B. As of this moment, Aptiv’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 7.27, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.50. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.31. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 1.02 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.82. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.28 whereas that against EBITDA is 10.13.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, APTV has reached a high of $113.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $71.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 79.98, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 90.44.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, APTV traded on average about 2.79M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2.14M shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 279.03M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 270.79M. Insiders hold about 0.69% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.19% stake in the company. Shares short for APTV as of Mar 15, 2024 were 6.74M with a Short Ratio of 2.41, compared to 6.01M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2.47% and a Short% of Float of 2.81%.
Dividends & Splits
The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.16. The current Payout Ratio is 0.00% for APTV, which recently paid a dividend on Feb 19, 2020 with an ex-dividend date of Feb 04, 2020. Stock splits for the company last occurred on Dec 05, 2017 when the company split stock in a 1193:1000 ratio.
Earnings Estimates
The company has 20 analysts who recommend its stock at the moment. On average, analysts expect EPS of $1.06 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $1.42 and a low estimate of $0.62, while EPS last year was $0.91. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.35, with high estimates of $1.55 and low estimates of $0.91.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $7.62 and $5.13 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $5.77. EPS for the following year is $7.18, with 24 analysts recommending between $8.65 and $6.4.
Revenue Estimates
According to 18 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $5.05B. It ranges from a high estimate of $5.43B to a low estimate of $4.81B. As of the current estimate, Aptiv PLC’s year-ago sales were $4.56B, an estimated increase of 10.60% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 18 analysts are estimating revenue of $5.46B, an increase of 13.00% over than the figure of $10.60% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $5.62B for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $5.27B.
A total of 22 analysts have provided revenue estimates for APTV’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $23.2B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $20.98B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $21.56B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $20.05B, up 7.60% from the average estimate. Based on 22 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $23.2B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $24.8B and the low estimate is $22.48B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 7.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.
