Aptiv PLC [APTV] stock Downgrade by Morgan Stanley analyst, price target now $74

Aptiv PLC [NYSE: APTV] traded at a low on Wednesday, posting a -3.60 loss after which it closed the day’ session at $69.35.

The results of the trading session contributed to over 3712307 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Aptiv PLC stands at 2.75% while the volatility over the past one month is 2.71%.

The market cap for APTV stock reached $18.91 billion, with 279.03 million shares outstanding and 270.75 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 2.72M shares, APTV reached a trading volume of 3712307 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

What do top market gurus say about Aptiv PLC [APTV]?

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for APTV shares is $102.55 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on APTV stock is a recommendation set at 1.68. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Morgan Stanley have made an estimate for Aptiv PLC shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Underweight, with their previous recommendation back on February 07, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Robert W. Baird raised their target price from $105 to $96. The new note on the price target was released on January 03, 2024, representing the official price target for Aptiv PLC stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $82 to $80, while Piper Sandler kept a Neutral rating on APTV stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for Aptiv PLC is set at 2.32, with the Price to Sales ratio for APTV stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.94. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.68, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 6.01. Price to Free Cash Flow for APTV in the course of the last twelve months was 19.10 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.22.

How has APTV stock performed recently?

Aptiv PLC [APTV] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -7.47. With this latest performance, APTV shares dropped by -10.87% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -28.23% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -35.55% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for APTV stock in for the last two-week period is set at 32.11, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 27.31, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 35.27 for Aptiv PLC [APTV]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 78.06, while it was recorded at 72.85 for the last single week of trading, and 89.17 for the last 200 days.

Aptiv PLC [APTV]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals

Aptiv PLC’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 1.22 and a Current Ratio set at 1.71.

Earnings analysis for Aptiv PLC [APTV]

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for APTV. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Aptiv PLC go to 23.79%.

Insider trade positions for Aptiv PLC [APTV]

The top three institutional holders of APTV stocks are: VANGUARD GROUP INC with ownership of 1.32 billion shares, which is approximately 8.4983%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 1.04 billion shares of the stock with an approximate value of $200.69 billion in APTV stocks shares; and BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, currently with $174.35 billion in APTV stock with ownership which is approximately 5.8386%.