Trillium Asset Management LLC Has $6.02 Million Holdings in Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV)

Trillium Asset Management LLC cut its position in shares of Aptiv PLC (NYSE:APTV - Free Report) by 68.4% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 99,556 shares of the auto parts company's stock after selling 215,962 shares during the quarter. Trillium Asset Management LLC's holdings in Aptiv were worth $6,021,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also bought and sold shares of the company. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. grew its holdings in shares of Aptiv by 1,410.3% in the 3rd quarter. Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. now owns 438 shares of the auto parts company's stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 409 shares in the last quarter. Picton Mahoney Asset Management acquired a new position in Aptiv during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $37,000. Brooklyn Investment Group bought a new position in Aptiv in the third quarter valued at approximately $43,000. CENTRAL TRUST Co increased its position in shares of Aptiv by 356.3% during the 4th quarter. CENTRAL TRUST Co now owns 867 shares of the auto parts company's stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 677 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Transamerica Financial Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Aptiv during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $64,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.21% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of brokerages recently weighed in on APTV. Baird R W upgraded shares of Aptiv from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Monday, January 27th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Aptiv from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $78.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Friday, February 7th. Robert W. Baird upgraded shares of Aptiv from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and raised their target price for the company from $75.00 to $82.00 in a research note on Monday, January 27th. Oppenheimer lifted their price target on Aptiv from $83.00 to $85.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, February 7th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company upped their price objective on Aptiv from $76.00 to $86.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, February 7th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have assigned a hold rating, sixteen have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Aptiv currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $86.61.

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Insider Activity at Aptiv

In related news, SVP Benjamin Lyon sold 14,568 shares of Aptiv stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $65.50, for a total value of $954,204.00. Following the transaction, the senior vice president now directly owns 125,237 shares of the company's stock, valued at $8,203,023.50. This trade represents a 10.42 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. 0.45% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Aptiv Stock Performance

NYSE APTV traded up $1.38 during trading on Monday, reaching $63.83. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,766,152 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,272,792. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $63.82 and a 200 day moving average price of $63.15. Aptiv PLC has a 12 month low of $51.47 and a 12 month high of $85.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $14.65 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 9.28, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.62 and a beta of 1.78. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 1.07 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.87.

Aptiv (NYSE:APTV - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The auto parts company reported $1.75 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.63 by $0.12. Aptiv had a return on equity of 15.63% and a net margin of 9.07%. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Aptiv PLC will post 7.2 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Aptiv Company Profile

Aptiv PLC engages in design, manufacture, and sale of vehicle components in North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, South America, and internationally. The company provides electrical, electronic, and safety technology solutions to the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. It operates through two segments, Signal and Power Solutions, and Advanced Safety and User Experience.