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Aptiv PLC is an auto parts business based in the US. Aptiv shares (APTV) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Aptiv employs 141,000 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$12.3 billion.
How to buy shares in Aptiv
- Compare share trading platforms. If you're a beginner, look for a platform with low commissions, expert ratings and investment tools to track your portfolio. Narrow down top brands with our comparison table.
- Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and bank information. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
- Search for Aptiv Find the stock by name or ticker symbol: APTV. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
- Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until Aptiv reaches your desired price. To spread out your purchase, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
- Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of USD$98.2, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimize risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of Aptiv, depending on your broker.
- Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of Aptiv. Optimize your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.
What's in this guide?
- APTV shares summary
- Compare share dealing platforms
- Is APTV stock a buy or sell?
- Stock performance over time
- Can I short APTV shares?
- Is APTV suitable for ethical investing?
- Are APTV shares over-valued?
- Aptiv's financials
- How volatile are APTV shares?
- Does Aptiv pay a dividend?
- Have APTV shares ever split?
- Other common questions
How has coronavirus impacted Aptiv's share price?
Since the stock market crash in March caused by coronavirus, Aptiv's share price has had significant positive movement.
Its last market close was USD$98.2, which is 8.28% up on its pre-crash value of USD$90.07 and 236.07% up on the lowest point reached during the March crash when the shares fell as low as USD$29.22.
If you had bought USD$1,000 worth of Aptiv shares at the start of February 2020, those shares would have been worth USD$536.15 at the bottom of the March crash, and if you held on to them, then as of the last market close they'd be worth USD$1,132.25.
Aptiv share price
Use our graph to track the performance of APTV stocks over time.Aptiv shares at a glance
Information last updated 2020-10-13.
| Latest market close | USD$98.2 |
|---|---|
| 52-week range | USD$29.22 - USD$100.82 |
| 50-day moving average | USD$88.6614 |
| 200-day moving average | USD$77.027 |
| Wall St. target price | USD$97.13 |
| PE ratio | 15.0399 |
| Dividend yield | USD$0.88 (1.76%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | USD$6.532 |
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Is it a good time to buy Aptiv stock?
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Aptiv price performance over time
Historical closes compared with the close of $98.2 from 2020-10-16
| 1 week (2020-10-13) | 2.22% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2020-09-18) | 10.40% |
| 3 months (2020-07-20) | 19.84% |
| 6 months (2020-04-20) | 64.96% |
| 1 year (2019-10-18) | 10.39% |
|---|---|
| 2 years (2018-10-19) | 32.18% |
| 3 years (2017-10-20) | 1.40% |
| 5 years (2015-10-20) | 19.36% |
Is Aptiv under- or over-valued?
Valuing Aptiv stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Aptiv's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Aptiv's P/E ratio
Aptiv's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 15x. In other words, Aptiv shares trade at around 15x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Aptiv's PEG ratio
Aptiv's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 3.0826. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.
The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Aptiv's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.
Aptiv's EBITDA
Aptiv's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is USD$1.4 billion.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Aptiv's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Aptiv financials
| Revenue TTM | USD$12.3 billion |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 5.58% |
| Gross profit TTM | USD$2.6 billion |
| Return on assets TTM | 3.03% |
| Return on equity TTM | 31.22% |
| Profit margin | 13.63% |
| Book value | $25.709 |
| Market capitalisation | USD$25.9 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Shorting Aptiv shares
There are currently 6.1 million Aptiv shares held short by investors – that's known as Aptiv's "short interest". This figure is 10.3% up from 5.5 million last month.
There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Aptiv shares can be evaluated.
Aptiv's "short interest ratio" (SIR)
Aptiv's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Aptiv shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Aptiv shares traded daily (recently around 1.8 million). Aptiv's SIR currently stands at 3.36. In other words for every 100,000 Aptiv shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3360 shares are currently held short.
However Aptiv's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Aptiv shares, or, against the total number of tradable Aptiv shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Aptiv's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Aptiv shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.0263% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Aptiv shares, roughly 26 shares are currently held short).
Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Aptiv.
Find out more about how you can short Aptiv stock.
Aptiv's environmental, social and governance track record
Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Aptiv.
When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.
Aptiv's total ESG risk score
Total ESG risk: 15.51
Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Aptiv's overall score of 15.51 (as at 10/01/2020) is excellent – landing it in it in the 8th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.
ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Aptiv is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).
Aptiv's environmental score
Environmental score: 3.82/100
Aptiv's environmental score of 3.82 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Aptiv is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Aptiv's social score
Social score: 1.69/100
Aptiv's social score of 1.69 puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Aptiv is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.
Aptiv's governance score
Governance score: 2.49/100
Aptiv's governance score puts it squarely in the 1st percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Aptiv is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.
Aptiv's controversy score
Controversy score: 2/5
ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Aptiv scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Aptiv has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary
Aptiv PLC was last rated for ESG on: 2020-10-01.
| Total ESG score | 15.51 |
|---|---|
| Total ESG percentile | 7.82 |
| Environmental score | 3.82 |
| Environmental score percentile | 1 |
| Social score | 1.69 |
| Social score percentile | 1 |
| Governance score | 2.49 |
| Governance score percentile | 1 |
| Level of controversy | 2 |
Aptiv share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 22% of net profits
Recently Aptiv has paid out, on average, around 22% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 1.76% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Aptiv shareholders could enjoy a 1.76% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Aptiv's case, that would currently equate to about $0.88 per share.
While Aptiv's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Aptiv is investing more in its future growth.
Aptiv's most recent dividend payout was on 19 February 2020. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 4 February 2020 (the "ex-dividend date").
Have Aptiv's shares ever split?
Aptiv's shares were split on a 1193:1000 basis on 5 December 2017. So if you had owned 1000 shares the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 1193 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Aptiv shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 16.2% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Aptiv shares which in turn could have impacted Aptiv's share price.
Aptiv share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Aptiv's shares have ranged in value from as little as $29.22 up to $100.82. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Aptiv's is 2.2328. This would suggest that Aptiv's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.
Aptiv overview
Aptiv PLC designs, manufacturers, and sells vehicle components worldwide. The company provides electrical, electronic, and safety technology solutions to the automotive and commercial vehicle markets. It operates through two segment, Signal and Power Solutions, and Advanced Safety and User Experience. The Signal and Power Solutions segment designs, manufactures, and assembles vehicle's electrical architecture, including engineered component products, connectors, wiring assemblies and harnesses, cable management products, electrical centers, and hybrid high voltage and safety distribution systems. The Advanced Safety and User Experience segment provides critical components, systems integration, and software development for vehicle safety, security, comfort, and convenience, such as sensing and perception systems, electronic control units, multi-domain controllers, vehicle connectivity systems, application software, and autonomous driving technologies. The company was formerly known as Delphi Automotive PLC and changed its name to Aptiv PLC in December 2017. Aptiv PLC is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.
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