Aptiv (APTV)


July 19, 2024

APTV: Plenty of Investor Questions into Q2 Print

By Steven Fox

We think Aptiv (APTV; $67.92; O/P) faces an unusual number of longer-term questions from investors when it reports Q2 results and outlook on August 1st (before market), which are on top of ongoing debates around…

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June 26, 2024

APTV: Fundamental Concerns Reach New Heights

By Steven Fox

The shares of Aptiv (APTV; $66.02; O/P) have been extremely volatile YTD, including big swings between the mid-$80’s and a bottom ~$70, which was firmly punctured today on questions about the company’s software veracity (10-15%…

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May 2, 2024

APTV: Clearing Some Near-Term BEV Pain Points

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform and $100 target as we raise our 2024/2025E EPS for Aptiv (APTV; $77.79) from $5.80/$6.85 to $6.05/$7.70 after a solid Q1 beat as 2024E EPS guidance was revised favorably, mainly for…

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May 2, 2024

APTV: First Look at Q1 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Aptiv (APTV; $69.75; O/P) reported adjusted Q1 EPS of $1.16, which beat our consensus matching $1.02 on some lower-than-expected sales ($4,901mm vs. our $5,000mm and the Street’s $4,986mm). As per the table below, operating profits…

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April 22, 2024

APTV: Wondering What We Don’t Know

By Steven Fox

The shares of Aptiv (APTV; $69.75; O/P) are now down 22% YTD (vs. +4% for the S&P 500) as investor concerns with 2024E EPS guidance of $5.55-6.05 (+14-24% YoY) continue to mount to levels that…

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April 1, 2024

APTV: Signs Suggest Solid Navigation of Auto Cross Winds

By Steven Fox

The shares of Aptiv (APTV; $78.79; O/P) continue to languish despite solid support in recent weeks from a range of supply chain sources for the company’s 2024E financial targets, which include the potential for record…

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January 31, 2024

APTV: Targets Another Record Year; But Street is Disappointed?

By Steven Fox

We are very much surprised that Aptiv’s (APTV; $82.39; O/P) Q4 results and outlook did not dispel the excessive “hand wringing” weighing on the stock in recent months, especially at 14X our latest 2024E EPS,…

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January 31, 2024

APTV: First Look at Q4 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Aptiv (APTV; $86.72; O/P) reported adjusted Q4 EPS of $1.40, which beat our $1.34 and the Street’s $1.33 on sales of $4,919mm (vs. our $5,018mm and the Street’s $5,067mm). As per the table below, operating…

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January 16, 2024

APTV: CES Highlights Technology Breadth

By Steven Fox

Last week, we attended an Aptiv (APTV; $80.88; O/P) investor event at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas where we heard from CEO Kevin Clark, CTO Benjamin Lyon, plus Paul Miller, CTO for…

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November 3, 2023

APTV: Major Overreaction to Some Program Volatility

By Steven Fox

We think yesterday’s 10% drop in the shares of Aptiv (APTV; $77.20; O/P), after a healthy Q3 EPS beat, proves a massive over reaction to some disappointing growth over market (GoM) rates we see driven…

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November 2, 2023

APTV: First Look at Q3 Results and Outlook

By Steven Fox

Aptiv (APTV; $86.08; O/P) reported adjusted Q3 EPS of $1.30, which handily beat our $1.15 and the Street’s $1.23 on sales of $5,114mm (vs. our $5,000mm and the Street’s $5,091mm). As per the table below,…

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October 19, 2023

APTV: Buying Opportunity Ahead of Q3 Print

By Steven Fox

The shares of Aptiv (APTV; $90.25; O/P) are -20% since 7/12 with its Q3 print coming up on 11/2 (before market), which we assume reflects concerns around ongoing UAW strikes despite what we see as…

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September 20, 2023

APTV: Supporting Its Software Confidence Game

By Steven Fox

We sat in on Aptiv’s (APTV; $102.57; O/P) Software Teach-In yesterday. The presentation and Q&A suggested to us that management has increased confidence in its ability to leverage last year’s $3.5B acquisition of Wind River’s…

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August 25, 2023

APTV: An Interesting Wind River Win

By Steven Fox

Earlier this week, Aptiv’s (APTV; $97.22; O/P) Wind River business unit, acquired late last year for $3.5B, announced that Geely’s (175.HK; HK$9.51; NR) ZEEKR electric vehicle (EV) brand selected the Wind River Linux operating system…

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August 3, 2023

APTV: Proving Out Many Growth Points

By Steven Fox

We reiterate our Outperform, raise our target from $125 to $130, as we increase our 2023/2024E EPS for Aptiv (APTV; $109.58) from $4.45/$5.80 to $4.80/$6.00 after the company delivered an impressive “beat and raise”. Most…

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