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Aptiv PLC APTV
Aptiv PLC (APTV) earns a Piotroski F-score of 7/9 (strong financial health), with an Altman Z″ in the safe zone. It pays a dividend yielding 0.49% (safety: no dividend). FY2025 revenue was $20.4B at a 0.8% net margin.
Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year
Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.
Beneish M-score: -3.29 — low (below −2.22 — no manipulation red flag) . A statistical screen for earnings manipulation, not proof — and it doesn't apply to most banks/insurers.
Analyst price target
Recent analyst actions
| Date | Firm | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-10 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform (main) |
| 2026-08-10 | Barclays | Overweight (main) |
| 2026-08-05 | UBS | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-05 | TD Cowen | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-05 | Goldman Sachs | Buy (main) |
| 2026-08-05 | RBC Capital | Outperform (main) |
Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.
Forward estimates · earnings calendar →
Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.
Smart money · insiders, last 12 months
Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.
How it ranks in Manufacturing · percentile among 1957 companies
Percentile vs other Manufacturing companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.
Piotroski F breakdown · 7/9 tests passed
- Positive return on assets
- Positive operating cash flow
- Rising ROA
- Cash flow exceeds net income
- Lower long-term debt
- Rising current ratio
- No share dilution
- Rising gross margin
- Rising asset turnover
Altman Z″ components · safe zone
| Component | Value |
|---|---|
| Working capital / assets | 0.158 |
| Retained earnings / assets | 0.266 |
| EBIT / assets | 0.051 |
| Equity / liabilities | 0.675 |
Sector peers · similar-size Manufacturing companies compare side by side →
| Ticker | Company | Piotroski F | Altman Z″ | P / E | Revenue growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APTV | Aptiv PLC | 7/9 | 2.95 | 77.4 | +3.5% |
| LEA | LEAR CORP | 5/9 | 3.16 | 15.7 | -0.2% |
| ADNT | Adient plc | 6/9 | — | — | -1% |
| BWA | BORGWARNER INC | 6/9 | 4.21 | 50.4 | +1.6% |
| ALV | AUTOLIV INC | 7/9 | 2.3 | 12.1 | +4.1% |
| DAN | DANA Inc | 5/9 | 0.82 | 35.6 | -3% |
| DCH | Dauch Corp | 3/9 | 2.45 | — | -4.7% |
About Aptiv PLC
Aptiv PLC, an industrial technology company, provides hardware and software solutions to support automotive and other industries in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, the Asia Pacific, and South America. It operates through three segments: Advanced Safety and User Experience, Engineered Components, and Electrical Distribution Systems. The company offers active safety, user experience and smart vehicle compute, and software products for vehicle safety and security, including intelligent sensors, compute platforms, and software tools and services. It also provides connection systems, interconnects, and cable management and protection solutions for the distribution of power, signal, and data. Aptiv PLC was incorporated in 2011 and is based in Schaffhausen, Switzerland.
FAQ
Is APTV financially healthy?
Aptiv PLC's Piotroski F-score is 7/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak), and its Altman Z″ distress score is in the safe zone.
Does APTV pay a dividend, and is it safe?
Yes. Aptiv PLC pays a dividend yielding about 0.49% with a None payout ratio, rated “no dividend” for safety.
How profitable is APTV?
In FY2025, Aptiv PLC had a net margin of 0.8% and a return on equity of 1.8%.
Is APTV overvalued or undervalued?
Aptiv PLC trades at about 64.6× trailing earnings — above its 10-year norm (10-year range 7.8×–101.0×, median 20.1×). Stocktoria reports the data, not buy/sell advice.
What is the analyst price target for APTV?
The average Wall-Street price target for Aptiv PLC is $66.61, about 37.4% above the recent price, from 18 analysts (consensus: buy).
Is APTV a good stock to buy?
Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Aptiv PLC: a Piotroski F-score of 7/9, an Altman Z″ in the safe zone, a P/E of about 77.4×, a dividend yield of 0.49%. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.