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Aptiv PLC (APTV) Outpaces Stock Market Gains: What You Should Know

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In the latest close session, Aptiv PLC (APTV - Free Report) was up +1.3% at $45.06. This move outpaced the S&P 500's daily gain of 0.28%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw an upswing of 1.02%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 0.02%.

Coming into today, shares of the company had gained 2.09% in the past month. In that same time, the Business Services sector gained 0.6%, while the S&P 500 gained 0.67%.

The upcoming earnings release of Aptiv PLC will be of great interest to investors. The company's earnings report is expected on November 3, 2026. It is anticipated that the company will report an EPS of $1.33, marking a 38.71% fall compared to the same quarter of the previous year. Simultaneously, our latest consensus estimate expects the revenue to be $3.16 billion, showing a 39.28% drop compared to the year-ago quarter.

For the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates are projecting earnings of $5.68 per share and a revenue of $12.7 billion, representing changes of -27.37% and -37.73%, respectively, from the prior year.

Investors should also take note of any recent adjustments to analyst estimates for Aptiv PLC. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. As a result, upbeat changes in estimates indicate analysts' favorable outlook on the business health and profitability.

Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To utilize this, we have created the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model that integrates these estimate changes and provides a functional rating system.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, there's been a 0.18% fall in the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate. Currently, Aptiv PLC is carrying a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).

Valuation is also important, so investors should note that Aptiv PLC has a Forward P/E ratio of 7.83 right now. This represents a discount compared to its industry average Forward P/E of 15.76.

We can also see that APTV currently has a PEG ratio of 0.86. This metric is used similarly to the famous P/E ratio, but the PEG ratio also takes into account the stock's expected earnings growth rate. The Technology Services was holding an average PEG ratio of 1.16 at yesterday's closing price.

The Technology Services industry is part of the Business Services sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 94, this industry ranks in the top 39% of all industries, numbering over 250.

The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our individual industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Be sure to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and many more, on Zacks.com.

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