APTV’s short interest shows a sharp rise on 2025-08-15

The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Aptiv PLC shares valued at $523,120 were sold by Brazier Allan J on Aug 26 ’25. At $80.00 per share, Brazier Allan J sold 6,539 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 50,820 shares worth approximately $4.09 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Louissaint Obed D. sold 3,000 shares, netting a total of over 240,000 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $80.00 each, the insider now holds 166,255 shares.

Before that, Louissaint Obed D. had added 3,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $240,000, the Officer bought Aptiv PLC shares for $80.00 each.

As published in a research note from Wolfe Research on July 02, 2025, Aptiv PLC [APTV] has been rated down from an Outperform to a Peer perform. Analysts at Guggenheim downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in early June. As of April 15, 2025, Barclays has decreased its “an Overweight” rating to a “an Equal weight” for APTV. Earlier on April 10, 2025, UBS downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Neutral” for APTV stock which previously was a “a Buy”.

Analyzing APTV Stock Performance

On last trading session, Aptiv PLC [NYSE: APTV] rose 1.03% to $80.45. The stock’s lowest price that day was $79.32, but it reached a high of $80.62 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.63%. Over the course of the year, Aptiv PLC shares have jumped approximately 12.47%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $81.13 on 08/27/25 and a 52-week low of $47.19 on 04/11/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Aptiv PLC (APTV)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 79.64, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 78.83. In the upper region, resistance lies at 80.94. The next price resistance is at 81.43. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 68.60 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Aptiv PLC subject to short interest?

Stocks of Aptiv PLC saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-08-15 jumping by 0.14 million shares to 5.41 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 5.27 million shares. A jump of 2.55% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.02 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.02.

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In terms of Aptiv PLC share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 85 in the next 12 months, up nearly 6.74% from the previous closing price of $79.63. Analysts anticipate Aptiv PLC stock to reach 97 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 70. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Aptiv PLC stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On March 07, 2025, TD Cowen assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and resumed coverage with a $90.

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