ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $8.23 According to Brokerages

Shares of ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven brokerages that are currently covering the stock, MarketBeat Ratings reports. One analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation and two have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have covered the stock in the last year is $8.23.

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on ADT shares. Morgan Stanley lifted their price objective on shares of ADT from $7.50 to $7.75 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st. BTIG Research began coverage on ADT in a report on Monday, August 17th. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of ADT in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On ADT

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. raised its position in ADT by 151.4% during the first quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,957 shares of the security and automation business’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 2,985 shares in the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC raised its stake in ADT by 154.0% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 7,451 shares of the security and automation business’s stock valued at $49,000 after buying an additional 4,518 shares during the period. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its stake in ADT by 129.6% in the 2nd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,709 shares of the security and automation business’s stock valued at $50,000 after acquiring an additional 4,352 shares during the period. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of ADT during the 2nd quarter worth about $68,000. Finally, American Trust acquired a new stake in ADT during the second quarter worth approximately $68,000. 87.22% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ADT Stock Performance

Shares of ADT stock opened at $6.40 on Friday. ADT has a 52 week low of $6.24 and a 52 week high of $8.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 0.69. The company’s 50 day moving average price is $7.24 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $6.94. The company has a market capitalization of $4.68 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.02 and a beta of 1.02.

ADT (NYSE:ADT) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The security and automation business reported $0.23 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.29 billion. ADT had a net margin of 11.85% and a return on equity of 18.99%. The firm’s revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.23 EPS. ADT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.910 EPS. On average, analysts expect that ADT will post 0.9 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ADT Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Stockholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be issued a $0.0550 dividend. This represents a $0.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. ADT’s dividend payout ratio is presently 30.99%.

ADT Company Profile

ADT Inc (NYSE: ADT) is a provider of security, automation and smart-home solutions for residential and commercial customers. The company offers professionally installed and monitored alarm systems, video surveillance, fire and life-safety products, access-control solutions, and home-automation services.

For residential customers, ADT provides security systems that can integrate alarms, cameras, locks, lighting, thermostats and other connected devices. Its services generally include 24-hour professional monitoring, mobile-app controls, video monitoring and related support.