ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) Stock Has Consensus Price Target of $8.13 According to Analysts

Shares of ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) have been assigned an average rating of “Hold” from the seven brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and two have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $8.13.

Several equities research analysts have commented on the company. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of ADT in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. BTIG Research started coverage on ADT in a research note on Monday, August 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on ADT from $7.75 to $7.25 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Amundi increased its position in shares of ADT by 1,033.8% in the second quarter. Amundi now owns 1,618,696 shares of the security and automation business’s stock worth $10,522,000 after acquiring an additional 1,475,926 shares in the last quarter. Louisiana State Employees Retirement System purchased a new position in shares of ADT in the 1st quarter valued at $1,480,000. Wasatch Advisors LP lifted its holdings in shares of ADT by 19.6% during the 2nd quarter. Wasatch Advisors LP now owns 8,427,968 shares of the security and automation business’s stock valued at $54,782,000 after acquiring an additional 1,382,292 shares in the last quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System lifted its holdings in shares of ADT by 390.3% during the 1st quarter. New York State Teachers Retirement System now owns 231,123 shares of the security and automation business’s stock valued at $1,518,000 after acquiring an additional 183,985 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Public Employees Retirement System of Ohio acquired a new position in shares of ADT during the 2nd quarter valued at $1,041,000. 87.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

ADT Trading Up 2.6%

Shares of ADT opened at $6.62 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.32 and a beta of 1.04. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $7.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $6.92. ADT has a twelve month low of $6.03 and a twelve month high of $8.89.

ADT (NYSE:ADT) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 30th. The security and automation business reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.01. ADT had a return on equity of 18.99% and a net margin of 11.85%. The firm had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.29 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.23 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. ADT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.910 EPS. On average, equities research analysts forecast that ADT will post 0.90 earnings per share for the current year.

ADT Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, October 1st. Investors of record on Thursday, September 10th were issued a $0.0550 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, September 10th. This represents a $0.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.3%. ADT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 30.99%.

About ADT

ADT Inc (NYSE: ADT) is a provider of security, automation and smart-home solutions for residential, small-business and commercial customers. The company offers professionally installed and monitored alarm systems, video surveillance, security cameras, access control, environmental monitoring and home automation products. Its services are designed to help customers protect properties, monitor activity remotely and manage connected devices through digital platforms.

Through its residential and small-business operations, ADT provides intrusion detection, fire and carbon-monoxide monitoring, video doorbells, smart locks, lighting and other connected-home features.