Analysts Set ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) PT at $9.25

ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) has received an average recommendation of “Hold” from the six analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have assigned a hold recommendation and one has assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $9.25.

Several research analysts have commented on ADT shares. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on shares of ADT from $9.50 to $9.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, December 17th. Zacks Research lowered shares of ADT from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, December 19th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of ADT from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of ADT in a research note on Monday, December 29th.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of ADT by 42.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 64,858,510 shares of the security and automation business’s stock valued at $564,918,000 after buying an additional 19,413,112 shares during the period. AQR Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in ADT by 124.6% in the third quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 36,160,099 shares of the security and automation business’s stock worth $314,954,000 after buying an additional 20,062,625 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its position in ADT by 6.6% during the third quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 33,980,889 shares of the security and automation business’s stock valued at $295,980,000 after acquiring an additional 2,111,701 shares in the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in ADT in the second quarter valued at approximately $219,825,000. Finally, LSV Asset Management grew its position in ADT by 3.7% in the third quarter. LSV Asset Management now owns 25,646,206 shares of the security and automation business’s stock worth $223,378,000 after acquiring an additional 919,013 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.22% of the company’s stock.

ADT Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE ADT opened at $8.26 on Monday. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $8.12 and its 200 day simple moving average is $8.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $6.77 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.96 and a beta of 0.94. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.67 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.99. ADT has a 52-week low of $7.16 and a 52-week high of $8.94.

ADT (NYSE:ADT) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 4th. 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 $1.30 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. ADT had a return on equity of 18.96% and a net margin of 12.52%.ADT’s revenue was up 4.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.20 earnings per share. ADT has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.850-0.890 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that ADT will post 0.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

ADT Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, January 8th. Investors of record on Thursday, December 11th were issued a dividend of $0.055 per share. This represents a $0.22 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.7%. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, December 11th. ADT’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 31.88%.

About ADT

ADT Inc is a leading provider of security and automation solutions for residential and commercial customers. The company offers a comprehensive suite of products and services, including intrusion detection systems, video surveillance, fire and carbon monoxide monitoring, and integrated smart home automation platforms. Through professional installation, continuous monitoring, and a network of 24/7 monitoring centers, ADT helps customers protect their properties, assets and loved ones.

Founded in 1874 as the American District Telegraph Company, ADT has evolved from one of the first telegraph-based alarm services into a modern security technology enterprise.