ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT): A Fundamentally Weighted Stock for Long-Term Investors

The stock of ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) last traded at $6.30, down -3.08% from the previous session.

Data from the available sources indicates that ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) is covered by 6 analysts. The consensus rating among analysts is ‘Overweight’. As we calculate the median target price by taking the range between a high of $13.00 and a low of $8.00, we find $9.30. Given the previous closing price of $6.50, this indicates a potential upside of 43.08 percent. ADT stock price is now 2.97% away from the 50-day moving average and -17.57% away from the 200-day moving average. The market capitalization of the company currently stands at $5.79B.

In total, 2 analysts have assigned it a hold rating, and 3 have given it a buy rating. Brokers who have rated the stock have averaged $9.60 as their price target over the next twelve months.

In other news, Haenggi Jamie Elizabeth, Exec. Vice President, Solar bought 100,000 shares of the company’s stock on May 05. The stock was bought for $579,000 at an average price of $5.79. Upon completion of the transaction, the Exec. Vice President, Solar now directly owns 1,443,641 shares in the company, valued at $9.09 million. An SEC document containing details of the transaction can be found on the SEC’s website. On May 05, EVP, Chief Marketing Officer Jackson DeLu bought 8,650 shares of the business’s stock. A total of $49,824 was incurred on buying the stock at an average price of $5.76. This leaves the insider owning 194,675 shares of the company worth $1.23 million. Insiders disposed of 112,079,488 shares of company stock worth roughly $706.1 million over the past 1 year. A total of 0.80% of the company’s stock is owned by insiders.

There have been several recent changes in the stakes of large investors in ADT stock. A new stake in ADT Inc. shares was purchased by PACER ADVISORS, INC. during the first quarter worth $63,325,000. HRT FINANCIAL LP invested $5,492,000 in shares of ADT during the first quarter. In the first quarter, JEFFERIES GROUP LLC acquired a new stake in ADT Inc. valued at approximately $4,221,000. ERGOTELES LLC acquired a new stake in ADT for approximately $2,251,000. NISA INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC purchased a new stake in ADT valued at around $1,725,000 in the second quarter. In total, there are 309 active investors with 90.70% ownership of the company’s stock.

With an opening price of $6.57 on Thursday morning, ADT Inc. (NYSE: ADT) set off the trading day. During the past 12 months, ADT Inc. has had a low of $4.89 and a high of $10.10. As of last week, the company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.97, a current ratio of 0.80, and a quick ratio of 0.60. According to the stock market information, the enterprise value for the company is $15.49B, which is based on a 6300.00 price-to-earnings ratio, a 1615.38 price-to-earnings-growth ratio, and a beta of 1.72. The fifty day moving average price for ADT is $6.12 and a two-hundred day moving average price translates $7.63 for the stock.

The latest earnings results from ADT Inc. (NYSE: ADT) was released for Mar, 2023. According to the Security & Protection Services Company, earnings per share came in at $0.12, beating analysts’ expectations of $0.08 by 0.04. This compares to $0.05 EPS in the same period last year. The net profit margin was 0.50% and return on equity was 0.90% for ADT. The company reported revenue of $1.61 billion for the quarter, compared to $1.54 billion a year earlier. Comparatively to last year’s same quarter, the company’s quarterly revenue rose 4.38 percent. For the current quarter, analysts expect ADT to generate $1.66B in revenue.

Moreover, the firm recently paid out its quarterly dividend on 07/06/2023. Investors who held shares on 06/15/2023 were paid a $0.035 dividend. On an annualized basis, this represents a $0.14 dividend and a 2.22% percent yield. There was an ex-dividend date of 06/14/2023 for this dividend. In terms of dividend payout ratio, ADT is presently at 400.10%.

ADT Inc.(ADT) Company Profile

ADT Inc. provides security, automation, and smart home solutions to consumer and business customers in the United States. It operates through Consumer and Small Business, Commercial, and Solar segments. The company provides a range of fire detection, fire suppression, video surveillance, and access control systems to residential, commercial, and multi-site customers. It primarily offers monitored security and automation solutions, including the installation and monitoring of security and premises automation systems designed to detect intrusion, control access, sense movement, smoke, fire, carbon monoxide, flooding, temperature, and other environmental conditions and hazards; and address personal emergencies, such as injuries or unanticipated falls. The company also provides automation and smart home solutions that allow customers to use their smart phones or touchscreen panels in their homes to arm and disarm their security systems; record and view real-time video; and creates customized and automated schedules for managing lights, thermostats, appliances, garage doors, cameras, and other connected devices, as well as offers monitoring and maintenance services. It offers its products under the ADT, ADT Pulse, Protection 1, ADT Commercial, and ADT Solar names. The company was formerly known as Prime Security Services Parent, Inc. and changed its name to ADT Inc. in September 2017. ADT Inc. was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

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