Adient (ADNT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Adient plc engages in the design, development, manufacture, and market of seating systems and components for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and light trucks. The company's automotive seating solutions include complete seating systems, frames, mechanisms, foams, head restraints, armrests, and trim covers. It serves automotive original equipment manufacturers in North America and South America; Europe, Middle East, and Africa; and the Asia Pacific/China. Adient plc was incorporated in 2016 and is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $21.12 to $21.83
• 50-Day Range: $19.90 to $23.70
• 52-Week Range: $19.40 to $37.19
• Volume: 847,381 shs
• Average Volume: 1.23 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $1.96 billion
• P/E Ratio: 29.50
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $25.38
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Adient Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Adient scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 9th out of 87 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Adient has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.11, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Adient has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 63.64%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Adient are expected to grow by 63.64% in the coming year, from $1.76 to $2.88 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Adient is 29.50, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 133.32.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Adient is 29.50, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 10.77.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Adient has a PEG Ratio of 0.35. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Adient has a P/B Ratio of 0.80. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.73% of the float of Adient has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Adient has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Adient has recently increased by 17.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Adient does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Adient does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Adient is 67.48%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Adient will have a dividend payout ratio of 38.19% next year. This indicates that Adient will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 0.5 / 5
• Environmental Score: -5.90

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.73% of the float of Adient has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Adient has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Adient has recently increased by 17.79%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.15

News Sentiment

Adient has a news sentiment score of 0.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.62 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Adient this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

6 people have searched for ADNT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 500% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

3 people have added Adient to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Adient insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.30% of the stock of Adient is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

92.44% of the stock of Adient is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ADNT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ADNT shares performed this year?

Adient's stock was trading at $36.36 at the beginning of the year. Since then, ADNT shares have decreased by 40.0% and is now trading at $21.83.
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How were Adient's earnings last quarter?

Adient plc (NYSE:ADNT) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August, 6th. The company reported $0.32 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.62 by $0.30. Adient's revenue for the quarter was down 8.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Who are Adient's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Adient include Creative Planning (0.04%) and Handelsbanken Fonder AB (0.03%). Insiders that own company stock include Douglas G Delgrosso, Jeffrey Stafeil, Jerome J Dorlack, Heather M Tiltmann, Michel Pierre Rose Berthelin, Peter Carlin and James Conklin.
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How do I buy shares of Adient?

Shares of ADNT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Adient own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Adient investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR), Waste Connections (WCN), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), AUO (AUOTY), The RMR Group (RMR) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2024
• Today: 10/17/2024
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 11/08/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 9/30/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Auto/Tires/Trucks
• Industry: Motor vehicle parts & accessories
• Sub-Industry: Automobiles And Trucks
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ADNT
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1670541
• Web: www.adient.com
• Phone: (734) 254-5000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 70,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $25.38
• High Stock Price Target: $30.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $21.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +16.2%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.11
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.63
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 29.50
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.40
• P/E Growth: 0.35
• Net Income: $205 million
• Net Margins: 0.50%
• Pretax Margin: 0.96%
• Return on Equity: 6.34%
• Return on Assets: 1.67%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.08
• Current Ratio: 1.08
• Quick Ratio: 0.87

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $14.86 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.13
• Cash Flow: $5.95 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.67
• Book Value: $27.17 per share
• Price / Book: 0.80

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 89,824,000
• Free Float: 86,057,000
• Market Cap: $1.96 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 2.16