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Lear (LEA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$93.46 +1.37 (+1.49%)
As of 01/14/2025 03:58 PM Eastern

About Lear Stock (NYSE:LEA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$91.88
$93.97
50-Day Range
$90.93
$102.62
52-Week Range
$90.03
$147.11
Volume
688,706 shs
Average Volume
594,426 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.08 billion
P/E Ratio
9.83
Dividend Yield
3.30%
Price Target
$134.18
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Lear Corporation designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, assembles, and supplies automotive seating, and electrical distribution systems and related components for automotive original equipment manufacturers in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Its Seating segment offers seat systems, seat subsystems, keyseat components, seat trim covers, seat mechanisms, seat foams, and headrests, as well as surface materials, such as leather and fabric for automobiles and light trucks, compact cars, pick-up trucks, and sport utility vehicles. The company's E-Systems segment provides electrical distribution and connection systems that route electrical signals and networks; and manage electrical power within the vehicle for various powertrains. This segment's products comprise wire harnesses, terminals and connectors, engineered components, and junction boxes; electronic system products, including body domain control modules, smart and passive junction boxes, gateway and communication modules, integrated power modules, and high voltage switching and power control systems. It also offers software and connected services comprising Xevo Market, an in-vehicle commerce and service platform; and software and services for the cloud, vehicles, and mobile devices. In addition, this segment provides cybersecurity software; advanced vehicle positioning for automated and autonomous driving applications; and short-range communication and cellular protocols for vehicle connectivity. It offers its products and services under the XEVO, GUILFORD, EAGLE OTTAWA, ConfigurE+, INTUTM, LEAR CONNEXUSTM, EXO, JOURNEYWARE, ProTec, SMART JUNCTION BOX, STRUCSURE, AVENTINO, and TeXstyle brands. Lear Corporation was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan.

Lear Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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100th Percentile Overall Score

LEA MarketRank™: 

Lear scored higher than 100% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 1st out of 91 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Lear has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.42, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Lear has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Lear's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Lear are expected to grow by 14.32% in the coming year, from $12.01 to $13.73 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Lear is 9.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 109.47.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Lear is 9.83, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 11.15.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Lear has a PEG Ratio of 0.58. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Lear has a P/B Ratio of 1.08. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.73% of the float of Lear has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Lear has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lear has recently decreased by 20.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Lear pays a meaningful dividend of 3.32%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

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

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Lear is 32.39%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Lear will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.43% next year. This indicates that Lear will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Lear's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    4.73% of the float of Lear has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Lear has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Lear has recently decreased by 20.00%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Lear has a news sentiment score of 0.39. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Lear this week, compared to 18 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    2 people have searched for LEA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    12 people have added Lear to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

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

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.79% of the stock of Lear is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    97.04% of the stock of Lear is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Lear's insider trading history.
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LEA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Lear's stock was trading at $94.70 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LEA shares have decreased by 1.3% and is now trading at $93.46.
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Lear Co. (NYSE:LEA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 24th. The auto parts company reported $2.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.57 by $0.32. The business's quarterly revenue was down 3.4% on a year-over-year basis.

The following companies are subsidiaries of Lear: M&N Plastics, Xevo Inc., EXO Technologies, EXO Technologies Ltd., Grupo Antolin's, AccuMED Holdings Corp., AccuMED Corp., and more.

Top institutional shareholders of Lear include Nordea Investment Management AB (0.07%), Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.05%), Lakewood Asset Management LLC (0.02%) and Everence Capital Management Inc. (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Jason M Cardew, Raymond E Scott, Carl A Esposito, Frank C Orsini, Alicia J Davis, Marianne Vidershain, Thomas A Didonato, Greg C Smith and Conrad L Mallett, Jr.
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Shares of LEA 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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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lear investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Humana (HUM), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
10/24/2024
Ex-Dividend for 12/30 Dividend
12/11/2024
Dividend Payable
12/30/2024
Today
1/14/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Motor vehicle parts & accessories
Sub-Industry
Auto Parts & Equipment
CUSIP
52186520
Employees
168,700
Year Founded
1917

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$134.18
High Stock Price Target
$170.00
Low Stock Price Target
$99.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+43.6%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.42
Research Coverage
12 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$572.50 million
Pretax Margin
3.20%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$23.43 billion
Cash Flow
$21.44 per share
Book Value
$86.86 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
53,912,000
Market Cap
$5.08 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.43

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This page (NYSE:LEA) was last updated on 1/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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