Adient (NYSE:ADNT) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Adient (NYSE:ADNT) has earned a consensus rating of “Hold” from the thirteen analysts that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have given a hold recommendation and six have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $27.90.

Several equities analysts have weighed in on ADNT shares. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Adient from $28.00 to $26.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 20th. UBS Group boosted their target price on Adient from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft lowered their price target on Adient from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Adient from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and increased their price target for the company from $30.00 to $33.00 in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Finally, BNP Paribas Exane raised shares of Adient from a “neutral” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $26.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 30th.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, EVP Heather M. Tiltmann sold 22,000 shares of Adient stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $22.71, for a total transaction of $499,620.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 110,886 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,518,221.06. This trade represents a 16.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.94% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Adient

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in Adient by 4.7% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 4,684,882 shares of the company’s stock worth $89,809,000 after buying an additional 208,938 shares during the period. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in Adient by 5.1% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 4,384,904 shares of the company’s stock valued at $88,614,000 after acquiring an additional 211,843 shares during the period. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership grew its stake in Adient by 17.2% in the first quarter. Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership now owns 2,293,353 shares of the company’s stock valued at $46,349,000 after acquiring an additional 336,306 shares during the period. UBS Group AG increased its holdings in shares of Adient by 12.9% in the fourth quarter. UBS Group AG now owns 1,848,690 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,439,000 after acquiring an additional 210,758 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Invesco Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of Adient by 38.6% in the fourth quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 1,599,937 shares of the company’s stock worth $30,671,000 after acquiring an additional 445,343 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 92.44% of the company’s stock.

More Adient News

Here are the key news stories impacting Adient this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Adient reported third-quarter revenue of approximately $3.93 billion, up 4.3% year over year and ahead of the roughly $3.71 billion analyst consensus. Americas and Asia sales increased, helping offset lower EMEA revenue. Adient third-quarter earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Management reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 earnings and free-cash-flow outlook. Full-year revenue guidance of about $15.0 billion is above the approximately $14.8 billion Wall Street estimate, supporting the company’s sales outlook. Adient reports third-quarter financial results
• Positive Sentiment: Cash generation improved: non-GAAP free cash flow rose to $138 million from $115 million a year earlier, while operating cash flow reached $205 million. Adient also repurchased $30 million of stock during the quarter. Adient net sales rise to $3.93 billion
• Neutral Sentiment: Adient and Dow introduced a seating foam using ISCC PLUS-certified renewable content attribution. The initiative may strengthen sustainability credentials and customer offerings, but its near-term financial impact is unclear. Dow and Adient introduce next-generation seating foam
• Negative Sentiment: Adjusted earnings of $0.48 per share missed the $0.53–$0.56 consensus range, although they improved from $0.45 a year earlier. Reported net income attributable to Adient fell to $25 million from $36 million, and diluted EPS declined to $0.32 from $0.43, highlighting margin and profitability pressure. Adient misses third-quarter earnings estimates
• Negative Sentiment: The earnings miss, very low net margin, and continued leverage—with total debt of approximately $2.39 billion versus $924 million in cash—likely outweighed the revenue and cash-flow improvements. Recent insider activity also consisted of sales rather than purchases, a modest additional sentiment headwind. Adient third-quarter earnings call transcript

Adient Stock Performance

ADNT stock opened at $20.52 on Thursday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $20.74 and its 200-day moving average is $21.59. The company has a quick ratio of 0.91, a current ratio of 1.10 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18. The company has a market cap of $1.61 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.89, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.52. Adient has a twelve month low of $17.68 and a twelve month high of $27.32.

Adient (NYSE:ADNT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.48 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.08). Adient had a return on equity of 7.28% and a net margin of 0.39%.The company had revenue of $3.93 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.71 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.45 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. Equities research analysts forecast that Adient will post 2.13 EPS for the current year.

Adient Company Profile

Adient plc (NYSE: ADNT) is a leading global supplier of automotive seating and interior components. Established in 2016 through a spin-off from Johnson Controls, the company designs, engineers and manufactures complete seat assemblies, seat structures, mechanisms, foams, textiles, trim and electronics. Adient’s product portfolio spans a wide range of seating solutions, from entry-level designs to luxury and high-performance seats, and extends to interior modules such as door panels and center consoles.

Serving major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) around the world, Adient works closely with automakers to develop lightweight, comfortable and safety-oriented seating systems.