ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Shares of ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT) have received a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the seven brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, four have given a hold recommendation and two have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $8.23.

A number of equities research analysts recently issued reports on ADT shares. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of ADT in a research note on Wednesday, July 15th. BTIG Research started coverage on shares of ADT in a research note on Monday, August 17th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. Finally, Morgan Stanley boosted their target price on shares of ADT from $7.50 to $7.75 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a report on Friday, July 31st.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ADT

Several institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. increased its position in shares of ADT by 151.4% during the 1st quarter. PNC Financial Services Group Inc. now owns 4,957 shares of the security and automation business’s stock valued at $33,000 after purchasing an additional 2,985 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC lifted its position in ADT by 154.0% in the first quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 7,451 shares of the security and automation business’s stock worth $49,000 after buying an additional 4,518 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC lifted its position in ADT by 129.6% in the second quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 7,709 shares of the security and automation business’s stock worth $50,000 after buying an additional 4,352 shares during the last quarter. Valeo Financial Advisors LLC bought a new stake in ADT in the second quarter worth $68,000. Finally, American Trust purchased a new position in ADT during the second quarter worth $68,000. 87.22% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

ADT Price Performance

Shares of ADT stock opened at $6.33 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $4.63 billion, a PE ratio of 8.92 and a beta of 1.02. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $7.27 and a 200 day moving average of $6.95. The company has a current ratio of 0.69, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 2.14. ADT has a 12 month low of $6.24 and a 12 month high of $8.89.

ADT (NYSE:ADT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 30th. The security and automation business reported $0.23 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.22 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $1.31 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.29 billion. ADT had a return on equity of 18.99% and a net margin of 11.85%.The company’s revenue was up 1.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.23 EPS. ADT has set its FY 2026 guidance at 0.910-0.910 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that ADT will post 0.9 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ADT Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 1st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 10th will be paid a dividend of $0.055 per share. This represents a $0.22 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.5%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 10th. ADT’s payout ratio is presently 30.99%.

ADT Company Profile

ADT Inc (NYSE: ADT) is a provider of security, automation and smart-home solutions for residential and commercial customers. The company offers professionally installed and monitored alarm systems, video surveillance, fire and life-safety products, access-control solutions, and home-automation services.

For residential customers, ADT provides security systems that can integrate alarms, cameras, locks, lighting, thermostats and other connected devices. Its services generally include 24-hour professional monitoring, mobile-app controls, video monitoring and related support.