The stock of ADT Inc (ADT) has seen a 1.20% increase in the past week, with a -6.54% drop in the past month, and a -1.18% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.61%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.68% for ADT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -0.72% for ADT stock, with a simple moving average of 5.95% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in ADT Inc (NYSE: ADT) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for ADT Inc (NYSE: ADT) is above average at 14.58x. The 36-month beta value for ADT is also noteworthy at 1.58. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 1 rating it as “overweight,” 2 rating it as “hold,” and 1 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ADT is 385.01M, and at present, short sellers hold a 3.51% of that float. The average trading volume of ADT on April 01, 2024 was 5.37M shares.
ADT) stock’s latest price update
The stock of ADT Inc (NYSE: ADT) has decreased by -0.15 when compared to last closing price of 6.73. Despite this, the company has experienced a 1.20% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. Zacks Investment Research reported 2024-03-08 that ADT has seen solid earnings estimate revision activity over the past month, and belongs to a strong industry as well.
Analysts’ Opinion of ADT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ADT stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for ADT by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for ADT in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $11 based on the research report published on December 01, 2022 of the previous year 2022.
Morgan Stanley, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ADT reach a price target of $8. The rating they have provided for ADT stocks is “Equal-Weight” according to the report published on October 31st, 2022.
RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Sector Perform” to ADT, setting the target price at $10 in the report published on January 06th of the previous year.
ADT Trading at 0.76% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ADT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -11.58% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.68%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.61%, as shares sank -7.44% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +9.80% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ADT rose by +1.20%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +8.39% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $6.74. In addition, ADT Inc saw -1.47% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ADT starting from Thorsen Wayne, who purchase 5,000 shares at the price of $6.08 back on Sep 06 ’23. After this action, Thorsen Wayne now owns 459,761 shares of ADT Inc, valued at $30,400 using the latest closing price.
Haenggi Jamie Elizabeth, the Exec. Vice President, Solar of ADT Inc, purchase 100,000 shares at $5.79 during a trade that took place back on May 05 ’23, which means that Haenggi Jamie Elizabeth is holding 1,443,641 shares at $579,000 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ADT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.15 for the present operating margin
- 0.67 for the gross margin
The net margin for ADT Inc stands at 0.09. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 1.07, with 0.23 for asset returns.
Based on ADT Inc (ADT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.67 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.21. The debt to equity ratio resting at 2.06. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.85.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 2.62 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 3.04. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.39. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.03for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.35. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 0.68.
Conclusion
In summary, ADT Inc (ADT) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have mixed opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
