Adient plc (NYSE: ADNT)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.58 in comparison to its previous close of 18.95, however, the company has experienced a -10.18% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2024-11-15 that Adient plc’s FY2024 results showed a -5% YoY revenue decline, with challenges in the Americas and EMEA regions but growth in Asia, especially China. The FY2025 outlook predicts continued revenue decline, with strategic restructuring in Europe and growth initiatives in China to counterbalance market headwinds. Despite a tough competitive environment, ADNT maintains margin stability and trades at favorable valuations, with a forward P/E ratio of 10.2x.
Is It Worth Investing in Adient plc (NYSE: ADNT) Right Now?
Adient plc (NYSE: ADNT) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 83.12x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 2.17. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
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The public float for ADNT is 85.59M, and at present, short sellers hold a 5.74% of that float. On November 21, 2024, the average trading volume of ADNT was 1.45M shares.
ADNT’s Market Performance
The stock of Adient plc (ADNT) has seen a -10.18% decrease in the past week, with a -11.92% drop in the past month, and a -10.26% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.53%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 4.03% for ADNT. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -5.86% for ADNT’s stock, with a simple moving average of -27.34% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ADNT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ADNT stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for ADNT by listing it as a “Hold.” The predicted price for ADNT in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $24 based on the research report published on September 10, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Exane BNP Paribas gave a rating of “Neutral” to ADNT, setting the target price at $26 in the report published on July 01st of the current year.
ADNT Trading at -10.25% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ADNT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -48.75% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.03%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.53%, as shares sank -10.47% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -4.70% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ADNT fell by -10.18%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -46.48% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $20.25. In addition, Adient plc saw -47.58% 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 ADNT starting from Smith Gregory Scott, who sale 1,000 shares at the price of $29.47 back on May 15 ’24. After this action, Smith Gregory Scott now owns 15,399 shares of Adient plc, valued at $29,470 using the latest closing price.
Carlin Peter, the Director of Adient plc, sale 4,207 shares at $28.90 during a trade that took place back on May 09 ’24, which means that Carlin Peter is holding 28,352 shares at $121,582 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ADNT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.06 for the gross margin
The net margin for Adient plc stands at 0.0. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 0.83, with 0.19 for asset returns.
Based on Adient plc (ADNT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.53 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.22. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.13. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.19.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 421.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.1. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.21. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.75for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.57. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.11.
Conclusion
To sum up, Adient plc (ADNT) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
