As of Thursday close, ADT Inc.’s (NYSE:ADT) stock was up $0.03, moving up 0.48 percent to $6.33. The average number of shares traded per day over the past five days has been 1,672,420 shares. 3 times new highs have been achieved over the past 5 days, with a $0.03 gain in that time frame. In the last twenty days, the average volume was 2,076,475, while in the previous 50 days, it was 2,898,748.
Since last month, ADT stock rose 3.26%. Shares of the company fell to $5.83 on 07/06/23, the lowest level in the past month. A 52-week high of $10.10 was reached on 01/13/23 after having rallying from a 52-week low of $4.89. Since the beginning of this year, ADT’s stock price has dropped by -30.21% or -$2.74, and marked a new high 7 times. However, the stock has declined by -37.30% since its 52-week high.
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ADT stock investors should be aware that ADT Inc. (ADT) stock had its last reported insider trading activity 91 days ago on May 05. Haenggi Jamie Elizabeth, the Exec. Vice President, Solar of the company, purchased of 100,000 shares for $5.79 on May 05. It resulted in a $579,000 investment by the insider. Jackson DeLu added 8,650 shares at an average price of $5.76 on May 05. The insider now owns 194,675 shares following the transaction. On May 04, EVP & COO Young Donald M. bought 50,000 shares at $5.15 apiece. The transaction was valued at $257,500.
Valuation Metrics
Right now, ADT Inc. (ADT) has a P/E ratio of about 6330.00. The stock’s beta is 1.72. Besides these, the trailing price-to-sales (P/S) ratio of 0.89, the price-to-book (PB) ratio of 1.73, and the price-to-cash flow ratio of 19.46 may also be considered.
The latest dividend of $0.0350 per share was paid out, remained unchanged from last year’s $0.0350. On Tuesday November 12 2019, a $0.70 dividend decrease was announced.
Financial Health
In the three months ended March 30, ADT Inc.’s quick ratio stood at 0.60, while its current ratio was 0.80, showing that the company is not able to pay off its debt. According to company report, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio for the quarter ending March 30 was 2.83, and the total debt-to-equity ratio was 2.97. On the profitability front, the trailing twelve-month gross margin is 68.40% percent. In the year ended March 30, EBITDA margin amounted to 40.47%, whereas operating margins totaled 8.20%. Based on annual data, ADT earned $4.36 billion in gross profit and brought in $6.4 billion in revenue.
A company’s management is another factor that investors consider when determining the profitability of an investment. In the past year, return on investment (ROI) was 3.80%. Return on equity (ROE) for the past 12 months was 0.90%.
In ADT Inc.’s quarter-end financial report for March 30, it reported total debt of $9.38 billion. According to the earnings report, the company had a lower net income in the recent quarter than it did in the previous quarter. ADT’s revenue rose 3.38% to $2.17 billion during the quarter, while net income inched up to $2.13 billion. While analysts expected ADT Inc. to report $0.08 quarterly earnings, the actual figure was $0.12 per share. During the quarter, the company generated $594.14 million in EBITDA. The liabilities of ADT Inc. were 14.2 billion at the end of its most recent quarter ended March 30, and its total debt was $9.98 billion. The value of shareholders’ equity is $866.84 million.
Technical Picture
This quick technical analysis looks at ADT Inc.’s (ADT) price momentum. With a historical volatility rate of 24.49%, the RSI 9-day stood at 50.65% on 03 August.
With respect to its five-day moving average, the current ADT Inc. price is up by +0.48% percent or $0.03. At present, ADT shares trade +4.98% above its 20-day simple moving average and -13.76% percent below its 100-day simple moving average. However, the stock is currently trading approximately +3.43% above its SMA50 and -20.97% below its SMA200.
Stochastic coefficient K was 50.69% and Stochastic coefficient D was 52.24%, while ATR was 0.19. Given the Stochastic reading of 50.00% for the 14-day period, the RSI (14) reading has been calculated as 51.89%. As of today, the MACD Oscillator reading stands at -0.01.
Analyst Ratings
ADT Inc. (ADT) has been rated Overweight by analysts. According to 1 brokerage firm, ADT is a sell, and 2 firms recommend it is a Hold. There are 0 analysts who say the stock is underweight. A total of 0 analysts rate ADT Inc. stock as buy, with 3 recommending it as overweight.
With a median target price of $9.30, the current consensus forecast for the stock is $8.00 – $13.50. Based on these forecasts, analysts predict ADT Inc. (ADT) will achieve an average price target of $9.68.
