Investment Analysts’ Weekly Ratings Updates for Adient (ADNT)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of Adient (NYSE: ADNT) recently:

• 1/29/2025 – Adient had its price target raised by analysts at UBS Group AG from $19.00 to $20.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/27/2025 – Adient had its price target lowered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $24.00 to $21.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 1/22/2025 – Adient was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 1/22/2025 – Adient had its price target lowered by analysts at Barclays PLC from $24.00 to $21.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 12/28/2024 – Adient was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating.
• 12/20/2024 – Adient was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 12/16/2024 – Adient was downgraded by analysts at Wells Fargo & Company from an “overweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating. They now have a $20.00 price target on the stock, down previously from $27.00.

Adient Price Performance

Shares of NYSE ADNT traded up $0.20 during midday trading on Wednesday, reaching $17.11. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 881,584 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,418,824. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $17.84 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $20.35. The company has a market cap of $1.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 855.70, a P/E/G ratio of 0.33 and a beta of 2.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.86 and a current ratio of 1.08. Adient plc has a fifty-two week low of $15.71 and a fifty-two week high of $36.04.

Adient (NYSE:ADNT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, January 28th. The company reported $0.27 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.32 by ($0.05). Adient had a positive return on equity of 6.94% and a negative net margin of 0.01%. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.31 earnings per share. On average, analysts forecast that Adient plc will post 1.89 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Adient news, EVP James Conklin sold 11,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $20.25, for a total value of $232,875.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 51,829 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,049,537.25. This represents a 18.16 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.72% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Adient

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of ADNT. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its position in shares of Adient by 10,316.7% during the 4th quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 1,875 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 1,857 shares in the last quarter. R Squared Ltd bought a new position in shares of Adient during the 4th quarter valued at $32,000. IFP Advisors Inc grew its holdings in Adient by 6,924.2% in the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 2,318 shares of the company’s stock worth $40,000 after acquiring an additional 2,285 shares during the last quarter. US Bancorp DE grew its holdings in Adient by 583.8% in the 3rd quarter. US Bancorp DE now owns 1,860 shares of the company’s stock worth $42,000 after acquiring an additional 1,588 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Signaturefd LLC boosted its stake in shares of Adient by 493.8% during the 3rd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 2,191 shares of the company’s stock valued at $49,000 after purchasing an additional 1,822 shares in the last quarter. 92.44% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Adient plc engages in the design, development, manufacture, and market of seating systems and components for passenger cars, commercial vehicles, and light trucks. The company's automotive seating solutions include complete seating systems, frames, mechanisms, foams, head restraints, armrests, and trim covers.