Adient (NYSE:ADNT) Given Consensus Recommendation of "Hold" by Brokerages

Key Points

• Analysts collectively rate Adient “Hold.” Of 13 covering firms, six rate the stock a buy, six recommend holding it and one recommends selling; the average 12-month price target is $27.90 versus a recent price of $20.52.
• Adient’s third-quarter revenue rose 4.3% year over year to $3.93 billion, exceeding estimates, while management reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 earnings, free-cash-flow and approximately $15 billion revenue outlook.
• Despite stronger revenue and cash generation, adjusted EPS of $0.48 missed consensus, net income declined and leverage remained elevated, contributing to profitability concerns and a 3% stock decline.

Shares of Adient (NYSE:ADNT - Get Free Report) have received a consensus rating of "Hold" from the thirteen ratings firms that are covering the firm, Marketbeat reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, six have issued a hold recommendation and six have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price target among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $27.90.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on the company. Citigroup raised Adient from a "neutral" rating to a "buy" rating and lifted their price target for the company from $30.00 to $33.00 in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Adient from $33.00 to $34.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, July 9th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on shares of Adient from $28.00 to $26.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Adient from a "sell (d-)" rating to a "hold (c-)" rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 13th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on shares of Adient from $31.00 to $29.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, July 6th.

More Adient News

Here are the key news stories impacting Adient this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Adient reported third-quarter revenue of approximately $3.93 billion, up 4.3% year over year and ahead of the roughly $3.71 billion analyst consensus. Americas and Asia sales increased, helping offset lower EMEA revenue. Adient third-quarter earnings report
• Positive Sentiment: Management reaffirmed its fiscal 2026 earnings and free-cash-flow outlook. Full-year revenue guidance of about $15.0 billion is above the approximately $14.8 billion Wall Street estimate, supporting the company’s sales outlook. Adient reports third-quarter financial results
• Positive Sentiment: Cash generation improved: non-GAAP free cash flow rose to $138 million from $115 million a year earlier, while operating cash flow reached $205 million. Adient also repurchased $30 million of stock during the quarter. Adient net sales rise to $3.93 billion
• Neutral Sentiment: Adient and Dow introduced a seating foam using ISCC PLUS-certified renewable content attribution. The initiative may strengthen sustainability credentials and customer offerings, but its near-term financial impact is unclear. Dow and Adient introduce next-generation seating foam
• Negative Sentiment: Adjusted earnings of $0.48 per share missed the $0.53–$0.56 consensus range, although they improved from $0.45 a year earlier. Reported net income attributable to Adient fell to $25 million from $36 million, and diluted EPS declined to $0.32 from $0.43, highlighting margin and profitability pressure. Adient misses third-quarter earnings estimates
• Negative Sentiment: The earnings miss, very low net margin, and continued leverage—with total debt of approximately $2.39 billion versus $924 million in cash—likely outweighed the revenue and cash-flow improvements. Recent insider activity also consisted of sales rather than purchases, a modest additional sentiment headwind. Adient third-quarter earnings call transcript

Adient Trading Down 3.0%

Shares of ADNT opened at $20.52 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $20.74 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $21.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.18, a quick ratio of 0.91 and a current ratio of 1.10. Adient has a 52-week low of $17.68 and a 52-week high of $27.32. The company has a market cap of $1.61 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.89, a PEG ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.52.

Adient (NYSE:ADNT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.48 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.08). The business had revenue of $3.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.71 billion. Adient had a return on equity of 7.28% and a net margin of 0.39%.Adient's revenue for the quarter was up 4.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.45 EPS. Analysts predict that Adient will post 2.13 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, EVP Heather M. Tiltmann sold 22,000 shares of Adient stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $22.71, for a total value of $499,620.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 110,886 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,518,221.06. This trade represents a 16.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Insiders own 0.94% of the company's stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Adient

Hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Leonteq Securities AG bought a new stake in Adient during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. Quarry LP boosted its stake in shares of Adient by 163.9% in the 3rd quarter. Quarry LP now owns 2,304 shares of the company's stock valued at $55,000 after purchasing an additional 1,431 shares during the last quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC boosted its stake in shares of Adient by 19.4% in the 1st quarter. Parallel Advisors LLC now owns 3,186 shares of the company's stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 517 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new position in shares of Adient in the 2nd quarter valued at about $63,000. Finally, Los Angeles Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Adient during the 4th quarter worth approximately $64,000. Institutional investors own 92.44% of the company's stock.

Adient Company Profile

Adient plc NYSE: ADNT is a leading global supplier of automotive seating and interior components. Established in 2016 through a spin-off from Johnson Controls, the company designs, engineers and manufactures complete seat assemblies, seat structures, mechanisms, foams, textiles, trim and electronics. Adient's product portfolio spans a wide range of seating solutions, from entry-level designs to luxury and high-performance seats, and extends to interior modules such as door panels and center consoles.

Serving major original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) around the world, Adient works closely with automakers to develop lightweight, comfortable and safety-oriented seating systems.

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