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ADT (NYSE:ADT) Releases Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Estimates By $0.04 EPS

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ADT (NYSE:ADT - Get Free Report) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The security and automation business reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.04, Briefing.com reports. The company had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.28 billion. ADT had a return on equity of 18.58% and a net margin of 12.30%. ADT's quarterly revenue was up 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.17 EPS. ADT updated its FY 2025 guidance to 0.810-0.890 EPS.

ADT Trading Down 2.4%

NYSE:ADT traded down $0.21 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $8.46. The company had a trading volume of 36,543,037 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,442,185. The company has a current ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.60 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.85. The company has a 50-day moving average of $8.38 and a 200 day moving average of $7.96. The company has a market cap of $7.08 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.82 and a beta of 1.21. ADT has a 1 year low of $6.53 and a 1 year high of $8.80.

ADT Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 2nd. Investors of record on Thursday, September 11th will be given a dividend of $0.055 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 11th. This represents a $0.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.60%. ADT's payout ratio is 37.93%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have commented on ADT shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reiterated a "sector perform" rating and set a $9.00 price objective on shares of ADT in a research note on Monday, April 21st. Barclays upgraded ADT from an "underweight" rating to an "equal weight" rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $7.00 to $9.00 in a research note on Friday, April 4th.

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Insider Transactions at ADT

In other ADT news, major shareholder Apollo Management Holdings Gp, sold 45,000,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, June 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.27, for a total value of $372,150,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 183,650,366 shares in the company, valued at $1,518,788,526.82. This represents a 19.68% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. 2.70% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of ADT

Large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. NewEdge Advisors LLC grew its position in ADT by 503.0% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 13,279 shares of the security and automation business's stock worth $108,000 after acquiring an additional 11,077 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in ADT by 75.9% in the first quarter. Focus Partners Wealth now owns 54,363 shares of the security and automation business's stock worth $442,000 after acquiring an additional 23,463 shares during the period. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new position in ADT in the first quarter worth approximately $296,000. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC grew its position in ADT by 29.4% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 1,154,250 shares of the security and automation business's stock worth $9,396,000 after acquiring an additional 262,480 shares during the period. 87.22% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About ADT

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ADT Inc provides security, interactive, and smart home solutions to residential and small business customers in the United States. It operates through two segments, Consumer and Small Business, and Solar. The company provides burglar and life safety alarms, smart security cameras, smart home automation systems, and video surveillance systems.

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