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Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec Purchases Shares of 515,400 ADT Inc. $ADT

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Key Points

  • Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec has acquired 515,400 shares of ADT Inc., valued at approximately $4.2 million, increasing its ownership to 0.06% at the end of the first quarter.
  • ADT recently reported earnings of $0.23 EPS, exceeding expectations, with a quarterly revenue of $1.29 billion, marking a 6.8% year-over-year increase.
  • The company announced a quarterly dividend of $0.055 per share, with an ex-dividend date of September 11th, representing an annual dividend yield of 2.5%.
  • Five stocks to consider instead of ADT.

Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec acquired a new stake in shares of ADT Inc. (NYSE:ADT - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm acquired 515,400 shares of the security and automation business's stock, valued at approximately $4,195,000. Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec owned 0.06% of ADT at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Jane Street Group LLC lifted its position in ADT by 7,745.1% during the first quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 3,444,613 shares of the security and automation business's stock valued at $28,039,000 after buying an additional 3,400,705 shares during the period. AlphaQuest LLC increased its holdings in shares of ADT by 80.9% during the first quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 5,301 shares of the security and automation business's stock valued at $43,000 after acquiring an additional 2,370 shares in the last quarter. Monashee Investment Management LLC bought a new position in shares of ADT during the first quarter valued at $4,680,000. Kaufman Rossin Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of ADT during the first quarter valued at $106,000. Finally, Hsbc Holdings PLC increased its holdings in shares of ADT by 238.3% during the first quarter. Hsbc Holdings PLC now owns 135,102 shares of the security and automation business's stock valued at $1,093,000 after acquiring an additional 95,166 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 87.22% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded ADT from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Saturday. Citigroup raised their price target on ADT from $9.00 to $10.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 26th. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on ADT from $9.00 to $9.50 and gave the company an "equal weight" rating in a report on Monday, July 28th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded ADT to a "strong-buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $9.34.

Check Out Our Latest Stock Analysis on ADT

Insider Activity

In other ADT news, major shareholder Apollo Management Holdings Gp, sold 71,000,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Monday, July 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $8.31, for a total transaction of $590,010,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 112,650,366 shares in the company, valued at $936,124,541.46. The trade was a 38.66% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. 2.70% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

ADT Stock Performance

NYSE:ADT traded down $0.11 during mid-day trading on Tuesday, reaching $8.61. The company's stock had a trading volume of 4,926,976 shares, compared to its average volume of 14,669,620. ADT Inc. has a 12-month low of $6.68 and a 12-month high of $8.86. The firm's fifty day moving average price is $8.52 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $8.19. The company has a current ratio of 0.46, a quick ratio of 0.37 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.84. The stock has a market cap of $7.15 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.01 and a beta of 1.13.

ADT (NYSE:ADT - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, July 24th. The security and automation business reported $0.23 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. ADT had a return on equity of 18.58% and a net margin of 12.30%.ADT's revenue was up 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.17 EPS. ADT has set its FY 2025 guidance at 0.810-0.890 EPS. On average, equities analysts forecast that ADT Inc. will post 0.7 EPS for the current fiscal year.

ADT Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 2nd. Shareholders of record on Thursday, September 11th will be paid a dividend of $0.055 per share. This represents a $0.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.6%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 11th. ADT's payout ratio is currently 33.33%.

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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