ADT (ADT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

ADT Inc. is a security and smart-home services company that provides monitored protection and automation solutions for residential and commercial customers. Its offerings include professionally installed security systems, 24-hour alarm monitoring, video surveillance, fire and life-safety systems, access control, home automation and related emergency response services.

The company serves customers primarily in the United States, offering solutions designed to help protect homes, businesses and other facilities from burglary, fire and other risks. ADT combines connected devices, mobile applications and monitoring centers with professional installation, maintenance and customer support.

ADT traces its origins to 1874, when American District Telegraph was established to provide telegraph-based communications and alert services. The business later developed into a provider of electronic security and monitoring services. ADT is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida, and is led by Chief Executive Officer Jim DeVries.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $9.83 to $9.89
• 50-Day Range: $6.09 to $9.88
• 52-Week Range: $6.03 to $9.99
• Volume: 22.37 million shs
• Average Volume: 7.39 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $7.20 billion
• P/E Ratio: 8.62
• Dividend Yield: 2.23%
• Price Target: $8.13
• Consensus Rating: Hold

ADT Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

ADT scored higher than 51% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 304th out of 483 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

ADT has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.14, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Downside Risk

ADT has a consensus price target of $8.13, representing about 17.5% downside from its current price of $9.86.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

ADT has only been the subject of 3 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 5.56%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for ADT are expected to grow by 5.56% in the coming year, from $0.90 to $0.95 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of ADT is 8.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.68.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of ADT is 8.62, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 25.26.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

ADT has a P/B Ratio of 2.14. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.45% of the float of ADT has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

ADT has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.35, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in ADT has recently increased by 2.45%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

ADT pays a meaningful dividend of 2.97%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

ADT has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of ADT is 30.99%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, ADT will have a dividend payout ratio of 23.16% next year. This indicates that ADT will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.46

News Sentiment

ADT has a news sentiment score of 0.46. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 47 news articles for ADT this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for ADT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -22% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added ADT to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, ADT insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

3.00% of the stock of ADT is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.22% of the stock of ADT is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/30/2026
• Record date for 10/1 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/1 Dividend: 9/10/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/01/2026
• Today: 11/02/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Diversified Consumer Services
• Sub-Industry: Specialized Consumer Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:ADT
• CIK: 1703056
• Web: www.adt.com
• Phone: (561) 988-3600
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 12,200
• Year Founded: 1874

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for ADT: $8.13
• High Price Target: $10.40
• Low Price Target: $7.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: -17.5%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.14
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.71
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 8.62
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.37
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $595.95 million
• Net Margins: 11.85%
• Pretax Margin: 16.59%
• Return on Equity: 18.99%
• Return on Assets: 4.40%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 2.14
• Current Ratio: 0.69
• Quick Ratio: 0.52

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.40
• Cash Flow: $3.21 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.07
• Book Value: $4.61 per share
• Price / Book: 2.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 730,560,000
• Free Float: 708,642,000
• Market Cap: $7.20 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.04