Lear (LEA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA) is a global automotive technology supplier that designs and manufactures products used by vehicle manufacturers worldwide. The company’s principal business areas are seating systems and e-systems, which support the functionality, comfort, safety and connectivity of modern vehicles.

Lear’s seating business provides complete seating systems and related components, including seat structures, mechanisms, foam, trim, covers and comfort technologies. Its e-systems business develops electrical distribution systems, connection systems, electronic components and software-enabled technologies that help manage power, data and connectivity within vehicles.

Founded in 1917 and headquartered in Southfield, Michigan, Lear serves automotive manufacturers through operations and facilities across major vehicle-producing regions, including North America, Europe and Asia. Raymond E. Scott has served as Lear’s president and chief executive officer since 2022.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $117.06 to $120.23
• 50-Day Range: $117.29 to $134.63
• 52-Week Range: $96.04 to $150.33
• Volume: 333,178 shs
• Average Volume: 669,446 shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.90 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.15
• Dividend Yield: 2.57%
• Price Target: $143.58
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Lear Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Lear scored higher than 96% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 45th out of 487 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: 3.8 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Lear has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.31, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 3 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Lear has a consensus price target of $143.58, representing about 20.0% upside from its current price of $119.61.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Lear has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 11.57%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Lear are expected to grow by 11.57% in the coming year, from $14.86 to $16.58 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Lear is 11.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 40.60.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Lear is 11.15, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 41.64.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Lear has a PEG Ratio of 0.72. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Lear has a P/B Ratio of 1.19. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.01% of the float of Lear has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Lear has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.79, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Lear has recently increased by 39.22%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Lear pays a meaningful dividend of 2.63%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Lear does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Lear is 28.70%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Lear will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.58% next year. This indicates that Lear will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.09

News Sentiment

Lear has a news sentiment score of 0.09. 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 is a lower news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Lear this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

7 people have searched for LEA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

2 people have added Lear to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Lear insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $199,742.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.02% of the stock of Lear is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

97.04% of the stock of Lear is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 7/31/2026
• Record date for 9/22 Dividend: 9/02/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/22 Dividend: 9/02/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/22/2026
• Today: 10/13/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 10/30/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Automobile Components
• Sub-Industry: Automotive Parts & Equipment
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LEA
• CIK: 842162
• Web: www.lear.com
• Phone: (248) 447-1500
• Fax: 302-655-5049
• Employees: 164,300
• Year Founded: 1917

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Lear: $143.58
• High Price Target: $179.00
• Low Price Target: $120.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.31
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $10.73
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.15
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.05
• P/E Growth: 0.72
• Net Income: $436.80 million
• Net Margins: 2.35%
• Pretax Margin: 3.08%
• Return on Equity: 14.18%
• Return on Assets: 4.88%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.51
• Current Ratio: 1.31
• Quick Ratio: 1.04

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $23.26 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.25
• Cash Flow: $26.64 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.49
• Book Value: $100.27 per share
• Price / Book: 1.19

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 49,330,000
• Free Float: 48,822,000
• Market Cap: $5.90 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.29