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Lear (LEA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$105.98 -0.59 (-0.55%)
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About Lear Stock (NYSE:LEA)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$105.72
$107.41
50-Day Range
$85.73
$107.91
52-Week Range
$73.85
$126.85
Volume
72,732 shs
Average Volume
713,053 shs
Market Capitalization
$5.67 billion
P/E Ratio
12.41
Dividend Yield
2.91%
Price Target
$110.45
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Lear Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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93rd Percentile Overall Score

LEA MarketRank™: 

Lear scored higher than 93% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 7th out of 87 stocks in the auto/tires/trucks sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Lear has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.23, and is based on 4 buy ratings, 8 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • 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.

  • Read more about Lear's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Lear are expected to grow by 16.14% in the coming year, from $12.89 to $14.97 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Lear is 12.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 26.25.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Lear is 12.51, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Auto/Tires/Trucks sector average P/E ratio of about 23.92.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Lear has a PEG Ratio of 0.59. 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 1.26. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Lear's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.27% 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 2.5, 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 19.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Lear pays a meaningful dividend of 2.89%, 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 36.11%. 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 20.57% next year. This indicates that Lear will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Lear's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.27% 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 2.5, 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 19.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Lear has a news sentiment score of 0.65. 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 0.81 average news sentiment score of Auto/Tires/Trucks companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 21 news articles for Lear this week, compared to 23 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for LEA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Lear to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • 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 $110,225.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.91% 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.

  • Read more about Lear's insider trading history.
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LEA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Lear's stock was trading at $94.70 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, LEA stock has increased by 12.7% and is now trading at $106.7470.

Lear Corporation (NYSE:LEA) released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, May, 6th. The auto parts company reported $3.12 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.64 by $0.48. Lear's revenue for the quarter was down 7.2% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Lear subsidiaries include M&N Plastics, Xevo Inc., EXO Technologies, EXO Technologies Ltd., Grupo Antolin's, AccuMED Holdings Corp., AccuMED Corp., and more.

Top institutional investors of Lear include Greenhaven Associates Inc. (3.44%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.24%), Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. (0.09%) and Financiere des Professionnels Fonds d investissement inc. (0.08%). Insiders that own company stock include Jason M Cardew, Raymond E Scott, Carl A Esposito, Frank C Orsini, Alicia J Davis, Rod Lache, Marianne Vidershain, Conrad L Mallett Jr, Conrad L Mallett, Jr, Greg C Smith and Thomas A Didonato.
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Shares of LEA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Lear investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), Humana (HUM), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC) and Voyager Therapeutics (VYGR).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/06/2025
Record date for 6/25 Dividend
6/05/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/25 Dividend
6/05/2025
Dividend Payable
6/25/2025
Today
7/14/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
7/24/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
AUTO/TRUCK - ORIG
Sub-Industry
Auto Parts & Equipment
Current Symbol
NYSE:LEA
CIK
842162
Employees
173,700
Year Founded
1917

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$136.00
Low Price Target
$85.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+4.2%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.23
Research Coverage
13 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$8.53
Trailing P/E Ratio
12.53
Forward P/E Ratio
8.23
P/E Growth
0.59
Net Income
$506.60 million
Net Margins
2.09%
Pretax Margin
3.11%
Return on Equity
14.53%
Return on Assets
4.81%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.57
Current Ratio
1.32
Quick Ratio
1.03

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$23.31 billion
Price / Sales
0.24
Cash Flow
$24.43 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.34
Book Value
$84.67 per share
Price / Book
1.25

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
53,460,000
Free Float
52,976,000
Market Cap
$5.67 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.29

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This page (NYSE:LEA) was last updated on 7/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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