The stock of Adient plc (NYSE: ADNT) has decreased by -3.81 when compared to last closing price of 15.49.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -6.11% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-05-09 that ADNT is poised to gain from its broad range of products and frequent business wins despite headwinds from higher restructuring costs in Europe.
Is It Worth Investing in Adient plc (NYSE: ADNT) Right Now?
ADNT has 36-month beta value of 1.64. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 8 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for ADNT is 82.00M, and currently, short sellers hold a 5.47% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of ADNT on May 22, 2025 was 1.69M shares.
ADNT’s Market Performance
ADNT stock saw an increase of -6.11% in the past week, with a monthly gain of 24.06% and a quarterly increase of -13.52%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.74%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.15% for Adient plc (ADNT). The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 6.41% for ADNT’s stock, with a simple moving average of -16.70% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ADNT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for ADNT stocks, with Citigroup repeating the rating for ADNT by listing it as a “Neutral.” The predicted price for ADNT in the upcoming period, according to Citigroup is $14 based on the research report published on April 23, 2025 of the current year 2025.
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ADNT reach a price target of $18, previously predicting the price at $24. The rating they have provided for ADNT stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on March 04th, 2025.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to ADNT, setting the target price at $20 in the report published on December 16th of the previous year.
ADNT Trading at 13.30% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ADNT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -48.10% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.15%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.74%, as shares surge +22.13% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +3.98% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ADNT fell by -6.11%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -36.76% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $14.00. In addition, Adient plc saw -13.52% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ADNT starting from Conklin James, who sale 11,500 shares at the price of $20.25 back on Dec 04 ’24. After this action, Conklin James now owns 51,829 shares of Adient plc, valued at $232,875 using the latest closing price.
JAMES D CONKLIN, the Officer of Adient plc, proposed sale 11,500 shares at $20.25 during a trade that took place back on Dec 04 ’24, which means that JAMES D CONKLIN is holding shares at $232,831 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ADNT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.07 for the gross margin
The net margin for Adient plc stands at -0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value -14.33, with -2.99 for asset returns.
Based on Adient plc (ADNT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.59 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 1.45. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.97.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 697.0 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.47. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.2. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.62for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.67. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.11.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Adient plc (ADNT) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
