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Consumer Discretionary · ·
$7.01
▼ $0.09 (-1.3%)
Market data updated: 09/16 07:40 PM
Fundamentals updated: 09/16/2026
News analyzed: 09/16/2026
Market Cap
$5.33B
Day Range
$6.97 - $7.13
52-Week Range
$6.24 - $8.89
Beta
—
Next Earnings
02.11.2026
ADT is a stock from the Consumer Cyclical sector — Retail, automotive, and leisure — demand rises and falls with economic sentiment and consumers' disposable income.
-19.3% (1Y)
Strengths: 4/27 factors positiveRisk: High
This score and all analysis on this page are for informational and educational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice. Read the full disclaimer
Weighted: Technical 25% · Fundamental 20% · Growth 15% · Valuation 15% · News 10% · Quality 10% · Risk 5%
Overall Score
🟡 Mixed
Technical Trend
🔴 Bearish
Insiders
🟢 Bullish
Computed directly from the same signals behind the score above — not AI-generated.
Biggest positive driver
Operating margin stability
Operating margin is stable or improving over time
Quality
Biggest negative driver
Liquidity risk
Current ratio: 0.93
Risk
What to watch next
When today echoes the past.
NO RELIABLE ECHO FOUND
Only 1 historical analog(s) found after removing overlapping dates — too few for a statistically meaningful comparison.
Historical matches considered: 1
TIME ECHO identifies historical situations that resemble the current market state. Historical outcomes are not guarantees of future performance. Similarity does not imply causation, and results may change as new data becomes available.
🗓️ What Changed This Week
🌱 Building History
We don't have a real data point from a week ago for this stock yet. The weekly comparison will appear once enough history has accumulated.
📊 Score History
46
Today
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30D
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90D
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1Y
🐂🐻 Investment Thesis
🐂 Bull Case
🐻 Bear Case
🔍 What Could Prove This Wrong
This isn't a price-direction forecast — just a synthesis of real, already-computed data, and future conditions that could change the picture.
🧬 STOCK DNA
This stock's profile across 8 real dimensions — a research tool, not a recommendation
Growth
51
Quality
58
Value
50
Momentum
23
Risk
28
Sentiment
86
Fundamental
49
Institutional
100
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Recent media coverage of ADT Inc. has centered on **analyst commentary and stock market speculation**, with a focus on its valuation and investor interest. Headlines highlight discussions about whether ADT is a **value stock worth considering**, comparisons to competitors like Allegion, and mixed analyst ratings—including a **neutral initiation** by BTIG. Some sources also mention its **cash-generating potential** and whether it warrants more attention amid broader consumer discretionary sector discussions. No substantive operational or financial updates were detailed.
AI summary based on English-language news sources only — not investment advice.
Everyone's writing about ADT Inc.. News trend score: 86. Reason: 8 of the last 20 articles are positive, versus 2 negative.
News trend analysis is based on article sentiment only, and is not investment advice or financial counsel. Read the full disclaimer
🌡️ Emotional Temperature
18
🎯 Conviction (vs. Emotion)
41
Psychology
48
Fundamentals
49
Technical
23
Valuation
50
The stock is moving in lockstep with its peers at the same intensity, rather than on its own data.
A sharp drop, unusual volume, and negative news sentiment all at once — selling pressure that looks emotional.
Extreme momentum, price far above its moving average, and a large premium over fair value.
Price, volume, and sentiment accelerating together — a sign investors are chasing the price, not just following it.
The price rise has far outpaced the actual improvement in fundamental data.
Price (3M)
+6%
Market Narrative
50
Fundamental Reality
41
Narrative Gap
+9
🔀 Psychology Acceleration
News attention/sentiment is running well ahead of the price move itself.
🧠 StockIQ Psychologist
ADT’s psychology reflects a **mixed but cautiously optimistic** market stance, with FOMO and early euphoria dominating. The positive momentum (+0.9% ROC), volume (1.03x avg.), and sentiment (74/100) align with FOMO, while the 7% premium above the 200-day average hints at euphoric overvaluation. Overconfidence is muted but present, as price gains outpace revenue growth. The key question: *Is this momentum self-sustaining, or will fundamentals anchor reality?*
Updated: 09/06/2026, 05:17 AM
What could change this?
👥 What the crowd believes
"Morgan Stanley raises ADT price target to $7.75"
"1 Cash-Producing Stock for Long-Term Investors"
"Should Value Investors Buy ADT Stock?"
📈 5D Investor Psychology
Signal classification confidence: High (confidence in the behavioral read, not a price prediction). Describes observable market behavior, not what any individual investor thinks, and is not a buy/sell signal.
🏛️ Investor DNA — Historical Investors
A Historical Strategy Simulation: assuming each investor follows their documented principles, how would they rate this stock today? This is not a prediction of what they would actually do.
🟢 Best match
Samuel Armstrong Nelson — 94/100
🔴 Weakest match
Benjamin Graham — 0/100
🗣️ Why do they disagree?
This stock splits historical methodologies into two starkly opposing camps: a handful of growth- and cycle-focused investors see potential, while the majority flag serious red flags. Thorstein Veblen and Samuel Armstrong Nelson’s high scores suggest ADT’s growth or cyclical positioning aligns with their principles—Veblen’s emphasis on real value creation and Nelson’s favorable cycle timing. Meanwhile, Charles Mackay’s moderate score implies no obvious speculative frenzy, reinforcing a more measured view. But the rest of the methodologies, from Howard Marks’ cautionary risk/valuation flags to Benjamin Graham’s outright rejection of defensive criteria, paint a far bleaker picture: weak valuation, poor quality, and structural risks. Even Peter Lynch and Philip Fisher, who prioritize growth and quality, dismiss it outright, while the efficient-market camp and volatility-sensitive investors like Morgan Housel see no compelling edge over passive strategies or index funds. The divide underscores a fundamental tension—some see ADT as a niche opportunity in a specific phase, while the broader consensus treats it as a high-risk, low-reward proposition.
Samuel Armstrong Nelson
The ABC of Stock Speculation (1903)
🟢 94
Cycle position looks favorable — closer to oversold than overbought
Key question
Is the price overextended, or is there still room to move?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Thorstein Veblen
The Theory of Business Enterprise (1904)
🟢 85
Growth appears aligned with real value creation
Key question
Is management building real value, or just building itself?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Charles Mackay
Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (1841)
🟢 77
No obvious signs of crowd mania
Key question
Am I being swept along with the crowd, or thinking for myself?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Howard Marks (Market Cycle)
Mastering the Market Cycle (2018)
🟡 53
Somewhere in the middle of the cycle
Key question
Where are we in the cycle right now — near a hot extreme, or a cold one?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Edgar Lawrence Smith
Common Stocks as Long-Term Investments (1924)
🟡 50
Reasonable but not a clear long-term holding
Key question
Is this a stock I'd be happy to hold and forget about for a decade?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Jack Schwager
Market Wizards (1989)
🟡 50
No clear edge either way
Key question
What's the risk/reward here, and where is my exit point?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Burton Malkiel & John Bogle
A Random Walk Down Wall Street (1973) / The Little Book of Common Sense Investing (2007)
🟡 38
Mixed case — the evidence for picking this stock over an index is not strong
Key question
Do I actually have an edge here, or do I just think I do?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Howard Marks
The Most Important Thing (2011) / Mastering the Market Cycle (2018)
🟡 37
Risk/valuation combination Marks would flag as a caution sign
Key question
What is the market probably misunderstanding about the risk here?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Peter Lynch
One Up on Wall Street (1989)
🔴 35
Doesn't clear Lynch's growth-at-a-reasonable-price bar
Key question
Is the growth worth the price?
⚠️ Partial data for this stock — score is less reliable — Data availability: 40%
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Philip Fisher
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits (1958)
🔴 33
Doesn't show the quality/growth signature Fisher required
Key question
How exceptional is this business, really?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Gerald M. Loeb
The Battle for Investment Survival (1935)
🔴 27
Risk profile Loeb would flag as a real threat to capital
Key question
How much capital could I lose here if I'm wrong?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Morgan Housel
The Psychology of Money (2020)
🔴 27
The kind of volatility that tends to shake patient holders out
Key question
Could I live with this volatility long enough for compounding to actually work?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Jesse Livermore
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator (1923) / How to Trade in Stocks (1940)
🔴 13
Negative trend — against Livermore's core rule of trading with the trend
Key question
What is the price telling me right now?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Benjamin Graham (Enterprising Investor)
The Intelligent Investor (1949) — the Enterprising Investor chapters
🔴 13
Not enough valuation data for a real Enterprising-Graham read
Key question
Is the stock statistically cheap enough to justify the extra risk?
⚠️ Partial data for this stock — score is less reliable — Data availability: 20%
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Walter Bagehot
Lombard Street (1873)
🔴 9
Liquidity position Bagehot would flag as a real risk
Key question
Does this company have enough liquidity to survive real stress?
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Benjamin Graham
Security Analysis (1934) / The Intelligent Investor (1949)
🔴 0
Fails most of Graham's defensive criteria
Key question
Where is my margin of safety?
⚠️ Partial data for this stock — score is less reliable — Data availability: 30%
Fact → Principle → Simulation
Based on the last 279 trading days, calculated from real price data. Click an indicator for details and a chart.
🔴 Most indicators support a downtrend (1 bullish · 9 bearish · 1 neutral)
A market-structure read based purely on real price and volume data — not full classic Wyckoff schematic identification (Phase A-E), but a quantitative analysis of what can reliably be computed: trading ranges, "effort vs. result", volume within the range, and Spring/Upthrust detection.
The stock is in a clear uptrend with no defined trading range in the period examined.
Medium confidence
The Wyckoff Method, developed by Richard Wyckoff in the early 20th century, reads the balance of supply and demand through price and volume, based on the premise that large investors ("smart money") quietly accumulate shares before rallies and quietly distribute them before declines. The read here is based solely on real price and volume data — full, precise identification of classic Wyckoff patterns (such as Phases A-E) requires human chart-reading experience and judgment, so this is an approximate algorithmic read, not a substitute for professional analysis. This should not be considered investment advice.
Gross Margin
—
Operating Margin
25.5%
Net Margin
11.6%
EBITDA Margin
52.2%
ROE
15.8%
ROA
3.8%
ROIC
—
EPS
—
Cash
$80.82M
Total Debt
$7.69B
Current Ratio
0.93
Debt/Equity
2.04
אין נתונים היסטוריים זמינים.
Total dividend per share paid each year, over the last 5 years.
| Ex-Dividend Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 10.9.2026 | $0.055 |
| 11.6.2026 | $0.055 |
| 10.6.2026 | $0.055 |
| 12.3.2026 | $0.055 |
| 11.3.2026 | $0.055 |
| 11.12.2025 | $0.055 |
| 10.12.2025 | $0.055 |
| 11.9.2025 | $0.055 |
| 10.9.2025 | $0.055 |
| 12.6.2025 | $0.055 |
| 11.6.2025 | $0.055 |
| 13.3.2025 | $0.055 |
How is Fair Value calculated? →
Not enough cash-flow data to calculate a DCF model for this stock.
Book Value per Share
—
Tangible Book Value per Share (Tangible NAV)
—
Not enough data to compute signals.
Sentiment based on basic keywords (not AI) — 8 positive, 10 neutral, 2 negative out of the last 20 articles.
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ADT Inc. (ADT) currently has a StockIQ AI score of 46/100, rated "Moderate". The score is a weighted average across up to 7 categories (technical, fundamental, growth, fair value, news, quality, risk), based on real data only.
ADT currently scores 46/100 (Moderate) across the categories we measure. StockIQ doesn't give buy/sell recommendations — use this as one data point in your own research, not as investment advice.
ADT's technical score is 23/100, which currently reads as bearish — based on real price/volume signals (moving averages, RSI, MACD, and more), not a prediction of what happens next.
Based on the real signals StockIQ computed: Operating margin is stable or improving over time; +3.1% over the last 3 months relative to the index; Operating margin: 25.5% — strong.
Based on the real signals StockIQ computed: Current ratio: 0.93; Calmar: 0.17 (3y annualized return 4.8% / max drawdown 28.8%); Free cash flow growth: -0.7%.
Yes — ADT has a real recorded dividend payment history on StockIQ. See the Dividends section on this page for the actual per-share amounts and dates.
Real transactions by officers and insiders, as reported to the SEC on Form 4 — 2 purchases and 0 sales out of the last 25 filings.
| Name | Transaction Type | Date | Shares | Change | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Paul Joseph | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 209.767 | +209.767 | — |
| Tiedt Danielle | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 209.767 | +209.767 | — |
| Zarmi Sigal | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 209.767 | +209.767 | — |
| Houston Daniel Joseph | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 209.767 | +209.767 | — |
| Ahmad Fawad | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 1,702.704 | +1,702.704 | — |
| Dernberger Todd | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 100.193 | +100.193 | — |
| Griffin Tracey R. | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 209.767 | +209.767 | — |
| Winter Matthew E | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 209.767 | +209.767 | — |
| Miller Kimberly | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 416.753 | +416.753 | — |
| Yoon Suzanne | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 209.767 | +209.767 | — |
| Gartland Thomas M | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 209.767 | +209.767 | — |
| Houston Daniel Joseph | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 101,376 | +210 | — |
| Zarmi Sigal | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 108,018 | +210 | — |
| Smith Paul Joseph | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 44,792 | +210 | — |
| Yoon Suzanne | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 60,430 | +210 | — |
| Griffin Tracey R. | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 153,560 | +210 | — |
| Miller Kimberly | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 56,401 | +417 | — |
| Dernberger Todd | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 45,494 | +100 | — |
| Tiedt Danielle | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 64,926 | +210 | — |
| Winter Matthew E | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 152,789 | +210 | — |
| Gartland Thomas M | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 51,746 | +210 | — |
| Ahmad Fawad | Grant/Award from Employer | 7.7.2026 | 304,036 | +1,703 | — |
| Likosar Jeffrey | Open Market Purchase | 29.5.2026 | 15,000 | +15,000 | $6.75 |
| Likosar Jeffrey | Open Market Purchase | 29.5.2026 | 623,195 | +15,000 | $6.75 |
| Winter Matthew E | Grant/Award from Employer | 27.5.2026 | 26,354.319 | +26,354.319 | — |
Official FINRA data — the number of shares open in short positions, plus daily short-sale activity.
25,754,414 shares short as of 2026-08-31 · vs. 32,738,246 on 2026-07-31
Official biweekly report (FINRA Rule 4560) — no real higher-frequency data exists for this metric.
52.4% of trading volume this week was short selling, vs. 56.7% the prior week
Based on daily short-sale volume (Reg SHO) — a different metric from the open short interest above: this is daily trading volume, not an open position, so it updates weekly rather than biweekly.
Full breakdown of every data type and its source: Data Sources · Methodology