How to buy ADT shares

ADT Inc (ADT) is a leading security & protection services business with stocks listed in the US. It opened the day at US$N/A after a previous close of US$N/A. During the day the price has varied from a low of USDN/A to a high of USDN/A. ADT is listed on the NYSE. All prices are listed in US Dollars.

How to buy shares in ADT

1. Compare share trading platforms. To buy shares in a US company from Australia you'll need to find a trading platform that offers access to US stock markets. If you're just starting out, look for a platform with low brokerage and foreign exchange fees.
2. Open and fund your brokerage account. Complete an application with your personal and financial details, like your ID and tax file number. Fund your account with a bank transfer, credit card or debit card.
3. Search for ADT. Find the share by name or ticker symbol: ADT. Research its history to confirm it's a solid investment against your financial goals.
4. Purchase now or later. Buy today with a market order or use a limit order to delay your purchase until ADT reaches your desired price. To spread out your risk, look into dollar-cost averaging, which smooths out buying at consistent intervals and amounts.
5. Decide on how many to buy. At last close price of US$9.48, weigh your budget against a diversified portfolio that can minimise risk through the market's ups and downs. You may be able to buy a fractional share of ADT, depending on your broker.
6. Check in on your investment. Congratulations, you own a part of ADT. Optimise your portfolio by tracking how your stock — and even the business — performs with an eye on the long term. You may be eligible for dividends and shareholder voting rights on directors and management that can affect your stock.

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Is it a good time to buy ADT stock?

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Is ADT under- or over-valued?

Valuing ADT stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of ADT's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

ADT's EBITDA

ADT's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is US$2.1 billion (£1.5 billion).

The EBITDA is a measure of a ADT's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Shorting ADT shares

There are currently 16.6 million ADT shares held short by investors – that's known as ADT's "short interest". This figure is 4.8% down from 17.4 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting ADT shares can be evaluated.

ADT's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

ADT's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of ADT shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of ADT shares traded daily (recently around 4.5 million). ADT's SIR currently stands at 3.67. In other words for every 100,000 ADT shares traded daily on the market, roughly 3670 shares are currently held short.

However ADT's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of ADT shares, or, against the total number of tradable ADT shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case ADT's short interest could be expressed as 0.02% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 ADT shares in existence, roughly 20 shares are currently held short) or 0.1477% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable ADT shares, roughly 148 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against ADT.

Find out more about how you can short ADT stock.

ADT share dividends

We're not expecting ADT to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

ADT share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, ADT's shares have ranged in value from as little as US$3.6458 up to US$13.0264. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while ADT's is 2.3106. This would suggest that ADT's shares are significantly more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent a higher risk.

ADT overview

ADT Inc. provides security and automation solutions for homes and businesses in the United States and Canada. It provides a range of fire detection, fire suppression, video surveillance, and access control systems to residential, commercial, and multi-site customers. The company primarily offers monitored security and automation solutions, including the installation and monitoring of security and premises automation systems designed to detect intrusion, control access, sense movement, smoke, fire, carbon monoxide, flooding, temperature, and other environmental conditions and hazards; and address personal emergencies such as injuries, medical emergencies, or incapacitation. It also provides interactive solutions that allow customers to use their smart phones, tablets, and laptops to arm and disarm their security systems, adjust lighting or thermostat levels, view real-time video of their premises, and program customizable schedules for the management of a range of smart home products. In addition, the company offers professional monitoring of third-party devices by enabling other companies to integrate solutions into its monitoring and billing platform. It provides its products under the ADT, ADT Pulse, Protection 1, ADT Commercial, and Blue by ADT names. As of December 31, 2019, ADT Inc. operated through a network of approximately 200 sales and service offices, 9 underwriter laboratories listed monitoring centers, 13 customer and field support locations, two national sales call centers, and two regional distribution centers. The company was formerly known as Prime Security Services Parent, Inc. and changed its name to ADT Inc. in September 2017. ADT Inc. was founded in 1874 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of ADT is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 1.054% of ADT shares are held by insiders and 95.579% by institutions.

• When does the fiscal year end for ADT?

  ADT's fiscal year ends in December.

• Where is ADT based?

  ADT's address is: 1501 Yamato Road, Boca Raton, FL, United States, 33431

• What is ADT's ISIN number?

  ADT's international securities identification number is: US00090Q1031

• What is ADT's CUSIP number?

  ADT's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 00090Q103