Negative sentiment towards ADNT reflected in surge in short interest

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Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Adient plc shares valued at $273,240 were sold by Dorlack Jerome J. on Aug 07 ’25. At $22.77 per share, Dorlack Jerome J. sold 12,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 441,025 shares worth approximately $10.39 million following the completion of this transaction.

Also, Dorlack Jerome J. purchased 12,000 shares, netting a total of over 271,119 in proceeds.

Before that, Conklin James had sold 11,500 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $232,875, the EVP, Americas traded Adient plc shares for $20.25 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 11,500 shares, worth approximately $1.22 million.

As published in their initiating research note from Stifel on August 21, 2025, Adient plc [ADNT] has been a Buy and the price target has been revised to $27. Analysts at Citigroup started covering the stock with ‘”a Neutral”‘ outlook in a report released in late April. As of March 04, 2025, BofA Securities has decreased its “Neutral” rating to a “an Underperform” for ADNT. Earlier on December 16, 2024, Wells Fargo downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Equal weight” for ADNT stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.

Analyzing ADNT Stock Performance

On last trading session, Adient plc [NYSE: ADNT] rose 1.95% to $23.57. The stock’s lowest price that day was $23.15, but it reached a high of $23.71 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.59%. Over the course of the year, Adient plc shares have jumped approximately 5.60%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $24.16 on 08/14/25 and a 52-week low of $10.04 on 04/11/25.

Support And Resistance Levels for Adient plc (ADNT)

According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 23.24, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 22.92. In the upper region, resistance lies at 23.80. The next price resistance is at 24.04. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 60.68 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.

Is Adient plc subject to short interest?

Stocks of Adient plc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-07-31 jumping by 0.65 million shares to 6.96 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-30 was 6.3 million shares. A jump of 9.41% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.97 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.97.

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In terms of Adient plc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 17 in the next 12 months, down nearly -26.47% from the previous closing price of $23.12. Analysts anticipate Adient plc stock to reach 17 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 17. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Adient plc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On November 21, 2024, BofA Securities assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $24.

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