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Consumer Cyclical - Auto - Parts - NYSE - US
$ 95.61
-0.469 %
$ 5.2 B
Market Cap
10.31
P/E
1. INTRINSIC VALUE

Lear Corporation designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, assembles, and supplies automotive seating, and electrical distribution systems and related components for automotive original equipment manufacturers in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Its Seating segment offers seat systems, seat subsystems, keyseat components, seat trim covers, seat mechanisms, seat foams, and headrests, as well as surface materials, such as leather and fabric for automobiles and light trucks, compact cars, pick-up trucks, and sport utility vehicles. The company's E-Systems segment provides electrical distribution and connection systems that route electrical signals and networks; and manage electrical power within the vehicle for various powertrains. This segment's products comprise wire harnesses, terminals and connectors, engineered components, and junction boxes; electronic system products, including body domain control modules, smart and passive junction boxes, gateway and communication modules, integrated power modules, and high voltage switching and power control systems.[ Read More ]

The intrinsic value of one LEA stock under the base case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 95.6 USD, Lear Corporation is HIDDEN

2. FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS

Price Chart LEA

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FINANCIALS
23.5 B REVENUE
12.33%
1.57 B OPERATING INCOME
158.51%
646 M NET INCOME
57.99%
1.25 B OPERATING CASH FLOW
22.31%
-762 M INVESTING CASH FLOW
8.29%
-420 M FINANCING CASH FLOW
-8.31%
5.58 B REVENUE
-7.10%
220 M OPERATING INCOME
-11.34%
156 M NET INCOME
-9.88%
183 M OPERATING CASH FLOW
-37.26%
-138 M INVESTING CASH FLOW
-15.97%
-255 M FINANCING CASH FLOW
-73.56%
Balance Sheet Decomposition Lear Corporation
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Current Assets 7.64 B
Cash & Short-Term Investments 1.2 B
Receivables 3.68 B
Other Current Assets 2.76 B
Non-Current Assets 7.06 B
Long-Term Investments 101 M
PP&E 2.98 B
Other Non-Current Assets 3.98 B
Current Liabilities 5.67 B
Accounts Payable 2.92 B
Short-Term Debt 180 M
Other Current Liabilities 2.57 B
Non-Current Liabilities 3.97 B
Long-Term Debt 2.74 B
Other Non-Current Liabilities 1.23 B
EFFICIENCY
Earnings Waterfall Lear Corporation
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Revenue 23.5 B
Cost Of Revenue 21.6 B
Gross Profit 1.84 B
Operating Expenses 1.31 B
Operating Income 1.57 B
Other Expenses 926 M
Net Income 646 M
RATIOS
7.85% GROSS MARGIN
7.85%
6.70% OPERATING MARGIN
6.70%
2.44% NET MARGIN
2.44%
11.64% ROE
11.64%
3.90% ROA
3.90%
15.68% ROIC
15.68%
FREE CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
Free Cash Flow Analysis Lear Corporation
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Net Income 646 M
Depreciation & Amortization 604 M
Capital Expenditures -626 M
Stock-Based Compensation 67.5 M
Change in Working Capital 52.8 M
Others 94.3 M
Free Cash Flow 623 M
3. WALL STREET ANALYSTS ESTIMATES
Wall Street Analysts Price Targets Lear Corporation
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Wall Street analysts predict an average 1-year price target for LEA of $146 , with forecasts ranging from a low of $120 to a high of $170 .
LEA Lowest Price Target Wall Street Target
120 USD 25.51%
LEA Average Price Target Wall Street Target
146 USD 52.18%
LEA Highest Price Target Wall Street Target
170 USD 77.81%
4. DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
0.68% DIVIDEND YIELD
0.77 USD DIVIDEND PER SHARE
5. COMPETITION
6. Ownership
Insider Ownership Lear Corporation
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Sold
0-3 MONTHS
0 USD 0
3-6 MONTHS
455 K USD 2
6-9 MONTHS
387 K USD 1
9-12 MONTHS
1.82 M USD 1
Bought
0 USD 0
0-3 MONTHS
0 USD 0
3-6 MONTHS
0 USD 0
6-9 MONTHS
0 USD 0
9-12 MONTHS
Date Value Insider Amount Avg Price
5 months ago
May 28, 2024
Sell 159 K USD
MALLETT CONRAD L JR
Director
- 1278
124.55 USD
5 months ago
May 23, 2024
Sell 296 K USD
SMITH GREG C
Director
- 2392
123.86 USD
8 months ago
Mar 05, 2024
Sell 387 K USD
Cardew Jason M
Sr. VP & CFO
- 2750
140.81 USD
9 months ago
Feb 09, 2024
Sell 1.42 M USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 10652
132.86 USD
1 year ago
Sep 19, 2023
Bought 8.43 K USD
FOSTER JONATHAN F
Director
+ 61
138.12 USD
1 year ago
Jun 28, 2023
Bought 7.38 K USD
FOSTER JONATHAN F
Director
+ 54
136.74 USD
1 year ago
Mar 29, 2023
Bought 7.26 K USD
FOSTER JONATHAN F
Director
+ 52
139.54 USD
10 months ago
Jan 08, 2024
Sell 403 K USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 2977
135.26 USD
1 year ago
Aug 03, 2023
Sell 1.92 M USD
Orsini Frank C
EVP & President, Seating
- 12332
155.4026 USD
1 year ago
Aug 04, 2023
Sell 1.6 M USD
Esposito Carl A.
SVP & President E-Systems
- 10310
155 USD
1 year ago
Aug 03, 2023
Sell 301 K USD
Cardew Jason M
Sr. VP & CFO
- 2000
150.29 USD
1 year ago
Aug 03, 2023
Sell 116 K USD
Cardew Jason M
Sr. VP & CFO
- 750
155 USD
1 year ago
Jun 16, 2023
Sell 2.39 M USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 16740
142.8 USD
1 year ago
May 23, 2023
Sell 41.6 K USD
MALLETT CONRAD L JR
Director
- 330
126.06 USD
1 year ago
May 19, 2023
Sell 250 K USD
SMITH GREG C
Director
- 2000
124.94 USD
1 year ago
May 19, 2023
Sell 27.6 K USD
SMITH GREG C
Director
- 221
124.815 USD
1 year ago
Mar 09, 2023
Sell 1.56 M USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 11260
138.5 USD
1 year ago
Mar 03, 2023
Sell 1.14 M USD
Esposito Carl A.
SVP & President E-Systems
- 8000
142 USD
1 year ago
Feb 23, 2023
Sell 201 K USD
Davis Alicia J.
Sr VP & Chief Strategy Officer
- 1390
144.62 USD
1 year ago
Feb 14, 2023
Sell 37.8 K USD
VIdershain Marianne
VP, Treasurer
- 267
141.44 USD
1 year ago
Feb 10, 2023
Sell 1.55 M USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 11261
137.39 USD
1 year ago
Dec 27, 2022
Bought 7.28 K USD
FOSTER JONATHAN F
Director
+ 59
123.4 USD
2 years ago
Sep 20, 2022
Bought 7.23 K USD
FOSTER JONATHAN F
Director
+ 53
136.5 USD
2 years ago
Jun 29, 2022
Bought 7.15 K USD
FOSTER JONATHAN F
Director
+ 53
134.92 USD
2 years ago
Mar 30, 2022
Bought 5.3 K USD
FOSTER JONATHAN F
Director
+ 37
143.13 USD
2 years ago
Dec 29, 2021
Bought 5.19 K USD
FOSTER JONATHAN F
Director
+ 29
179.01 USD
1 year ago
Jan 04, 2023
Sell 855 K USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 6697
127.68 USD
1 year ago
Dec 15, 2022
Sell 784 K USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 6142
127.59 USD
1 year ago
Dec 02, 2022
Sell 69.2 K USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 500
138.45 USD
2 years ago
Nov 15, 2022
Sell 918 K USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 6143
149.43 USD
2 years ago
Nov 14, 2022
Sell 2.93 M USD
Orsini Frank C
EVP & President, Seating
- 19501
150.129 USD
2 years ago
Nov 15, 2022
Sell 207 K USD
DiDonato Thomas A
Sr VP, Chief Admin Officer
- 1384
149.62 USD
2 years ago
Nov 10, 2022
Sell 144 K USD
Cardew Jason M
Sr. VP & CFO
- 1000
143.665 USD
2 years ago
Nov 03, 2022
Sell 168 K USD
DiDonato Thomas A
Sr VP, Chief Admin Officer
- 1300
129.03 USD
2 years ago
Oct 17, 2022
Sell 770 K USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 6143
125.31 USD
2 years ago
Sep 15, 2022
Sell 837 K USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 6143
136.3 USD
2 years ago
Aug 15, 2022
Sell 925 K USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 6143
150.51 USD
2 years ago
Jul 15, 2022
Sell 785 K USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 6143
127.83 USD
2 years ago
Jun 27, 2022
Sell 829 K USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 6143
134.92 USD
2 years ago
May 26, 2022
Sell 359 K USD
Davis Alicia J.
SVP, Strategy & Corp Dev
- 2659
135.14 USD
2 years ago
May 26, 2022
Sell 99.9 K USD
MALLETT CONRAD L JR
director:
- 764
130.74 USD
2 years ago
May 24, 2022
Sell 526 K USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 4000
131.38 USD
2 years ago
May 24, 2022
Sell 198 K USD
SMITH GREG C
director:
- 1531
129.57 USD
3 years ago
Nov 10, 2021
Sell 30.4 K USD
VIdershain Marianne
VP, Treasurer
- 170
179.01 USD
2 years ago
Nov 10, 2022
Sell 30.4 K USD
VIdershain Marianne
VP, Treasurer
- 170
179.01 USD
3 years ago
May 11, 2021
Sell 507 K USD
FOSTER JONATHAN F
Director
- 2700
187.8168 USD
3 years ago
Mar 11, 2021
Sell 3.05 M USD
DiDonato Thomas A
Sr VP, Chief Admin Officer
- 16600
184.02 USD
3 years ago
Mar 11, 2021
Sell 573 K USD
DiDonato Thomas A
Sr VP, Chief Admin Officer
- 3100
184.681 USD
3 years ago
Mar 11, 2021
Sell 55.7 K USD
DiDonato Thomas A
Sr VP, Chief Admin Officer
- 300
185.518 USD
3 years ago
Mar 10, 2021
Sell 1.85 M USD
SCOTT RAYMOND E
President and CEO
- 10000
185.215 USD
3 years ago
Mar 09, 2021
Sell 2.07 M USD
Orsini Frank C
EVP & President, Seating
- 11500
180.2867 USD
3 years ago
Mar 09, 2021
Sell 2.07 M USD
Orsini Frank C
EVP & President, Seating
- 11500
180.2867 USD
4 years ago
Jun 18, 2020
Sell 12.9 K USD
MALLETT CONRAD L JR
Director
- 119
107.996 USD
4 years ago
May 12, 2020
Sell 206 K USD
BURGESS SHARI L
VP & Treasurer
- 2000
102.75 USD
7. News
Lear Shares Shrink 4% Since Q3 Earnings Beat Expectations LEA reports better-than-expected Q3 results and expects full-year net sales to be $22.95-$23.15 billion, down from the previous guidance of $23.23-$23.67 billion. zacks.com - 2 weeks ago
Lear (LEA) Reliance on International Sales: What Investors Need to Know Explore how Lear's (LEA) revenue from international markets is changing and the resulting impact on Wall Street's predictions and the stock's prospects. zacks.com - 2 weeks ago
Lear Corporation: Undervalued With Significant Upside Potential Lear Corporation, an automotive technology company, is undervalued due to short-term market concerns, presenting a potential investment opportunity with 46 to 63% upside to fair value. Lear is a market leader with a narrow economic moat in the Seating segment (74% of revenues), while E-Systems segment lacks a moat but benefits from electrification tailwinds. Financially robust with a BBB credit rating, Lear rewards shareholders through dividends and share buybacks, despite revising down the 2024 revenue outlook due to industry pressures. seekingalpha.com - 2 weeks ago
Lear (LEA) Reports Q3 Earnings: What Key Metrics Have to Say While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Lear (LEA) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values. zacks.com - 3 weeks ago
Lear Corporation (LEA) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript Lear Corporation. (NYSE:LEA ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 24, 2024 8:00 AM ET Company Participants Tim Brumbaugh - Vice President, Investor Relations Ray Scott - President and Chief Executive Officer Jason Cardew - Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Joe Spak - UBS John Murphy - Bank of America Mark Delaney - Goldman Sachs Colin Langan - Wells Fargo James Picariello - BNP Paribas Trevor Young - Barclays Operator Good morning, everyone and welcome to the Lear Corporation Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call. seekingalpha.com - 3 weeks ago
Lear (LEA) Beats Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates Lear (LEA) came out with quarterly earnings of $2.89 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.57 per share. This compares to earnings of $2.87 per share a year ago. zacks.com - 3 weeks ago
Lear Reports Third Quarter 2024 Results SOUTHFIELD, Mich. , Oct. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, today reported results for the third quarter 2024. prnewswire.com - 3 weeks ago
Stay Ahead of the Game With Lear (LEA) Q3 Earnings: Wall Street's Insights on Key Metrics Besides Wall Street's top -and-bottom-line estimates for Lear (LEA), review projections for some of its key metrics to gain a deeper understanding of how the company might have fared during the quarter ended September 2024. zacks.com - 3 weeks ago
Earnings Preview: Lear (LEA) Q3 Earnings Expected to Decline Lear (LEA) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations. zacks.com - 1 month ago
Lear Announces Date for Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call SOUTHFIELD, Mich. , Oct. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation will hold a conference call to review the company's third quarter 2024 financial results and related matters on October 24, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. prnewswire.com - 1 month ago
Lear Corporation: From Overvalued To Undervalued - Now It's A Buy Lear Corporation is fundamentally attractive, with an investment-grade credit rating, low debt, and a well-covered 2.8% dividend yield. The company operates in two segments, Seating and E-Systems, and has a strong global presence with over 186,000 employees. Despite cyclicality, Lear's valuation is currently low, offering significant upside potential based on earnings growth and margin improvement. seekingalpha.com - 1 month ago
Lear to Participate in the Morgan Stanley 12th Annual Laguna Conference SOUTHFIELD, Mich. , Aug. 29, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lear Corporation (NYSE: LEA), a global automotive technology leader in Seating and E-Systems, will participate in a fireside chat on September 11, 2024, at the Morgan Stanley 12th Annual Laguna Conference in Dana Point, California. prnewswire.com - 2 months ago
8. Profile Summary

Lear Corporation LEA

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COUNTRY US
INDUSTRY Auto - Parts
MARKET CAP $ 5.2 B
Dividend Yield 0.68%
Description Lear Corporation designs, develops, engineers, manufactures, assembles, and supplies automotive seating, and electrical distribution systems and related components for automotive original equipment manufacturers in North America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and South America. Its Seating segment offers seat systems, seat subsystems, keyseat components, seat trim covers, seat mechanisms, seat foams, and headrests, as well as surface materials, such as leather and fabric for automobiles and light trucks, compact cars, pick-up trucks, and sport utility vehicles. The company's E-Systems segment provides electrical distribution and connection systems that route electrical signals and networks; and manage electrical power within the vehicle for various powertrains. This segment's products comprise wire harnesses, terminals and connectors, engineered components, and junction boxes; electronic system products, including body domain control modules, smart and passive junction boxes, gateway and communication modules, integrated power modules, and high voltage switching and power control systems. It also offers software and connected services comprising Xevo Market, an in-vehicle commerce and service platform; and software and services for the cloud, vehicles, and mobile devices. In addition, this segment provides cybersecurity software; advanced vehicle positioning for automated and autonomous driving applications; and short-range communication and cellular protocols for vehicle connectivity. It offers its products and services under the XEVO, GUILFORD, EAGLE OTTAWA, ConfigurE+, INTUTM, LEAR CONNEXUSTM, EXO, JOURNEYWARE, ProTec, SMART JUNCTION BOX, STRUCSURE, AVENTINO, and TeXstyle brands. Lear Corporation was founded in 1917 and is headquartered in Southfield, Michigan.
Contact 21557 Telegraph Road, Southfield, MI, 48033 https://www.lear.com
IPO Date Nov. 9, 2009
Employees 186600
Officers Mr. Harry Albert Kemp Senior Vice President, General Counsel & Chief Administrative Officer Mr. Nicholas Jon Roelli Senior Vice President & President of E-Systems Ms. Amy A. Doyle Vice President & Chief Accounting Officer Mr. Raymond E. Scott Jr. President, Chief Executive Officer & Director Mr. Jason M. Cardew Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer Ms. Rashida Thomas Chief Diversity Officer & Director of Talent Management Ms. Marianne Vidershain Vice President, Treasurer & Head of Investor Relations Mr. Frank C. Orsini Executive Vice President & President of Seating Mr. Carl A. Esposito Senior Vice President of IDEA Ms. Katya Pruett Vice President of Global Marketing & Communications