How to buy Lear Corporation stock (LEA)

Lear Corporation is an auto parts business based in the US. Lear Corporation shares (LEA) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars. Its last market close was $94.78 – a decrease of 3.63% over the previous week. Lear Corporation employs 186,600 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $23.4 billion.

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Lear Corporation stock price (NYSE: LEA)

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Lear Corporation shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$94.78
52-week range	$91.45 - $144.12
50-day moving average more info button	$99.76
200-day moving average more info button	$117.12
Wall St. target price	$127.92
PE ratio more info button	9.7802
Dividend yield more info button	$3.08 (3.25%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$9.51

Is it a good time to buy Lear Corporation stock?

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Lear Corporation price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $93.19 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-5.25%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-3.30%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-13.73%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-19.73%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-33.80%
2 years (2022-12-21)	-22.12%
3 years (2021-12-21)	159.1593
5 years (2019-12-20)	129.4229

Is Lear Corporation stock undervalued or overvalued?

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

Lear Corporation's P/E ratio

Lear Corporation's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 10x. In other words, Lear Corporation shares trade at around 10x recent earnings.

That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.

Lear Corporation's PEG ratio

Lear Corporation's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 0.3584. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the shares offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Lear Corporation's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the share prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Lear Corporation's EBITDA

Lear Corporation's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $1.7 billion.

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

Lear Corporation financials

Revenue TTM	$23.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	3.99%
Gross profit TTM	$1.5 billion
Return on assets TTM	4.42%
Return on equity TTM	12.56%
Profit margin	2.33%
Book value	$87.31
Market Capitalization more info button	$5.1 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Lear Corporation share dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 24.25% of net profits

Recently Lear Corporation has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Lear Corporation shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Lear Corporation's case, that would currently equate to about $3.08 per share.

While Lear Corporation's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Lear Corporation is investing more in its future growth.

Lear Corporation's most recent dividend payout was on 29 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 10 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Have Lear Corporation's shares ever split?

Lear Corporation's shares were split on a 2:1 basis on 17 March 2011 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 2 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Lear Corporation shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 50% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Lear Corporation shares which in turn could have impacted Lear Corporation's share price.

Lear Corporation share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Lear Corporation's shares have ranged in value from as little as $91.4487 up to $144.1179. 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 Lear Corporation's is 1.465. This would suggest that Lear Corporation's shares are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Lear Corporation overview

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.

Frequently asked questions

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What percentage of Lear Corporation is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.424% of Lear Corporation shares are held by insiders and 107.054% by institutions. How many people work for Lear Corporation?
Latest data suggests 186,600 work at Lear Corporation. When does the fiscal year end for Lear Corporation?
Lear Corporation's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Lear Corporation based?
Lear Corporation's address is: 21557 Telegraph Road, Southfield, MI, United States, 48033 What is Lear Corporation's ISIN number?
Lear Corporation's international securities identification number is: US5218652049 What is Lear Corporation's CUSIP number?
Lear Corporation's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 521893107