Why Adient (ADNT) is a Top Momentum Stock for the Long-Term

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Taking full advantage of the stock market and investing with confidence are common goals for new and old investors alike.

Many investors also have a go-to methodology that helps guide their buy and sell decisions. One way to find winning stocks based on your preferred way of investing is to use the Zacks Style Scores, which are indicators that rate stocks based on three widely-followed investing types: value, growth, and momentum.

Is This 1 Momentum Stock a Screaming Buy Right Now?

Different than value or growth investors, momentum-oriented investors live by the saying "the trend is your friend." This investing style is all about taking advantage of upward or downward trends in a stock's price or earnings outlook. Employing factors like one-week price change and the monthly percentage change in earnings estimates, the Momentum Style Score can indicate favorable times to build a position in high-momentum stocks.

Adient (ADNT)

Dublin, Ireland-based Adient PLC is one of the world’s largest automotive seating supplier. Created after the separation of the automotive seating and interiors business of Johnson Controls International PLC, Adient now maintains relationships with the largest global auto manufacturers. The company’s technologies extend to virtually every area of automotive seating solutions.

ADNT is a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) stock, with a Momentum Style Score of B and VGM Score of A. Shares are up 0.8% over the past one week and up 16.3% over the past four weeks. ADNT has gained 38.1% in the last one-year period as well. Looking at trading volume, an average of 696,142.44 shares exchanged hands over the last 20 trading days.

Momentum investors also pay close attention to a company's earnings. For ADNT, one analyst revised their earnings estimate upwards in the last 60 days, and the Zacks Consensus Estimate has increased $0.02 to $1.49 per share for 2023. ADNT boasts an average earnings surprise of 116.7%.

With strong earnings growth, a good Zacks Rank, and top-tier Momentum and VGM Style Scores, investors should think about adding ADNT to their portfolios.

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