ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN) Given Average Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN) has earned an average rating of “Hold” from the seven brokerages that are currently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation, two have assigned a hold recommendation and four have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $18.00.

Several research firms recently weighed in on ADTN. Rosenblatt Securities increased their price objective on shares of ADTRAN from $16.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Northland Securities set a $18.00 price objective on shares of ADTRAN in a research note on Wednesday. Evercore began coverage on shares of ADTRAN in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $18.00 price objective on the stock. Argus upgraded shares of ADTRAN to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, B. Riley Financial reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of ADTRAN in a research note on Friday, May 1st.

ADTRAN Stock Up 2.7%

ADTN stock opened at $14.94 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.59, a current ratio of 1.77 and a quick ratio of 1.16. ADTRAN has a 1-year low of $7.11 and a 1-year high of $18.69. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $13.22 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $10.47. The firm has a market cap of $1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -38.31 and a beta of 1.45.

ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, May 5th. The communications equipment provider reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.09 by $0.05. ADTRAN had a negative net margin of 3.18% and a positive return on equity of 10.94%. The firm had revenue of $286.09 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $285.48 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.03 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that ADTRAN will post 0.39 EPS for the current year.

ADTRAN News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting ADTRAN this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Northland Securities raised its FY2026 EPS estimate for ADTRAN to $0.49 from $0.39, signaling stronger expected profitability than previously forecasted.
• Positive Sentiment: The same firm increased its Q2 2026 EPS estimate to $0.10 from $0.08 and lifted its Q3 and Q4 2026 estimates as well, reinforcing a more optimistic earnings outlook for the company.
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts also increased ADTRAN’s price target to $20.00 and another note suggested a valuation near US$19.50, indicating higher expected upside from current levels. ADTRAN (NASDAQ:ADTN) Price Target Raised to $20.00
• Neutral Sentiment: Brokerage sentiment remains mixed overall, with ADTRAN still carrying a consensus recommendation of “Hold,” which suggests analysts are improving estimates but not yet uniformly bullish. ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADTN) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” from Brokerages

Institutional Investors Weigh In On ADTRAN

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its stake in ADTRAN by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 79,692 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $693,000 after acquiring an additional 1,263 shares during the period. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its position in shares of ADTRAN by 4.3% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 46,767 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $408,000 after acquiring an additional 1,946 shares during the last quarter. Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP grew its position in shares of ADTRAN by 3.2% during the third quarter. Occudo Quantitative Strategies LP now owns 65,702 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $616,000 after acquiring an additional 2,016 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in shares of ADTRAN by 1.1% during the fourth quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 187,814 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $1,632,000 after acquiring an additional 2,068 shares during the last quarter. Finally, ST Germain D J Co. Inc. grew its position in shares of ADTRAN by 100.0% during the fourth quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 5,000 shares of the communications equipment provider’s stock worth $43,000 after acquiring an additional 2,500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 80.56% of the company’s stock.

ADTRAN Company Profile

ADTRAN, Inc is a global provider of networking and communications equipment, specializing in broadband access solutions for service providers, enterprises and government organizations. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama, the company develops and delivers hardware and software platforms that enable high-speed Internet access over fiber, copper and wireless networks. Its core offerings include fiber access and aggregation equipment, Ethernet switches, customer premises equipment (CPE) and network management systems designed to support both legacy and next-generation broadband deployments.

The company’s product portfolio encompasses a broad range of optical line terminals (OLTs), optical network terminals (ONTs), multiservice access gateways and virtualized access solutions.