Lear (LEA) Stock Forecast, Price Target & Predictions

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LEA Stock Forecast

Lear stock forecast is as follows: an average price target of $167.45 (represents a 80.15% upside from LEA’s last price of $92.95) and a rating consensus of 'Buy', based on 19 wall street analysts offering a 1-year stock forecast.

LEA Price Target

The average price target for Lear (LEA) is $167.45 based on 1-year price targets from 19 Wall Street analysts in the past 3 months, with a price target range of $215.00 to $120.00. This represents a potential 80.15% upside from LEA's last price of $92.95.

LEA Analyst Ratings

Buy

According to 19 Wall Street analysts, Lear's rating consensus is 'Buy'. The analyst rating breakdown for LEA stock is 0 'Strong Buy' (0.00%), 10 'Buy' (52.63%), 7 'Hold' (36.84%), 2 'Sell' (10.53%), and 0 'Strong Sell' (0.00%).

Lear Price Target by Analyst

Date	Analyst	Company	Price Target	Price when Published	Price Target/Price when Published	Price Target/Last Closing Price
Oct 30, 2024	Dan Levy	Barclays	$120.00	$99.58	20.51%	29.10%
Oct 14, 2024	John Murphy	Bank of America Securities	$170.00	$106.99	58.89%	82.89%
Sep 09, 2024	Edison Yu	Deutsche Bank	$132.00	$110.17	19.81%	42.01%
May 10, 2024	Adam Jonas	Morgan Stanley	$160.00	$130.87	22.26%	72.14%
Feb 07, 2023	-	Citigroup	$143.00	$138.90	2.96%	53.85%
Feb 06, 2023	-	Evercore ISI	$145.00	$141.12	2.75%	56.00%
Jan 13, 2023	-	Citigroup	$146.00	$137.30	6.34%	57.07%
Dec 14, 2022	-	Wells Fargo	$139.00	$132.19	5.15%	49.54%
Jun 17, 2022	Colin Langan	Wells Fargo	$180.00	$122.00	47.54%	93.65%
Apr 25, 2022	Emmanuel Rosner	Deutsche Bank	$157.00	$129.72	21.03%	68.91%

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The latest Lear stock forecast, released on Oct 30, 2024 by Dan Levy from Barclays, set a price target of $120.00, which represents a 20.51% increase from the stock price at the time of the forecast ($99.58), and a 29.10% increase from LEA last price ($92.95).

Lear Price Target by Period

	1M	3M	12M
# Anlaysts	1	3	4
Avg Price Target	$120.00	$140.67	$145.50
Last Closing Price	$92.95	$92.95	$92.95
Upside/Downside	29.10%	51.34%	56.54%

In the current month, the average price target of Lear stock is $120.00, according to 1 Wall Street analyst offering twelve months forecast. The average price target represents a 29.10% increase as opposed to Lear's last price of $92.95. This month's average price target is down -14.69% compared to last quarter, and down -17.53% compared to last year.

Analyst Ratings Upgrades/Downgrades

Date	Company	Previous Rating	New Rating	Rating Change
Oct 30, 2024	Barclays	Overweight	Equal-Weight	Downgrade
Oct 01, 2024	Goldman Sachs	Buy	Buy	Hold
Jul 29, 2024	Barclays	Overweight	Overweight	Hold
May 10, 2024	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight	Overweight	Upgrade
May 01, 2024	Wells Fargo	Equal-Weight	Equal-Weight	Hold
Apr 30, 2024	Cowen & Co.	Buy	Buy	Hold
Jan 25, 2024	Johnson Rice	Buy	Buy	Hold
Oct 11, 2023	Citigroup	Neutral	Neutral	Hold
Jun 28, 2023	Morgan Stanley	Equal-Weight	Equal-Weight	Hold
Jun 01, 2023	Barclays	-	Equal-Weight	Downgrade

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Lear's last stock rating was published by Barclays on Oct 30, 2024. The company Downgrade its LEA rating from "Overweight" to "Equal-Weight".

Lear Financial Forecast

Lear Revenue Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
Revenue	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$5.78B	$6.00B	$5.85B	$5.37B	$5.24B	$5.07B	$5.21B	$4.88B	$4.27B	$4.76B	$5.35B	$5.24B	$4.90B
Avg Forecast	$6.02B	$6.54B	$6.85B	$6.76B	$5.96B	$6.19B	$6.49B	$6.50B	$5.74B	$5.81B	$6.15B	$5.95B	$5.51B	$5.54B	$6.02B	$6.00B	$5.69B	$5.62B	$5.89B	$5.60B	$5.25B	$5.14B	$5.02B	$5.02B	$4.70B	$4.22B	$4.81B	$4.88B	$5.01B	$4.76B
High Forecast	$6.16B	$6.69B	$7.00B	$6.91B	$6.09B	$6.33B	$6.63B	$6.65B	$5.87B	$5.94B	$6.28B	$6.08B	$5.55B	$5.60B	$6.02B	$6.00B	$5.73B	$5.80B	$6.02B	$5.72B	$5.36B	$5.14B	$5.02B	$5.02B	$4.70B	$4.22B	$4.81B	$4.88B	$5.01B	$4.76B
Low Forecast	$5.92B	$6.43B	$6.73B	$6.64B	$5.86B	$6.08B	$6.38B	$6.39B	$5.64B	$5.71B	$6.04B	$5.85B	$5.47B	$5.47B	$6.02B	$6.00B	$5.63B	$5.48B	$5.79B	$5.51B	$5.16B	$5.14B	$5.02B	$5.02B	$4.70B	$4.22B	$4.81B	$4.88B	$5.01B	$4.76B
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	7	3	3	3	4	11	10	7	4	4	9	6	5	5	9	6	5	7
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.03%	1.02%	1.04%	1.02%	1.02%	1.01%	1.04%	1.04%	1.01%	0.99%	1.10%	1.05%	1.03%

Lear's average Quarter revenue forecast for Dec 23 based on 4 analysts is $5.69B, with a low forecast of $5.63B, and a high forecast of $5.73B. LEA's average Quarter revenue forecast represents a -1.61% decrease compared to the company's last Quarter revenue of $5.78B (Sep 23).

Lear EBITDA Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	7	3	3	3	4	11	10	7	4	4	9	6	5	5	9	6	5	7
EBITDA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$366.30M	$210.20M	$239.50M	$212.60M	$319.00M	$281.30M	$116.90M	$207.20M	$157.40M	$387.00M	$425.70M	$429.70M	$381.80M
Avg Forecast	$418.88M	$454.78M	$476.23M	$469.72M	$414.51M	$430.30M	$451.16M	$452.18M	$399.14M	$403.70M	$427.25M	$413.57M	$383.13M	$384.89M	$418.87M	$245.90M	$395.44M	$390.78M	$409.54M	$223.54M	$195.97M	$223.96M	$218.52M	$203.22M	$204.53M	$183.59M	$209.39M	$313.14M	$217.95M	$207.30M
High Forecast	$428.16M	$464.86M	$486.78M	$480.13M	$423.70M	$439.84M	$461.16M	$462.20M	$407.98M	$412.65M	$436.72M	$422.74M	$385.93M	$389.20M	$418.87M	$295.07M	$398.24M	$402.90M	$418.62M	$268.25M	$235.16M	$223.96M	$218.52M	$243.86M	$204.53M	$183.59M	$209.39M	$375.77M	$217.95M	$207.30M
Low Forecast	$411.75M	$447.05M	$468.13M	$461.72M	$407.46M	$422.98M	$443.48M	$444.49M	$392.35M	$396.83M	$419.98M	$406.54M	$380.32M	$380.57M	$418.87M	$196.72M	$391.24M	$381.11M	$402.57M	$178.83M	$156.77M	$223.96M	$218.52M	$162.58M	$204.53M	$183.59M	$209.39M	$250.51M	$217.95M	$207.30M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.94%	0.51%	1.07%	1.08%	1.42%	1.29%	0.58%	1.01%	0.86%	1.85%	1.36%	1.97%	1.84%

4 analysts predict LEA's average Quarter EBITDA for Dec 23 to be $395.44M, with a high of $398.24M and a low of $391.24M. This is 7.95% upper than Lear's previous annual EBITDA (Sep 23) of $366.30M.

Lear Net Income Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	7	3	3	3	4	11	10	7	4	4	9	6	5	5	9	6	5	7
Net Income	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$132.90M	$168.70M	$143.60M	$117.50M	$92.30M	$68.50M	$49.40M	$42.90M	$-26.50M	$175.20M	$203.70M	$201.60M	$174.40M
Avg Forecast	$250.38M	$283.01M	$293.78M	$262.22M	$223.47M	$252.76M	$278.78M	$258.18M	$193.76M	$196.04M	$205.33M	$178.98M	$144.62M	$145.21M	$191.26M	$51.02M	$175.64M	$146.93M	$180.93M	$46.38M	$20.33M	$121.34M	$82.91M	$42.16M	$64.54M	$23.95M	$137.91M	$149.84M	$198.76M	$181.67M
High Forecast	$257.60M	$291.17M	$302.24M	$269.78M	$229.91M	$260.05M	$286.81M	$265.61M	$199.34M	$201.69M	$211.25M	$184.14M	$168.13M	$152.85M	$191.27M	$61.22M	$184.22M	$165.64M	$186.15M	$55.66M	$24.40M	$121.34M	$82.91M	$50.60M	$64.54M	$23.95M	$137.91M	$179.81M	$198.76M	$181.67M
Low Forecast	$244.85M	$276.75M	$287.28M	$256.42M	$218.53M	$247.17M	$272.61M	$252.47M	$189.47M	$191.71M	$200.79M	$175.02M	$122.87M	$137.56M	$191.26M	$40.81M	$162.48M	$130.97M	$176.93M	$37.10M	$16.27M	$121.34M	$82.91M	$33.73M	$64.54M	$23.95M	$137.91M	$119.87M	$198.76M	$181.67M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.90%	0.93%	3.10%	5.78%	0.76%	0.83%	1.17%	0.66%	-1.11%	1.27%	1.36%	1.01%	0.96%

Lear's average Quarter net income forecast for Dec 23 is $175.64M, with a range of $162.48M to $184.22M. LEA's average Quarter net income forecast represents a 32.16% increase compared to the company's last Quarter net income of $132.90M (Sep 23).

Lear SG&A Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	7	3	3	3	4	11	10	7	4	4	9	6	5	5	9	6	5	7
SG&A	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$182.50M	$182.80M	$176.80M	$172.40M	$163.90M	$171.20M	$177.30M	$140.20M	$163.30M	$170.80M	$168.90M	$146.60M	$147.70M
Avg Forecast	$184.49M	$200.30M	$209.75M	$206.88M	$182.57M	$189.52M	$198.71M	$199.16M	$175.80M	$177.81M	$188.18M	$182.15M	$168.74M	$169.52M	$184.49M	$183.10M	$174.17M	$172.12M	$180.38M	$166.46M	$132.60M	$166.34M	$162.30M	$151.33M	$151.91M	$136.36M	$155.52M	$124.24M	$161.88M	$153.97M
High Forecast	$188.58M	$204.74M	$214.40M	$211.47M	$186.61M	$193.72M	$203.11M	$203.57M	$179.69M	$181.75M	$192.35M	$186.19M	$169.98M	$171.42M	$184.49M	$219.73M	$175.40M	$177.45M	$184.37M	$199.75M	$159.12M	$166.34M	$162.30M	$181.59M	$151.91M	$136.36M	$155.52M	$149.09M	$161.88M	$153.97M
Low Forecast	$181.35M	$196.90M	$206.18M	$203.36M	$179.46M	$186.30M	$195.33M	$195.77M	$172.80M	$174.78M	$184.98M	$179.05M	$167.51M	$167.62M	$184.49M	$146.48M	$172.32M	$167.85M	$177.31M	$133.17M	$106.08M	$166.34M	$162.30M	$121.06M	$151.91M	$136.36M	$155.52M	$99.39M	$161.88M	$153.97M
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1.06%	1.01%	1.06%	1.30%	0.99%	1.05%	1.17%	0.92%	1.20%	1.10%	1.36%	0.91%	0.96%

Lear's average Quarter SG&A projection for Dec 23 is $174.17M, based on 4 Wall Street analysts, with a range of $172.32M to $175.40M. The forecast indicates a -4.57% fall compared to LEA last annual SG&A of $182.50M (Sep 23).

Lear EPS Forecast

	Dec 27	Sep 27	Jun 27	Mar 27	Dec 26	Sep 26	Jun 26	Mar 26	Dec 25	Sep 25	Jun 25	Mar 25	Dec 24	Sep 24	Jun 24	Mar 24	Dec 23	Sep 23	Jun 23	Mar 23	Dec 22	Sep 22	Jun 22	Mar 22	Dec 21	Sep 21	Jun 21	Mar 21	Dec 20	Sep 20
# Analysts	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	7	3	3	3	4	11	10	7	4	4	9	6	5	5	9	6	5	7
EPS	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	$2.26	-	$2.42	$1.99	$1.55	$1.14	$0.83	$0.72	$-0.44	$2.91	$3.38	$3.36	$2.91
Avg Forecast	$4.44	$5.02	$5.21	$4.65	$3.96	$4.48	$4.95	$4.58	$3.44	$3.48	$3.64	$3.17	$2.57	$2.58	$3.39	$3.01	$3.12	$2.61	$3.21	$2.57	$2.57	$2.12	$1.45	$1.59	$1.13	$0.42	$2.41	$2.95	$3.47	$3.17
High Forecast	$4.57	$5.16	$5.36	$4.79	$4.08	$4.61	$5.09	$4.71	$3.54	$3.58	$3.75	$3.27	$2.98	$2.71	$3.39	$3.01	$3.27	$2.94	$3.30	$2.65	$2.64	$2.12	$1.45	$1.59	$1.13	$0.42	$2.41	$2.95	$3.47	$3.17
Low Forecast	$4.34	$4.91	$5.10	$4.55	$3.88	$4.38	$4.84	$4.48	$3.36	$3.40	$3.56	$3.10	$2.18	$2.44	$3.39	$3.01	$2.88	$2.32	$3.14	$2.52	$2.51	$2.12	$1.45	$1.59	$1.13	$0.42	$2.41	$2.95	$3.47	$3.17
Surprise %	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.87%	-	0.94%	0.77%	0.73%	0.79%	0.52%	0.64%	-1.05%	1.21%	1.15%	0.97%	0.92%

According to 4 Wall Street analysts, Lear's projected average Quarter EPS for Dec 23 is $3.12, with a low estimate of $2.88 and a high estimate of $3.27. This represents a 37.86% increase compared to LEA previous annual EPS of $2.26 (Sep 23).

Lear Peer Comparison by Price Target

Ticker	Company	Last Closing Price	Avg Price Target	Upside/Downside	Avg Rating
CVGI	Commercial Vehicle Group	$2.38	$10.00	320.17%	Buy
FOXF	Fox Factory	$31.86	$93.33	192.94%	Buy
LEA	Lear	$92.95	$167.45	80.15%	Buy
ADNT	Adient	$18.95	$30.25	59.63%	Hold
VC	Visteon	$87.11	$137.60	57.96%	Buy
LKQ	LKQ	$37.60	$57.50	52.93%	Buy
AXL	American Axle & Manufacturing	$6.15	$9.25	50.41%	Hold
ALV	Autoliv	$95.67	$113.47	18.61%	Buy
GNTX	Gentex	$29.07	$31.40	8.02%	Hold
ALSN	Allison Transmission	$115.98	$86.00	-25.85%	Hold

LEA Forecast FAQ

Is Lear a good buy?

Yes, according to 19 Wall Street analysts, Lear (LEA) is considered a 'Buy'. The rating consensus is based on 0 'Strong Buy' and 10 'Buy' recommendations, accounting for 52.63% of LEA's total ratings.

What is LEA's price target?

Lear (LEA) average price target is $167.45 with a range of $120 to $215, implying a 80.15% from its last price of $92.95. The data is based on 19 Wall Street analysts who provided a twelve-month price target estimate in the last three months.

Will Lear stock go up soon?

According to Wall Street analysts' prediction for LEA stock, the company can go up by 80.15% (from the last price of $92.95 to the average price target of $167.45), up by 131.31% based on the highest stock price target, and up by 29.10% based on the lowest stock price target.

Can Lear stock reach $140?

LEA's average twelve months analyst stock price target of $167.45 supports the claim that Lear can reach $140 in the near future.

What is Lear's current price target trend?

1 Wall Street analyst forecast a $120 price target for Lear (LEA) this month, up 29.10% from its last price of $92.95. Compared to the last 3 and 12 months, the average price target increased by 51.34% and increased by 56.54%, respectively.

What are Lear's analysts' financial forecasts?

Lear's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2026) are as follows: average revenue is $25.14B (high $25.7B, low $24.72B), average EBITDA is $1.75B (high $1.79B, low $1.72B), average net income is $1.01B (high $1.04B, low $990.78M), average SG&A $769.95M (high $787.02M, low $756.85M), and average EPS is $17.97 (high $18.49, low $17.58). LEA's analysts financial forecasts for the fiscal year (Dec 2027) are as follows: average revenue is $26.17B (high $26.75B, low $25.73B), average EBITDA is $1.82B (high $1.86B, low $1.79B), average net income is $1.09B (high $1.12B, low $1.07B), average SG&A $801.42M (high $819.19M, low $787.79M), and average EPS is $19.32 (high $19.88, low $18.9).

Did the LEA's actual financial results beat the analysts' financial forecasts?

Based on Lear's last annual report (Dec 2022), the company's revenue was $20.89B, beating the average analysts forecast of $20.43B by 2.27%. Apple's EBITDA was $678.7M, missing the average prediction of $841.66M by -19.36%. The company's net income was $327.7M, beating the average estimation of $266.75M by 22.85%. Apple's SG&A was $684.8M, beating the average forecast of $612.57M by 11.79%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $5.55, missing the average prediction of $7.73 by -28.19%. In terms of the last quarterly report (Sep 2023), Lear's revenue was $5.78B, beating the average analysts' forecast of $5.62B by 2.85%. The company's EBITDA was $366.3M, missing the average prediction of $390.78M by -6.27%. Lear's net income was $132.9M, missing the average estimation of $146.93M by -9.55%. The company's SG&A was $182.5M, beating the average forecast of $172.12M by 6.03%. Lastly, the company's EPS was $2.26, missing the average prediction of $2.61 by -13.29%