LESL has 36-month beta value of 1.12. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 9 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”
The public float for LESL is 177.01M, and currently, short sellers hold a 10.79% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LESL on December 30, 2024 was 5.70M shares.
LESL) stock’s latest price update
The stock of Leslies Inc (NASDAQ: LESL) has decreased by -2.82 when compared to last closing price of 2.23. Despite this, the company has experienced a 0.33% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2024-12-19 that NEW YORK, Dec. 19, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Bragar Eagel & Squire, P.C., a nationally recognized shareholder rights law firm, is investigating potential claims against Leslie’s, Inc. (NASDAQ: LESL) on behalf of long-term stockholders following a class action complaint that was filed against Leslie’s on September 8, 2023 with a Class Period from February 5, 2021 to July 13, 2023. Our investigation concerns whether the board of directors of Leslie’s have breached their fiduciary duties to the company.
LESL’s Market Performance
Leslies Inc (LESL) has seen a 0.33% rise in stock performance for the week, with a -12.62% decline in the past month and a -31.42% plunge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.25%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 8.01% for LESL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -6.73% for LESL’s stock, with a -41.45% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LESL
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LESL stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for LESL by listing it as a “Market Perform.” The predicted price for LESL in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $3.75 based on the research report published on November 26, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Telsey Advisory Group, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LESL reach a price target of $4, previously predicting the price at $6. The rating they have provided for LESL stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on July 18th, 2024.
Stifel gave a rating of “Sell” to LESL, setting the target price at $2.50 in the report published on July 18th of the current year.
LESL Trading at -18.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LESL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -73.60% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 8.01%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.25%, as shares sank -6.09% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -17.87% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LESL remain unchanged, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -68.47% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.32. In addition, Leslies Inc saw -68.64% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LESL starting from Daniel Yolanda, who purchase 6,000 shares at the price of $3.09 back on Sep 06 ’24. After this action, Daniel Yolanda now owns 32,015 shares of Leslies Inc, valued at $18,540 using the latest closing price.
Estep Jonathan S, the Director of Leslies Inc, purchase 17,200 shares at $2.90 during a trade that took place back on Sep 03 ’24, which means that Estep Jonathan S is holding 24,680 shares at $49,880 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LESL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.04 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for Leslies Inc stands at -0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.07.
Based on Leslies Inc (LESL), the company’s capital structure generated 2.71 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.38. The debt to equity ratio resting at -1.58. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.81.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 57.12 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.11. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.43. The receivables turnover for the company is 29.25for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.71.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Leslies Inc (LESL) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
