Leslies Inc (NASDAQ: LESL)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.08 in comparison to its previous close of 0.79, however, the company has experienced a 21.56% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-10 that Leslie’s, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 8, 2025 5:30 PM ET Company Participants Elisabeth Eisleben – SVP, IR Jason McDonell – CEO & Director Anthony Iskander – Interim CFO & Treasurer Conference Call Participants Jonathan Matuszewski – Jefferies Lauren Ng – Morgan Stanley Steve Forbes – Guggenheim David Bellinger – Mizuho Zach Beeck – Baird Operator Good afternoon, and welcome to the Fiscal Second Quarter 2025 Earnings Conference Call for Leslie’s. [Operator Instructions].
Is It Worth Investing in Leslies Inc (NASDAQ: LESL) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.42. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LESL is 179.50M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.41% of that float. On May 14, 2025, the average trading volume of LESL was 5.60M shares.
LESL’s Market Performance
The stock of Leslies Inc (LESL) has seen a 21.56% increase in the past week, with a 33.64% rise in the past month, and a -54.57% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.81%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 9.27% for LESL. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 23.76% for LESL’s stock, with a simple moving average of -61.86% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of LESL
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LESL reach a price target of $1.40, previously predicting the price at $2.65. The rating they have provided for LESL stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on February 18th, 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Market Perform” to LESL, setting the target price at $3.75 in the report published on November 26th of the previous year.
LESL Trading at 8.58% 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 -86.79% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 9.27%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.81%, as shares surge +45.34% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -18.65% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, LESL rose by +21.56%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -72.20% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $0.6426. In addition, Leslies Inc saw -64.35% 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 Naylor Maile, who purchase 12,000 shares at the price of $0.83 back on May 13 ’25. After this action, Naylor Maile now owns 40,357 shares of Leslies Inc, valued at $9,960 using the latest closing price.
Daniel Yolanda, the Director of Leslies Inc, purchase 6,000 shares at $3.09 during a trade that took place back on Sep 06 ’24, which means that Daniel Yolanda is holding 32,015 shares at $18,540 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LESL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Leslies Inc stands at -0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.05.
Based on Leslies Inc (LESL), the company’s capital structure generated 1.32 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at -4.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.54.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 90.19 million with net debt to EBITDA at 17.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.94. The receivables turnover for the company is 41.2for 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 1.56.
Conclusion
To sum up, Leslies Inc (LESL) has seen a mixed performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing 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.
