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The closing price of Leslies Inc (NASDAQ: LESL) was $1.66 for the day, up 0.61% from the previous closing price of $1.65. In other words, the price has increased by $0.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.22 million shares were traded. LESL stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.71 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.6.
Ratios:
Our analysis of LESL’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.58 and its Current Ratio is at 1.57.
On February 18, 2025, BofA Securities Downgraded its rating to Underperform which previously was Buy and also lowered its target price recommendation from $2.65 to $1.40.
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating for the stock on November 26, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $4 to $3.75.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 13 ’25 when Iskander Anthony A bought 63,995 shares for $0.78 per share. The transaction valued at 49,916 led to the insider holds 65,995 shares of the business.
Strain John bought 150,000 shares of LESL for $118,500 on May 13 ’25. The Director now owns 270,000 shares after completing the transaction at $0.79 per share. On May 13 ’25, another insider, OFarrell Susan C, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 31,500 shares for $0.80 each. As a result, the insider paid 25,200 and bolstered with 75,763 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, LESL now has a Market Capitalization of 15421916 and an Enterprise Value of 964213888. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.776 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.499.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LESL is 1.24, which has changed by -0.96365637 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14446163 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LESL has reached a high of $48.60, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.64. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -45.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -80.72%.
Shares Statistics:
LESL traded an average of 200.82K shares per day over the past three months and 329070 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 9.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 9.09M. Insiders hold about 2.11% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 66.92% stake in the company. Shares short for LESL as of 1764288000 were 674785 with a Short Ratio of 4.30, compared to 1761868800 on 640969. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 674785 and a Short% of Float of 10.6800005.
Earnings Estimates
The stock of Leslies Inc (LESL) is currently drawing attention from 8.0 analysts actively involved in the ongoing evaluation and rating process.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$4.61, with high estimates of -$3.62 and low estimates of -$5.29.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$0.54 and -$2.4 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$1.85. EPS for the following year is -$0.51, with 8.0 analysts recommending between $0.85 and -$1.41.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in. The current quarter, according to 7 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $178.56M to a low estimate of $154.2M. As of. The current estimate, Leslies Inc’s year-ago sales were $175.23MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $168.92M. There is a high estimate of $182.77M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $162.2M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LESL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.3B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.15B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.19B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.24BBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.22B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.39B and the low estimate is $1.16B.
