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The price of Leslies Inc (NASDAQ: LESL) closed at $0.42 in the last session, down -9.20% from day before closing price of $0.46. In other words, the price has decreased by -$9.20 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.62 million shares were traded. LESL stock price reached its highest trading level at $0.4702 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $0.4185.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at LESL’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.50 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.30. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.31 and its Current Ratio is at 1.56.
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:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 77599112 and an Enterprise Value of 1165891584. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.06. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.883 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.539.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LESL is 1.28, which has changed by -0.8829609 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1116153 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LESL has reached a high of $4.22, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.40. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -34.96%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -74.15%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, LESL traded on average about 3.41M shares per day over the past 3-months and 7798210 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 185.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 179.14M. Insiders hold about 3.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.89% stake in the company. Shares short for LESL as of 1749772800 were 15347108 with a Short Ratio of 3.16, compared to 1747267200 on 16848728. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 15347108 and a Short% of Float of 18.049999.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
Earnings Estimates
Leslies Inc (LESL) is currently under the scrutiny of 10.0 analysts, each contributing to the ongoing evaluation of its stock.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.12, with high estimates of $0.15 and low estimates of $0.1.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.05 and -$0.02 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.01. EPS for the following year is $0.12, with 10.0 analysts recommending between $0.3 and $0.06.
Revenue Estimates
According to 11 analysts, the current quarter’s revenue is expected to be $564.8M. It ranges from a high estimate of $582.96M to a low estimate of $542M. As of the current estimate, Leslies Inc’s year-ago sales were $569.64MFor the next quarter, 11 analysts are estimating revenue of $407.61M. There is a high estimate of $429M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $391.07M.
A total of 12 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LESL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.35B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.3B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.33B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.33BBased on 12 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.36B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.43B and the low estimate is $1.32B.
