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The price of Leslies Inc (NASDAQ: LESL) closed at $4.91 in the last session, up 2.51% from day before closing price of $4.79. In other words, the price has increased by $2.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 8.72 million shares were traded. LESL stock price reached its highest trading level at $5.135 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.76.
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 107.98 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 12.07. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.28 and its Current Ratio is at 1.92.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Mizuho on March 19, 2024, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $7.
On November 29, 2023, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $7.50 to $6.
Goldman Downgraded its Buy to Neutral on November 29, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $10 to $5.
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 Aug 07 ’23 when Egeck Michael R. bought 50,000 shares for $6.93 per share. The transaction valued at 346,410 led to the insider holds 2,391,814 shares of the business.
Weddell Steven M bought 25,000 shares of LESL for $173,078 on Aug 07 ’23. The insider now owns 1,436,377 shares after completing the transaction at $6.92 per share.
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 905958784 and an Enterprise Value of 1957874688. As of this moment, Leslies’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 51.31, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 12.10. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.369 whereas that against EBITDA is 14.238.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, LESL has reached a high of $11.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $3.79. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.49%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -18.95%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, LESL traded on average about 3.34M shares per day over the past 3-months and 4877990 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 184.33M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 175.91M. Insiders hold about 4.66% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 114.64% stake in the company. Shares short for LESL as of 1713139200 were 19445351 with a Short Ratio of 5.82, compared to 1710460800 on 20083367. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 19445351 and a Short% of Float of 18.049999.
