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The closing price of Leslies Inc (NASDAQ: LESL) was $0.4 for the day, up 0.84% from the previous closing price of $0.39. In other words, the price has increased by $0.84 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.5 million shares were traded. LESL stock price reached its highest trading level at $0.414 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $0.391.
Ratios:
Our analysis of LESL’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 4.26 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 2.18. 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:
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 73482736 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 -0.86530614 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.13161862 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LESL has reached a high of $3.63, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -36.17%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -74.55%.
Shares Statistics:
LESL traded an average of 3.43M shares per day over the past three months and 3147870 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 185.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 179.18M. Insiders hold about 3.39% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 89.87% stake in the company. Shares short for LESL as of 1749772800 were 15347108 with a Short Ratio of 3.14, 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
