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The closing price of Leslies Inc (NASDAQ: LESL) was $0.60 for the day, down -9.75% from the previous closing price of $0.67. In other words, the price has decreased by -$9.75 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.93 million shares were traded. LESL stock price reached its highest trading level at $0.6875 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $0.5806.
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 9.62 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 3.38. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.36 and its Current Ratio is at 1.76.
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 the company, BofA Securities on February 18, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Underperform and sets its target price to $1.40 from $2.65 previously.
On November 26, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and also upped its target price recommendation from $4 to $3.75.
Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating for the stock on July 18, 2024, while the target price for the stock was revised from $6 to $4.
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 Sep 06 ’24 when Daniel Yolanda bought 6,000 shares for $3.09 per share. The transaction valued at 18,540 led to the insider holds 32,015 shares of the business.
Estep Jonathan S bought 17,200 shares of LESL for $49,880 on Sep 03 ’24. The Director now owns 24,680 shares after completing the transaction at $2.90 per share. On Aug 30 ’24, another insider, Naylor Maile, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 8,300 shares for $3.00 each. As a result, the insider paid 24,900 and bolstered with 8,300 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 123898552 and an Enterprise Value of 1165809536. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.08. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.876 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.121.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for LESL is 1.22, which has changed by -0.8885609 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of -0.028342128 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, LESL has reached a high of $6.02, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.55. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -51.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -75.47%.
Shares Statistics:
LESL traded an average of 7.04M shares per day over the past three months and 5385380 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 185.21M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 179.31M. Insiders hold about 3.20% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 105.62% stake in the company. Shares short for LESL as of 1741910400 were 22039884 with a Short Ratio of 3.13, compared to 1739491200 on 26353144. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 22039884 and a Short% of Float of 25.979999999999997.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
