Market Insight: Leggett & Platt, Inc. (LEG)’s Notable Gain, Closing at 13.55

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In the latest session, Leggett & Platt, Inc. (NYSE: LEG) closed at $13.55 up 2.96% from its previous closing price of $13.16. In other words, the price has increased by $2.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.08 million shares were traded. LEG stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.77 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.205.

Ratios:

For a deeper understanding of Leggett & Platt, Inc.’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 6.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.88 and its Current Ratio is at 1.53. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.31 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.77.

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, Goldman on April 11, 2023, Downgraded its rating to Neutral and sets its target price to $34 from $39 previously.

On December 12, 2022, Piper Sandler Downgraded its rating to Underweight which previously was Neutral and also lowered its target price recommendation from $31 to $24.

Insider Transactions:

Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 06 ’24 when BURNS BENJAMIN MICHAEL bought 3,850 shares for $12.20 per share. The transaction valued at 46,957 led to the insider holds 81,362 shares of the business.

Padmanabhan Srikanth bought 10,000 shares of LEG for $120,649 on Jun 05 ’24. The Director now owns 38,623 shares after completing the transaction at $12.06 per share. On Jun 04 ’24, another insider, DAVIS JENNIFER JOY, who serves as the EVP – GENERAL COUNSEL of the company, bought 1,985 shares for $12.50 each. As a result, the insider paid 24,812 and bolstered with 42,148 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, LEG now has a Market Capitalization of 1817949312 and an Enterprise Value of 3720553472. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.40 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.824 whereas that against EBITDA is 8.709.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, LEG has reached a high of $27.58, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.11. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 8.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.93%.

Shares Statistics:

For the past three months, LEG has traded an average of 2.70M shares per day and 1865320 over the past ten days. A total of 133.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 131.25M. Insiders hold about 2.18% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 76.38% stake in the company. Shares short for LEG as of 1724976000 were 7364202 with a Short Ratio of 2.73, compared to 1722384000 on 9186950. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 7364202 and a Short% of Float of 6.41.

Dividends & Splits

According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for LEG is 1.02, from 1.43 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.10866261The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.4.

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