PLNT (Planet Fitness Inc) stock is in for a key growth catalyst

Planet Fitness Inc (NYSE: PLNT) closed the day trading at $63.62 down -2.33% from the previous closing price of $65.14. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.52 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1170201 shares were traded.

Ratios:

For a better understanding of PLNT, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 13.96 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 28.52. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.86 and its Current Ratio is at 1.88.

On September 27, 2023, Morgan Stanley started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $62.

JP Morgan Downgraded its Overweight to Neutral on September 19, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $70 to $52.

Insider Transactions:

The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Dec 11 ’23 when BENSON CRAIG R bought 10,000 shares for $68.15 per share. The transaction valued at 681,464 led to the insider holds 35,000 shares of the business.

Rondeau Christopher sold 1,000,000 shares of PLNT for $66,550,000 on Dec 06 ’23. The Director now owns 0 shares after completing the transaction at $66.55 per share. On Jun 05 ’23, another insider, Rondeau Christopher, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the company, bought 10,000 shares for $64.98 each. As a result, the insider paid 649,850 and bolstered with 36,305 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, PLNT now has a Market Capitalization of 5.67B and an Enterprise Value of 7.69B. As of this moment, Planet’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 39.19, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 22.28. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.17. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.18 whereas that against EBITDA is 17.33.

Stock Price History:

Over the past 52 weeks, PLNT has reached a high of $84.48, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $44.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 64.13, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 63.04.

Shares Statistics:

Over the past 3-months, PLNT traded about 1.65M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, PLNT traded about 1.66M shares per day. A total of 87.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 86.79M. Insiders hold about 0.36% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 109.76% stake in the company. Shares short for PLNT as of Mar 15, 2024 were 4.77M with a Short Ratio of 3.34, compared to 3.75M on Feb 15, 2024. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5.48% and a Short% of Float of 6.37%.

Earnings Estimates

Current recommendations for the stock of the company come from 16 analysts. On average, analysts expect EPS of $0.51 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of $0.56 and a low estimate of $0.46, while EPS last year was $0.41. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.69, with high estimates of $0.76 and low estimates of $0.58.

Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $2.57 and $2.45 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $2.49. EPS for the following year is $2.86, with 17 analysts recommending between $3.05 and $2.7.

Revenue Estimates

16 analysts predict $250.63M in revenue for the current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $262.7M to a low estimate of $235.3M. As of the current estimate, Planet Fitness Inc’s year-ago sales were $222.22M, an estimated increase of 12.80% from the year-ago figure. For the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $291.95M, an increase of 15.90% over than the figure of $12.80% in the same quarter last year. There is a high estimate of $308.4M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $281M.

A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for PLNT’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.16B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.13B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.14B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.07B, up 6.60% from the average estimate. Based on 18 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.26B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.35B and the low estimate is $1.23B. The average revenue growth estimate for next year is up 10.60% from the average revenue estimate for this year.

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