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Leslies Inc (NASDAQ: LESL) closed the day trading at $4.25 down -7.00% from the previous closing price of $4.57. In other words, the price has decreased by -$7.00 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.58 million shares were traded. LESL stock price reached its highest trading level at $4.52 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $4.2.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of LESL, 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 93.46 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 10.45. 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:
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 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 784180224 and an Enterprise Value of 1836096000. As of this moment, Leslies’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 44.41, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 10.46. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.58. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.55. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.284 whereas that against EBITDA is 13.352.
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 $4.16. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -35.05%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -31.54%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, LESL traded about 3.15M shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, LESL traded about 4248070 shares per day. 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 114.22% stake in the company. Shares short for LESL as of 1711584000 were 18481397 with a Short Ratio of 5.86, compared to 1709164800 on 19475894. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 18481397 and a Short% of Float of 17.16.
Earnings Estimates
At present, 13.0 analysts are actively evaluating the performance of Leslies Inc (LESL) in the stock market.On average, analysts expect EPS of -$0.18 for the current quarter, with a high estimate of -$0.14 and a low estimate of -$0.2, while EPS last year was -$0.14. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $0.42, with high estimates of $0.46 and low estimates of $0.39.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between $0.3 and $0.24 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of $0.28. EPS for the following year is $0.41, with 13.0 analysts recommending between $0.49 and $0.32.
Revenue Estimates
For the next quarter, 12 analysts are estimating revenue of $619.57M. There is a high estimate of $635M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $599M.
A total of 13 analysts have provided revenue estimates for LESL’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $1.45B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $1.42B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $1.44B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.45BBased on 13 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $1.51B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $1.54B and the low estimate is $1.47B.
