Leslies Inc [NASDAQ: LESL] traded at a low on Wednesday, posting a -4.17 loss after which it closed the day’ session at $2.76.
The results of the trading session contributed to over 5182148 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of Leslies Inc stands at 8.05% while the volatility over the past one month is 7.29%.
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The market cap for LESL stock reached $510.36 million, with 184.33 million shares outstanding and 176.99 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 4.55M shares, LESL reached a trading volume of 5182148 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
What do top market gurus say about Leslies Inc [LESL]?
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for LESL shares is $3.53 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on LESL stock is a recommendation set at 2.83. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.
Telsey Advisory Group have made an estimate for Leslies Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Market Perform, with their previous recommendation back on July 18, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Stifel dropped their target price from $5.25 to $2.50. The new note on the price target was released on July 18, 2024, representing the official price target for Leslies Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $7, while Mizuho analysts kept a Neutral rating on LESL stock. On November 29, 2023, analysts decreased their price target for LESL shares from 7.50 to 6.
The Average True Range (ATR) for Leslies Inc is set at 0.20, with the Price to Sales ratio for LESL stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 0.37. Price to Free Cash Flow for LESL in the course of the last twelve months was 5.36 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 0.54.
How has LESL stock performed recently?
Leslies Inc [LESL] fell into the red zone at the end of the last week, falling into a negative trend and dropping by -3.83. With this latest performance, LESL shares dropped by -0.72% in over the last four-week period, additionally sinking by -45.45% over the last 6 months – not to mention a drop of -51.49% in the past year of trading.
Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for LESL stock in for the last two-week period is set at 45.62, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 42.47, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 46.84 for Leslies Inc [LESL]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 2.85, while it was recorded at 2.89 for the last single week of trading, and 4.37 for the last 200 days.
Leslies Inc [LESL]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals
Leslies Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 0.54 and a Current Ratio set at 1.60.
Earnings analysis for Leslies Inc [LESL]
The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for LESL. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Leslies Inc go to 10.72%.
Insider trade positions for Leslies Inc [LESL]
There are presently around $106.45%, or 112.02%% of LESL stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of LESL stocks are: ARIEL INVESTMENTS, LLC with ownership of 36.6 million shares, which is approximately 19.8247%. BLACKROCK INC., holding 28.53 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$119.54 million in LESL stocks shares; and BLACKROCK INC., currently with $$98.29 million in LESL stock with ownership which is approximately 12.7061%.
