Leggett & Platt, Inc [NYSE: LEG] closed the trading session at $11.94 on 2025-12-01. The day’s price range saw the stock hit a low of $10.95, while the highest price level was $12.03.
The stocks have a year to date performance of -4.40 percent and weekly performance of 29.22 percent. The stock has been moved at 36.77 percent over the last six months. The stock has performed 25.29 percent around the most recent 30 days and changed 28.25 percent over the most recent 3-months.
If compared to the average trading volume of 1.76M shares, LEG reached to a volume of 9768248 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.
Here’s what leading stock market gurus have to say about Leggett & Platt, Inc [LEG]:
Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for LEG shares is $11.00 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on LEG stock is a recommendation set at 3.00. 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.
Piper Sandler have made an estimate for Leggett & Platt, Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Neutral, with their previous recommendation back on October 30, 2024. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, Goldman dropped their target price from $39 to $34. The new note on the price target was released on April 11, 2023, representing the official price target for Leggett & Platt, Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another drop from $31 to $24, while Piper Sandler kept a Underweight rating on LEG stock.
The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 1.66, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 3.40. Price to Free Cash Flow for LEG in the course of the last twelve months was 5.78 with Quick ratio for the last quarter at 1.35.
LEG stock trade performance evaluation
Leggett & Platt, Inc [LEG] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 29.22. With this latest performance, LEG shares gained by 25.29% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 36.77% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 24.37% 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 LEG stock in for the last two-week period is set at 81.94, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 0.49, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 0.40 for Leggett & Platt, Inc [LEG]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 9.12, while it was recorded at 10.33 for the last single week of trading, and 9.04 for the last 200 days.
Leggett & Platt, Inc [LEG]: An insightful look at the core fundamentals
Operating Margin for any stock indicates how profitable investing would be, and Leggett & Platt, Inc [LEG] shares currently have an operating margin of 6.23% and a Gross Margin at 17.92%. Leggett & Platt, Inc’s Net Margin is presently recorded at 5.37%.
Leggett & Platt, Inc (LEG) Capital Structure & Debt Analysis
According to recent financial data for Leggett & Platt, Inc. ( LEG), the Return on Equity (ROE) stands at 26.20%, highlighting impressive shareholder gains. The Return on Assets (ROA) is 6.14%, reflecting the company’s efficiency in generating profits from its assets. Additionally, Leggett & Platt, Inc’s Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) is 8.67%, showcasing its effectiveness in deploying capital for earnings.
Leggett & Platt, Inc (LEG) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
Based on Leggett & Platt, Inc’s (LEG) latest financial statements, the Debt-to-Equity Ratio is 1.71%, indicating its reliance on debt financing relative to shareholder equity.
Leggett & Platt, Inc (LEG) Efficiency & Liquidity Metrics
From an operational efficiency perspective, Leggett & Platt, Inc. (LEG) effectively leverages its workforce, generating an average of $12677.97 per employee. The company’s liquidity position is robust, with a Current Ratio of 2.15% and a Quick Ratio of 1.35%, indicating strong ability to cover short-term liabilities.
Earnings per share (EPS) analysis for Leggett & Platt, Inc [LEG] stock
With the latest financial reports released by the company, Leggett & Platt, Inc posted 0.21/share EPS, while the average EPS was predicted by analysts to be reported at 0.2/share. When compared, the two values demonstrate that the company surpassed the estimates by a Surprise Factor of 0.01. 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 LEG. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for Leggett & Platt, Inc go to 3.87%.
Leggett & Platt, Inc [LEG]: Institutional Ownership
There are presently around $84.70%, or 86.41%% of LEG stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of LEG stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 19.87 million shares, which is approximately 14.4736%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 14.93 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$171.14 million in LEG stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$160.92 million in LEG stock with ownership which is approximately 10.2273%.
