On Friday, Leslies Inc (NASDAQ: LESL) opened lower -5.05% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $2.97. Price fluctuations for LESL have ranged from $2.42 to $8.21 over the past 52 weeks.
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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Consumer Cyclical Sector giant was 12.45%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -71.25% at the time writing. With a float of $176.99 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $184.33 million.
Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 4100 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 36.18%, operating margin of 5.14%, and the pretax margin is -0.09%.
Leslies Inc (LESL) Insider Activity
A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Specialty Retail industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Leslies Inc is 4.29%, while institutional ownership is 115.71%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Sep 06 ’24, was worth 18,540. In this transaction Director of this company bought 6,000 shares at a rate of $3.09, taking the stock ownership to the 32,015 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Sep 03 ’24, when Company’s Director bought 17,200 for $2.90, making the entire transaction worth $49,880. This insider now owns 24,680 shares in total.
Leslies Inc (LESL) Earnings and Forecasts
According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -71.25% per share during the next fiscal year. For the long-term projections, market analysts anticipate that the company’s EPS will surge by 10.72% during the next five years compared to 9.95% growth over the previous five years of trading.
Leslies Inc (NASDAQ: LESL) Trading Performance Indicators
Check out the current performance indicators for Leslies Inc (LESL). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 0.54. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 0.38. Likewise, its price to free cash flow for the trailing twelve months is 5.48.
For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is 0.02, a number that is poised to hit 0.11 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.18 in one year’s time.
Technical Analysis of Leslies Inc (LESL)
Looking closely at Leslies Inc (NASDAQ: LESL), its last 5-days average volume was 3.96 million, which is a drop from its year-to-date volume of 4.27 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 62.35%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 0.20.
During the past 100 days, Leslies Inc’s (LESL) raw stochastic average was set at 11.89%, which indicates a significant decrease from 50.00% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 61.43% in the past 14 days, which was lower than the 105.45% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.
At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $2.87, while its 200-day Moving Average is $4.73. However, in the short run, Leslies Inc’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $2.99. Second resistance stands at $3.15. The third major resistance level sits at $3.26. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $2.72, it is likely to go to the next support level at $2.61. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $2.45.
Leslies Inc (NASDAQ: LESL) Key Stats
There are currently 184,743K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 521.45 million. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 1,451 M according to its annual income of 27,240 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 569,640 K and its income totaled 60,650 K.
