1 week Ago By Defense World Staff
Prudential Financial Inc. decreased its stake in shares of Leslie’s, Inc. ( NASDAQ:LESL – Free Report ) by 18.
6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 188,916 shares of the company’s stock after selling 43,184 shares during the quarter. Prudential Financial Inc.
owned approximately 0.10% of Leslie’s worth $421,000 as of its most recent SEC filing. Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of LESL.
FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of Leslie’s by 334.4% during the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 26,714 shares of the company’s stock valued at $84,000 after purchasing an additional 20,564 shares in the last quarter.
HighTower Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Leslie’s by 27.0% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 173,599 shares of the company’s stock worth $565,000 after purchasing an additional 36,953 shares during the last quarter.
Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Leslie’s in the 3rd quarter valued at about $240,000. IHT Wealth Management LLC boosted its holdings in Leslie’s by 52.
6% during the third quarter. IHT Wealth Management LLC now owns 16,760 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,000 after buying an additional 5,776 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Point72 Asset Management L.
P. purchased a new position in shares of Leslie’s in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,702,000. Analysts Set New Price Targets Several equities analysts have issued reports on the stock.
Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $3.00 price objective on shares of Leslie’s in a report on Tuesday, March 18th. Mizuho cut their price objective on shares of Leslie’s from $4.
00 to $3.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Guggenheim restated a “neutral” rating on shares of Leslie’s in a report on Friday, February 7th.
Bank of America downgraded Leslie’s from a “buy” rating to an “underperform” rating and cut their price objective for the company from $2.65 to $1.40 in a report on Tuesday, February 18th.
Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on shares of Leslie’s from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th.
Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have given a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $2.65.
Leslie’s Stock Performance Leslie’s stock opened at $0.62 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $114.
84 million, a P/E ratio of -4.13 and a beta of 1.30.
Leslie’s, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $0.54 and a fifty-two week high of $6.
02. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $1.12 and a 200-day simple moving average of $2.
05. Leslie’s ( NASDAQ:LESL – Get Free Report ) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported ($0.
23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.21) by ($0.02).
Leslie’s had a negative return on equity of 6.11% and a negative net margin of 2.13%.
Leslie’s Company Profile ( Free Report ) Leslie’s, Inc operates as a direct-to-consumer pool and spa care brand in the United States. The company markets and sells pool and spa supplies and related products and services. It also offers various pool and spa maintenance items, such as chemicals, equipment and parts, cleaning and maintenance equipment, safety, recreational, and fitness related products.
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