Leslies Inc (LESL) stock expected to rise by 383.87%: What’s driving the optimism?

A share price of Leslies Inc [LESL] is currently trading at $0.62, up 7.22%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The LESL shares have gain 12.45% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -21.52%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Leslies Inc [NASDAQ: LESL] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on February 18, 2025, when BofA Securities downgraded its rating to a Underperform and also revised its price target to $1.40 from $2.65. Previously, Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed its Market Perform rating on November 26, 2024, and dropped its price target to $3.75. On July 18, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated its Market Perform rating and revised its price target to $4 on the stock. Stifel downgraded its rating to a Sell and decreased its price target to $2.50 on July 18, 2024. Mizuho initiated its recommendation with a Neutral and recommended $7 as its price target on March 19, 2024. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated a Market Perform rating for this stock on November 29, 2023, and downed its price target to $6. In a note dated November 29, 2023, Goldman downgraded an Neutral rating on this stock and revised its target price from $10 to $5.

Leslies Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $0.51 and $6.02. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $3 within the next 12 months. Leslies Inc [NASDAQ: LESL] shares were valued at $0.62 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 383.87% based on the average LESL price forecast.

Analyzing the LESL fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Leslies Inc [NASDAQ:LESL] were 1.33B which represents 0.73% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.36% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.04%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.01%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.02%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.03, Equity is 0.14 and Total Capital is 0.07. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at -1.19.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 0.6033 points at the first support level, and at 0.5867 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 0.6333, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 0.6467.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Leslies Inc [NASDAQ:LESL] is 1.76. Also, the Quick Ratio is 0.36, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.06. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.09.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Daniel Yolanda, Director, that happened on Sep 06 ’24 when 6000.0 shares were purchased. Director, Estep Jonathan S completed a deal on Sep 03 ’24 to buy 17200.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Naylor Maile bought 8300.0 shares on Aug 30 ’24.

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