Currently, Leggett & Platt, Inc [LEG] is trading at $9.93, up 3.12%. One of the good ways to gauge the recent performance is if the stock’s short-term value is rising or falling. The LEG shares have gain 8.41% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.75%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Leggett & Platt, Inc [NYSE: LEG] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on October 30, 2024, when Piper Sandler upgraded its rating to a Neutral and also boosted its price target to $13 from $11. Previously, Goldman downgraded its rating to Neutral on April 11, 2023, and dropped its price target to $34. On December 12, 2022, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Underweight and revised its price target to $24 on the stock. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Mkt Perform. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Outperform but $48 remained the price target by the analyst firm on February 10, 2021. Goldman upgraded its rating to Buy for this stock on November 20, 2020, and upped its price target to $52. In a note dated May 14, 2020, Raymond James upgraded an Strong Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $32.
This stock has fluctuated between a low of $6.47 and a high of $14.23 over the last 52 weeks. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $22.33 within the next 12 months. Leggett & Platt, Inc [NYSE: LEG] shares were valued at $9.93 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 124.87% based on the average LEG price forecast.
Analyzing the LEG fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Leggett & Platt, Inc [NYSE:LEG] were 4.31B which represents -6.69% decline. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.17% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.05%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.12%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.12%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.14, Equity is -0.72 and Total Capital is 0.08. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of2.82.
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 9.70 points at the first support level, and at 9.48 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 10.04, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 10.16.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Leggett & Platt, Inc [NYSE:LEG] is 2.20. Also, the Quick Ratio is 1.36, while the Cash Ratio stands at 0.51. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 0.31, the price to book ratio is 1.80.
