The stock of Leslies Inc (LESL) has seen a -10.93% decrease in the past week, with a 24.30% gain in the past month, and a -17.22% decrease in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.44%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 5.54% for LESL. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.69% for LESL’s stock, with a -59.76% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Leslies Inc (NASDAQ: LESL) Right Now?
LESL has 36-month beta value of 1.41. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 10 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for LESL is 179.14M, and currently, short sellers hold a 9.41% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of LESL on June 03, 2025 was 3.84M shares.
LESL) stock’s latest price update
Leslies Inc (NASDAQ: LESL) has seen a rise in its stock price by 4.02 in relation to its previous close of 0.75. However, the company has experienced a -10.93% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-05-19 that PHOENIX, May 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Leslie’s, Inc. (NASDAQ: LESL), the largest and most trusted direct-to-customer brand in the U.S. pool and spa care industry serving residential customers and pool professionals nationwide, recently launched its refreshed Pool Perks Rewards Program with the introduction of loyalty tiers. This program is making a splash as pool owners dive into summer focused on ensuring their backyard oasis is clean, safe and beautiful for another season of making memories.
Analysts’ Opinion of LESL
BofA Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see LESL reach a price target of $1.40, previously predicting the price at $2.65. The rating they have provided for LESL stocks is “Underperform” according to the report published on February 18th, 2025.
Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Market Perform” to LESL, setting the target price at $3.75 in the report published on November 26th of the previous year.
LESL Trading at 8.85% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought LESL to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -87.04% of loss for the given period.
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Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LESL starting from Iskander Anthony A, who purchase 63,995 shares at the price of $0.78 back on May 13 ’25. After this action, Iskander Anthony A now owns 65,995 shares of Leslies Inc, valued at $49,916 using the latest closing price.
Strain John, the Director of Leslies Inc, purchase 150,000 shares at $0.79 during a trade that took place back on May 13 ’25, which means that Strain John is holding 270,000 shares at $118,500 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for LESL
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.03 for the present operating margin
- 0.35 for the gross margin
The net margin for Leslies Inc stands at -0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.05.
Based on Leslies Inc (LESL), the company’s capital structure generated 1.32 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at -4.1. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 0.54.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 90.19 million with net debt to EBITDA at 17.9. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 0.93. The receivables turnover for the company is 41.2for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.27. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.56.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Leslies Inc (LESL) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a mixed opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
