Leslie’s
NASDAQ:
LESL-USD
$3.99
0.00%
Leslies Inc (LESL) is a publicly traded specialty retail business based in the US. It opened the day at $3.99 after a previous close of $3.99. During the day the price has varied from a low of $3.935 to a high of $4.13. The latest price was $3.99 (25 minute delay). Leslie’s is listed on the NASDAQ and employs 4,100 staff. All prices are listed in US dollars.
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Is it a good time to buy Leslie’s stock?
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Share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Leslie’s's shares have ranged in value from as little as $3.88 up to $11.68. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Leslie’s's is 0.899. This would suggest that Leslie’s's shares are less volatile than average (for this exchange).
Historical closes compared with the last close of $3.99
| 1 week (2024-04-18) | -10.34% |
|---|---|
| 1 month (2024-03-27) | -38.62% |
| 3 months (2024-01-25) | -41.75% |
| 6 months (2023-10-26) | -19.88% |
| 1 year (2023-04-27) | -63.23% |
| 2 years (2022-04-27) | -80.09% |
| 3 years (2021-04-27) | -86.33% |
The gauge below shows real-time ratings that are based on 26 popular indicators such as moving averages, for specific time periods. It's not a recommendation but is simply technical analysis that can form part of your research.
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Is Leslie’s under- or over-valued?
Valuing a stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge value. Check out the Leslie’s P/E ratio, PEG ratio and EBITDA
Leslie’s's current stock price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 40x. In other words, Leslie’s stocks trade at around 40x recent earnings.
That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the United States stock markets on average as of November 09, 2023 (20.44). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're over-valued.
However, Leslie’s's P/E ratio is best considered in relation to those of others within the industry or those of similar companies.
- Pool Corporation (POOL.US): 28.27
- Lowes Companies (LOW.US): 17.43
- Home Depot (HD.US): 22.04
Leslie’s's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $137.5 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Leslie’s's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
To put that into context you can compare it against similar companies.
- Pool Corporation (POOL.US): USD$786.5 million
- Lowes Companies (LOW.US): USD$13.5 billion
- Home Depot (HD.US): USD$24.9 billion
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