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Leggett & Platt

9.69 USD
-0.13
1.32%
At close Dec 20, 4:00 PM EST
After hours
10.00
+0.31
3.20%
1 day
-1.32%
5 days
-12.70%
1 month
-14.10%
3 months
-26.48%
6 months
-18.37%
Year to date
-63.31%
1 year
-63.17%
5 years
-81.18%
10 years
-76.69%
 

About: Leggett & Platt Inc designs and produces engineered components and products found in homes and automobiles. It operates its business through three segments namely Bedding Products, Specialized Products, and Furniture, Flooring, and Textile Products. It generates the majority of its revenue from Bedding Products. Serving a broad suite of customers around the world, Leggett & Platt's products include bedding components, automotive seat support, and lumbar systems, specialty bedding foam and private label finished mattresses, components for home furniture, and work furniture, flooring underlayment, adjustable beds, and various other products.

Employees: 19,300

0
Funds holding %
of 6,809 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

55% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $14.8M | Put options by funds: $9.57M

13% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $1.21B [Q2] → $1.36B (+$153M) [Q3]

11% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 71 | Existing positions closed: 64

2% more funds holding

Funds holding: 335 [Q2] → 342 (+7) [Q3]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q2] → 1 (+0) [Q3]

4.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 78.48% [Q2] → 74.39% (-4.09%) [Q3]

21% less repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 96 | Existing positions reduced: 122

Research analyst outlook

1 Wall Street Analyst provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months

Low target
$13
34%
upside
Avg. target
$13
34%
upside
High target
$13
34%
upside

1 analyst rating

positive
0%
neutral
100%
negative
0%
Piper Sandler
Peter Keith
65% 1-year accuracy
30 / 46 met price target
34%upside
$13
Neutral
Upgraded
30 Oct 2024

Financial journalist opinion

Negative
Zacks Investment Research
3 weeks ago
Why Is Legget & Platt (LEG) Down 1.3% Since Last Earnings Report?
Legget & Platt (LEG) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?
Why Is Legget & Platt (LEG) Down 1.3% Since Last Earnings Report?
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
LEGGETT & PLATT ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $.05
CARTHAGE, Mo. , Nov. 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Leggett & Platt's Board of Directors declared a dividend of $.05 per share for the fourth quarter 2024.
LEGGETT & PLATT ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND OF $.05
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Leggett & Platt: A Fair Company At A Wonderful Price
Leggett & Platt, a former Dividend King, was forced to cut their dividend by 89% earlier this year due to headwinds. The company now expects to use freed-up capital to pay down debt and deleverage towards their long-term target of 2.0x. With the dividend reset, LEG is expected to cover the dividend with free cash flow by the end of 2024.
Leggett & Platt: A Fair Company At A Wonderful Price
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 month ago
Why Leggett & Platt Stock Zoomed 4% Higher Today
We might see a slimmed-down company in the near future.
Why Leggett & Platt Stock Zoomed 4% Higher Today
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Leggett Misses Q3 Earnings & Sales Estimates, Lowers '24 Guidance
LEG's third-quarter 2024 results reflect soft demand trends in residential end markets and headwinds due to ongoing economic challenges.
Leggett Misses Q3 Earnings & Sales Estimates, Lowers '24 Guidance
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (LEG) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (NYSE:LEG ) Q3 2024 Earnings Conference Call October 29, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Cassie Branscum - Vice President, Investor Relations Karl Glassman - Chief Executive Officer Ben Burns - Chief Financial Officer Tyson Hagale - President, Bedding Products Sam Smith - President, Furniture, Flooring & Textile Products Conference Call Participants Susan Maklari - Goldman Sachs Bobby Griffin - Raymond James Peter Keith - Piper Sandler Judy Merrick - Truist Securities Operator Greetings and welcome to the Leggett & Platt Third Quarter 2024 Webcast and Earnings Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode.
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (LEG) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Legget & Platt (LEG) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Legget & Platt (LEG) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.
Legget & Platt (LEG) Q3 Earnings: Taking a Look at Key Metrics Versus Estimates
Negative
Zacks Investment Research
1 month ago
Legget & Platt (LEG) Lags Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Legget & Platt (LEG) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.32 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.33 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.36 per share a year ago.
Legget & Platt (LEG) Lags Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
Neutral
PRNewsWire
1 month ago
LEGGETT & PLATT REPORTS 3Q RESULTS
CARTHAGE, Mo. , Oct. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- 3Q sales of $1.1 billion, a 6% decrease vs 3Q23 3Q EPS of $.33; 3Q adjusted1 EPS of $.32, a $.04 decrease vs adjusted1 3Q23 EPS 2024 EPS guidance is ($3.56)–($3.71), including impact of non-cash goodwill impairment charge, restructuring charges, real estate gains, and certain other costs 2024 guidance lowered: adjusted1 EPS of $1.00–$1.10, sales of $4.3–$4.4 billion President and CEO Karl Glassman commented, "We continued to make solid progress on our restructuring and operating efficiency improvement initiatives, although demand headwinds were more challenging than anticipated in the third quarter.
LEGGETT & PLATT REPORTS 3Q RESULTS
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
Buy 7 September Dividend Kings, Watch 9 More
"What is a Dividend King? A stock with 50 or more consecutive years of dividend increases.” - suredividend.com. The 53 Dividend Kings, screened as of Sept. 10, represented eight of 11 Morningstar Sectors. Broker-targeted top 10 net gains ranged around 11.59%-35.94%, topped by Emerson and Stephan. By yield, Altria tops all. Top 10 September dogs: HRL, KVUE, FRT, FTS, UBSI, BKH, NWN, CDUAF, UVV, and MO averaged 4.70% in yield.
Buy 7 September Dividend Kings, Watch 9 More
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