Lands' End (NASDAQ:LE) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street Zen

Key Points

• Wall Street Zen has upgraded Lands' End from a "hold" to a "buy" rating, indicating increased confidence in the company's potential performance.
• Lands' End reported a quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of ($0.06), which missed analysts' expectations by $0.03, despite revenues of $294.08 million.
• Institutional investors are actively increasing their stakes in Lands' End, with Towerview LLC boosting its investment by 13.7% in the second quarter.

Lands' End (NASDAQ:LE - Get Free Report) was upgraded by equities research analysts at Wall Street Zen from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research note issued to investors on Saturday.

Lands' End Trading Up 2.1%

LE traded up $0.33 during trading on Friday, hitting $15.77. The company's stock had a trading volume of 319,936 shares, compared to its average volume of 352,569. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $13.34 and its 200-day moving average price is $10.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 0.41. The stock has a market cap of $481.30 million, a PE ratio of 87.62 and a beta of 2.34. Lands' End has a twelve month low of $7.65 and a twelve month high of $19.88.

Lands' End (NASDAQ:LE - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, September 9th. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.03) by ($0.03). The business had revenue of $294.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $323.96 million. Lands' End had a net margin of 0.46% and a return on equity of 5.32%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($0.02) earnings per share. Lands' End has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.100-0.220 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 0.620-0.88 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Lands' End will post 0.41 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Northern Trust Corp increased its holdings in shares of Lands' End by 7.3% during the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 169,703 shares of the company's stock worth $2,230,000 after buying an additional 11,506 shares during the last quarter. Jane Street Group LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lands' End by 17.4% during the 4th quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 17,998 shares of the company's stock worth $236,000 after buying an additional 2,666 shares during the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE increased its holdings in shares of Lands' End by 320.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 51,811 shares of the company's stock worth $681,000 after buying an additional 39,499 shares during the last quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. acquired a new stake in shares of Lands' End during the 4th quarter worth $172,000. Finally, Millennium Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Lands' End by 10.1% during the 4th quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 67,658 shares of the company's stock worth $889,000 after buying an additional 6,192 shares during the last quarter. 37.46% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

About Lands' End

Lands' End, Inc operates as a digital retailer of apparel, swimwear, outerwear, accessories, footwear, home products, and uniform in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates through U.S. eCommerce, International, Outfitters, Third Party, and Retail segments. The company also sells uniform and logo apparel.