Xponential Fitness (NYSE:XPOF) Earns "Sell (D-)" Rating from Weiss Ratings

Key Points

• Xponential Fitness received a "Sell (D-)" rating from Weiss Ratings, reaffirming negative sentiment towards the stock.
• Raymond James Financial downgraded their price target for Xponential Fitness from $15.00 to $14.00, while maintaining a "strong-buy" rating.
• The company reported $0.26 earnings per share for the last quarter, surpassing analyst expectations, but revenue decreased by 0.4% year-over-year.

Xponential Fitness (NYSE:XPOF - Get Free Report)'s stock had its "sell (d-)" rating reaffirmed by equities researchers at Weiss Ratings in a note issued to investors on Wednesday,Weiss Ratings reports.

Separately, Raymond James Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Xponential Fitness from $15.00 to $14.00 and set a "strong-buy" rating for the company in a research report on Friday, August 8th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, two have given a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Xponential Fitness presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus target price of $12.93.

Xponential Fitness Trading Up 3.9%

XPOF traded up $0.30 on Wednesday, reaching $7.93. The company had a trading volume of 218,623 shares, compared to its average volume of 700,006. The company has a fifty day moving average of $8.58 and a 200-day moving average of $8.63. The company has a market capitalization of $387.22 million, a P/E ratio of -4.50 and a beta of 1.45. Xponential Fitness has a one year low of $6.64 and a one year high of $18.87.

Xponential Fitness (NYSE:XPOF - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.19 by $0.07. The company had revenue of $76.21 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $77.23 million. The business's quarterly revenue was down .4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned ($0.29) EPS. Xponential Fitness has set its FY 2025 guidance at EPS. Research analysts predict that Xponential Fitness will post 0.61 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Xponential Fitness

In related news, Director Bruce N. Haase purchased 70,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 12th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $7.67 per share, for a total transaction of $536,900.00. Following the completion of the acquisition, the director owned 95,937 shares in the company, valued at $735,836.79. This trade represents a 269.88% increase in their position. The purchase was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 47.83% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Xponential Fitness

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Voss Capital LP raised its position in Xponential Fitness by 1.7% during the second quarter. Voss Capital LP now owns 3,000,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $22,470,000 after acquiring an additional 50,000 shares in the last quarter. MSD Partners L.P. raised its position in Xponential Fitness by 18.1% during the first quarter. MSD Partners L.P. now owns 1,655,090 shares of the company's stock valued at $13,787,000 after acquiring an additional 253,631 shares in the last quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. raised its position in Xponential Fitness by 3,716.6% during the second quarter. Nomura Holdings Inc. now owns 1,297,829 shares of the company's stock valued at $9,721,000 after acquiring an additional 1,263,824 shares in the last quarter. Marshall Wace LLP raised its position in Xponential Fitness by 25.3% during the second quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 1,107,505 shares of the company's stock valued at $8,295,000 after acquiring an additional 223,688 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its position in Xponential Fitness by 9.6% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 610,185 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,571,000 after acquiring an additional 53,663 shares in the last quarter. 58.55% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Xponential Fitness Company Profile

Xponential Fitness, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a boutique fitness franchisor in North America. It offers pilates, indoor cycling, barre, stretching, rowing, dancing, boxing, running, functional training, and yoga services under the Club Pilates, Pure Barre, CycleBar, StretchLab, Row House, YogaSix, Rumble, AKT, Stride, and BFT brands.

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