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Leggett & Platt (LEG) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$8.73 -0.15 (-1.66%)
Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$8.86 +0.12 (+1.40%)
As of 05/23/2025 07:57 PM Eastern
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About Leggett & Platt Stock (NYSE:LEG)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$8.66
$8.77
50-Day Range
$6.56
$9.74
52-Week Range
$6.48
$14.24
Volume
1.44 million shs
Average Volume
2.47 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.18 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
2.29%
Price Target
$9.67
Consensus Rating
Hold

Company Overview

Leggett & Platt, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of furniture and engineered components and products among homes, offices, automobiles, and commercial aircraft. It operates through the following segments: Bedding Products, Specialized Products, and Furniture, Flooring & Textile Products. The Bedding Products segment supplies products and components for the home, including mattress springs and specialty foam, as well as adjustable beds, bedding machinery, steel rod, and drawn wire. The Specialized Products segment supplies titanium, nickel, and stainless-steel tubing for the aerospace industry, and serves the construction market with its hydraulic cylinders group. The Flooring, Furniture & Textile Products segment produces an extensive line of components and engineered systems for office, residential, and contract furniture manufacturers. The company was founded by J. P. Products and C. B. Platt in 1883 and is headquartered in Carthage, MO.

Leggett & Platt Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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67th Percentile Overall Score

LEG MarketRank™: 

Leggett & Platt scored higher than 67% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 131st out of 275 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Leggett & Platt has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Leggett & Platt has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Leggett & Platt's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Leggett & Platt are expected to grow by 8.77% in the coming year, from $1.14 to $1.24 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Leggett & Platt is -2.34, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Leggett & Platt is -2.34, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Leggett & Platt has a P/B Ratio of 1.70. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Leggett & Platt's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.54% of the float of Leggett & Platt has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Leggett & Platt has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Leggett & Platt has recently increased by 0.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Leggett & Platt pays a meaningful dividend of 2.09%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Leggett & Platt does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Leggett & Platt will have a dividend payout ratio of 16.13% next year. This indicates that Leggett & Platt will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Leggett & Platt's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.54% of the float of Leggett & Platt has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Leggett & Platt has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Leggett & Platt has recently increased by 0.30%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Leggett & Platt has a news sentiment score of 1.15. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.81 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Leggett & Platt this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    16 people have searched for LEG on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 220% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    8 people have added Leggett & Platt to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Leggett & Platt insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.14% of the stock of Leggett & Platt is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    64.23% of the stock of Leggett & Platt is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Leggett & Platt's insider trading history.
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LEG Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Leggett & Platt's stock was trading at $9.60 at the start of the year. Since then, LEG shares have decreased by 9.0% and is now trading at $8.7330.
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Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (NYSE:LEG) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April, 28th. The company reported $0.24 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.23 by $0.01. The business's quarterly revenue was down 6.8% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Top institutional shareholders of Leggett & Platt include Vanguard Group Inc. (12.31%), Millennium Management LLC (3.41%), Invenomic Capital Management LP (1.47%) and Trexquant Investment LP (1.15%). Insiders that own company stock include Karl G Glassman, Benjamin Michael Burns, Phoebe A Wood, Ryan Michael Kleiboeker, Jennifer Joy Davis, Srikanth Padmanabhan and Mark A Blinn.
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Shares of LEG stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Leggett & Platt investors own include American Water Works (AWK), Waste Connections (WCN), The RMR Group (RMR), DiamondRock Hospitality (DRH), iShares Micro-Cap ETF (IWC), AUO (AUOTY) and Humana (HUM).

Company Calendar

Record date for 4/15 Dividend
3/14/2025
Ex-Dividend for 4/15 Dividend
3/14/2025
Dividend Payable
4/15/2025
Last Earnings
4/28/2025
Today
5/25/2025
Record date for 7/15 Dividend
6/13/2025
Ex-Dividend for 7/15 Dividend
6/13/2025
Dividend Payable
7/15/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/07/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Household furniture
Sub-Industry
Home Furnishings
Current Symbol
NYSE:LEG
Employees
19,900
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$9.67
High Stock Price Target
$11.00
Low Stock Price Target
$9.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+10.7%
Consensus Rating
Hold
Rating Score (0-4)
2.00
Research Coverage
3 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
7.66
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$-511,500,000.00
Pretax Margin
-11.62%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.31 billion
Cash Flow
$1.87 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.68
Book Value
$5.14 per share
Price / Book
1.70

Miscellaneous

Free Float
132,187,000
Market Cap
$1.18 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.75

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This page (NYSE:LEG) was last updated on 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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