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

2 Wall Street equities research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Leggett & Platt in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 1 hold rating for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street equities research analysts is that investors should "hold" LEG shares. A hold rating indicates that analysts believe investors should maintain any existing positions they have in LEG, but not buy additional shares or sell existing shares.
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2 Wall Street research analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Leggett & Platt's stock. Their LEG share price forecasts range from $21.00 to $35.00. On average, they expect the company's stock price to reach $30.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 8.3%.
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Leggett & Platt's stock was trading at $32.23 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LEG shares have increased by 1.5% and is now trading at $32.71.
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The company is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, August 7th 2023.
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Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (NYSE:LEG) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, May, 1st. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.13. The company had revenue of $1.21 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.19 billion. Leggett & Platt had a net margin of 5.42% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 16.83%. The firm's revenue was down 8.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.66 EPS.
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Leggett & Platt declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 4th. Investors of record on Thursday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.46 per share on Friday, July 14th. This represents a $1.84 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.63%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, June 14th. This is a positive change from the stock's previous quarterly dividend of $0.44.
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Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) pays an annual dividend of $1.76 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 5.68%. LEG has a dividend yield higher than 75% of all dividend-paying stocks, making it a leading dividend payer. The company has been increasing its dividend for 52 consecutive years, indicating the company has a strong committment to maintain and grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio is 88.00%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on EPS estimates, LEG will have a dividend payout ratio of 102.33% in the coming year. This indicates that the company may not be able to sustain their current dividend.
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Leggett & Platt updated its FY 2023 earnings guidance on Monday, May, 1st. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $1.50-$1.90 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.59. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.80 billion-$5.20 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.91 billion.

59 employees have rated Leggett & Platt Chief Executive Officer Karl G. Glassman on Glassdoor.com. Karl G. Glassman has an approval rating of 82% among the company's employees.

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Leggett & Platt trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "LEG."

Leggett & Platt's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (12.73%), BlackRock Inc. (11.98%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (4.27%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.69%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.41%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.41%). Insiders that own company stock include Joseph W Mcclanathan, Judy C Odom, Karl G Glassman, Kimberly Rutledge, Phoebe A Wood, Robert E Brunner, Scott S Douglas and Susan R Mccoy.
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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 WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of LEG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $32.71.

Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) has a market capitalization of $4.35 billion and generates $5.15 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $309.80 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.00 on an earnings per share basis.

The company employs 19,900 workers across the globe.

Leggett & Platt's mailing address is NO. 1 LEGGETT ROAD, CARTHAGE MO, 64836. The official website for the company is www.leggett.com. The company can be reached via phone at (417) 358-8131, via email at invest@leggett.com, or via fax at 417-358-8449.