Leggett & Platt Stock Forecast, Price & News

3 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Leggett & Platt in the last twelve months. There are currently 1 hold rating and 2 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" Leggett & Platt stock.
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Leggett & Platt is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, November 1st 2021.
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Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (NYSE:LEG) issued its earnings results on Sunday, August, 1st. The company reported $0.66 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.12. The business earned $1.27 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.23 billion. Leggett & Platt had a net margin of 8.48% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 27.49%. The firm's revenue was up 50.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.16 earnings per share.
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Leggett & Platt's stock was trading at $34.30 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, LEG stock has increased by 34.6% and is now trading at $46.16.
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Leggett & Platt declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, August 11th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.42 per share on Friday, October 15th. This represents a $1.68 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.64%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 14th.
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Leggett & Platt pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 3.61%. The dividend payout ratio of Leggett & Platt is 78.87%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable. Based on earnings estimates, Leggett & Platt will have a dividend payout ratio of 54.02% next year. This indicates that Leggett & Platt will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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Leggett & Platt updated its FY 2021 earnings guidance on Monday, August, 9th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.700-$2.900 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.720. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.90 billion-$5.10 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.91 billion.

3 brokerages have issued twelve-month price targets for Leggett & Platt's shares. Their forecasts range from $42.00 to $60.00. On average, they expect Leggett & Platt's stock price to reach $51.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.2% from the stock's current price.
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59 employees have rated Leggett & Platt CEO Karl G. Glassman on Glassdoor.com. Karl G. Glassman has an approval rating of 82% among Leggett & Platt'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 Vanguard Group Inc. (10.53%), State Street Corp (8.84%), BlackRock Inc. (8.22%), Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. (3.46%), ProShare Advisors LLC (1.96%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.90%). Company insiders that own Leggett & Platt stock include Joseph W Mcclanathan, Judy C Odom, Karl G Glassman, Kimberly Rutledge, Phoebe A Wood, Robert Ted Enloe III, Russell J Iorio, Scott S Douglas and Susan R Mccoy.
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LEG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Vanguard Group Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Royal Bank of Canada, Jefferies Group LLC, Jefferies Group LLC, Credit Suisse AG, and Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P.. Company insiders that have sold Leggett & Platt company stock in the last year include Joseph W Mcclanathan, Judy C Odom, Kimberly Rutledge, Phoebe A Wood, Scott S Douglas, and Susan R Mccoy.
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LEG stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including State Street Corp, Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Amundi, First Trust Advisors LP, Marshall Wace LLP, and Marshall Wace LLP.
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Shares of LEG 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 $46.16.

Leggett & Platt has a market capitalization of $6.15 billion and generates $4.28 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $247.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.13 on an earnings per share basis.

Leggett & Platt employs 20,400 workers across the globe.

The official website for Leggett & Platt is www.leggett.com.

Leggett & Platt is headquartered at NO. 1 LEGGETT ROAD, CARTHAGE MO, 64836.

Leggett & Platt's mailing address is NO. 1 LEGGETT ROAD, CARTHAGE MO, 64836. The company can be reached via phone at (417) 358-8131 or via email at [email protected]