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

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

Leggett & Platt announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, August 6th. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.40 per share on Tuesday, October 15th. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.59%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 12th. View Leggett & Platt's Dividend History.

Leggett & Platt, Inc. (NYSE:LEG) issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 29th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.01. The firm had revenue of $1.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.28 billion. Leggett & Platt had a net margin of 6.44% and a return on equity of 27.47%. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.63 EPS. View Leggett & Platt's Earnings History.

Leggett & Platt is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October 28th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Leggett & Platt.

Leggett & Platt will be holding an earnings conference call on Monday, October 28th at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

Leggett & Platt updated its FY 2019 earnings guidance on Monday, July, 29th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.40-2.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.47. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.7-4.85 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.94 billion.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for Leggett & Platt's shares. Their predictions range from $40.00 to $44.00. On average, they anticipate Leggett & Platt's stock price to reach $42.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.9%. View Analyst Price Targets for Leggett & Platt.

3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Leggett & Platt in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Leggett & Platt.

Press coverage about LEG stock has been trending somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Leggett & Platt earned a media sentiment score of -1.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news stories about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for Leggett & Platt.

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Leggett & Platt's stock is owned by a number of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC (0.95%), Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA (0.44%), Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc. (0.31%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.16%), PGGM Investments (0.11%) and Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.10%). Company insiders that own Leggett & Platt stock include David M Desonier, Joseph W Mcclanathan, Karl G Glassman, Matthew C Flanigan, Robert Ted Enloe III, Russell J Iorio, Scott S Douglas, Susan R Mccoy and Tammy M Trent. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Leggett & Platt.

LEG stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including PGGM Investments, Brookstone Capital Management, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, NEXT Financial Group Inc, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Wedbush Securities Inc., Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC. Company insiders that have sold Leggett & Platt company stock in the last year include Joseph W Mcclanathan, Karl G Glassman, Russell J Iorio, Scott S Douglas and Susan R Mccoy. View Insider Buying and Selling for Leggett & Platt.

LEG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Signature Wealth Management Group, Speece Thorson Capital Group Inc., CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Calamos Advisors LLC, Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA, Spearhead Capital Advisors LLC, Villere ST Denis J & Co. LLC and Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Leggett & Platt.

Shares of LEG can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of LEG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $44.62.

Leggett & Platt has a market capitalization of $5.87 billion and generates $4.27 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $305.90 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.48 on an earnings per share basis. Leggett & Platt employs 22,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Leggett & Platt.

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

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]