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 declared 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 3.91%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 12th. View Leggett & Platt's Dividend History.

Leggett & Platt, Inc. (NYSE:LEG) released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, July, 29th. The company reported $0.64 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.63 by $0.01. The company 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 quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $0.63 EPS. View Leggett & Platt's Earnings History.

Leggett & Platt is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 24th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Leggett & Platt.

Leggett & Platt updated its FY 2019 earnings guidance on Monday, July, 29th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.40-2.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus 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 equities research analysts have issued twelve-month price objectives for Leggett & Platt's stock. Their predictions range from $40.00 to $44.00. On average, they anticipate Leggett & Platt's share price to reach $42.00 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 2.7% from the stock's current price. 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 trended negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research group rates the sentiment of media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Leggett & Platt earned a coverage optimism score of -2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near term. 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 Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA (0.44%), Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. (0.10%), Verity & Verity LLC (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%), Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management LLC (0.01%) and Woodstock Corp (0.01%). 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 State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc. and Verity & Verity 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA, Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC, Carlton Hofferkamp & Jenks Wealth Management LLC, Pacer Advisors Inc. and Woodstock Corp. 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 $40.88.

Leggett & Platt has a market capitalization of $5.37 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]