NYSE:LEG - Leggett & Platt Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

Leggett & Platt announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.38 per share on Friday, July 13th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.30%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 14th. This is a boost from Leggett & Platt's previous quarterly dividend of $0.36. View Leggett & Platt's Dividend History.

Leggett & Platt, Inc. (NYSE:LEG) issued its earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.02. The business had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.03 billion. Leggett & Platt had a net margin of 7.09% and a return on equity of 27.92%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.62 EPS. View Leggett & Platt's Earnings History.

Leggett & Platt is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, July, 26th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Leggett & Platt.

Leggett & Platt updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 26th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.60-$2.80 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $2.76. The company issued revenue guidance of $4.3-$4.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.25 billion.

6 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Leggett & Platt's stock. Their predictions range from $46.00 to $66.00. On average, they expect Leggett & Platt's stock price to reach $51.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for Leggett & Platt.

6 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Leggett & Platt in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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News headlines about LEG stock have been trending somewhat positive on Friday, according to Accern Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative news coverage by reviewing more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Leggett & Platt earned a daily sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company an impact score of 45.45 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future.

Leggett & Platt's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA (0.39%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.36%), Whittier Trust Co. (0.11%), LS Investment Advisors LLC (0.05%), Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.05%) and Union Bankshares Corp (0.04%). Company insiders that own Leggett & Platt stock include David M Desonier, Dennis S Park, J Mitchell Dolloff, Joseph W Mcclanathan, Judy C Odom, Karl G Glassman, Matthew C Flanigan, Robert Ted Enloe III, Scott S Douglas 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 Hexavest Inc., GWM Advisors LLC, Rand Wealth LLC, Hartford Investment Management Co., Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund, Amalgamated Bank and Retirement Systems of Alabama. Company insiders that have sold Leggett & Platt company stock in the last year include David M Desonier, Karl G Glassman, Matthew C Flanigan, Robert Ted Enloe III, Scott S Douglas and Tammy M Trent. View Insider Buying and Selling for Leggett & Platt.

LEG stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of Montreal Can, Whittier Trust Co., Union Bankshares Corp, Cornerstone Wealth Management LLC, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Palo Capital Inc. and Berkshire Asset Management LLC PA. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of LEG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.05.

Leggett & Platt has a market capitalization of $5.98 billion and generates $3.94 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $292.60 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.46 on an earnings per share basis. Leggett & Platt employs 22,200 workers across the globe.

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]