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 declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.38 per share on Friday, July 13th. This represents a $1.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.33%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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) announced its earnings results on Thursday, April, 26th. The company reported $0.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.02. The company earned $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.03 billion. Leggett & Platt had a net margin of 7.09% and a return on equity of 27.92%. The business's quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm 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 issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 26th. The company provided earnings per share 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 brokers have issued 12 month price objectives for Leggett & Platt's shares. Their predictions range from $46.00 to $66.00. On average, they anticipate Leggett & Platt's share price to reach $51.60 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.0% 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 articles about LEG stock have been trending positive this week, according to Accern. The research group ranks the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than 20 million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Leggett & Platt earned a media sentiment score of 0.33 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the company an impact score of 46.26 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Leggett & Platt's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Union Bankshares Corp (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.04%), Palo Capital Inc. (0.01%), Raymond James Trust N.A. (0.01%) and Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.01%). 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. and Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund. 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 Union Bankshares Corp, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Palo Capital Inc., DnB Asset Management AS, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Gofen & Glossberg LLC IL and Osborn Williams & Donohoe 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of LEG stock can currently be purchased for approximately $45.67.

Leggett & Platt has a market capitalization of $6.00 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]