NYSE:PLNT - Planet Fitness Stock Price, Price Target & More

Planet Fitness trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PLNT."

Planet Fitness announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Friday, February 23rd 2018, which permits the company to repurchase $80,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase plans are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT) released its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, hitting analysts' consensus estimates of $0.27. The business had revenue of $121.30 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $115.75 million. Planet Fitness had a negative return on equity of 64.81% and a net margin of 9.60%. Planet Fitness's revenue for the quarter was up 33.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $0.19 EPS. View Planet Fitness' Earnings History.

Planet Fitness updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 8th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of +40% to ~$1.18 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.20. The company issued revenue guidance of +20% to ~$516 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $522.92 million.

9 analysts have issued 12-month price targets for Planet Fitness' shares. Their predictions range from $31.00 to $50.00. On average, they expect Planet Fitness' stock price to reach $40.2857 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Planet Fitness.

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(PLNT) raised $202 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, August 6th 2015. The company issued 13,500,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. J.P. Morgan Securities Merrill Lynch, Jefferies and Credit Suisse Securities acted as the underwriters for the IPO and Guggenheim Securities, Baird, William Blair, Piper Jaffray and Cowen and Company were co-managers.

Press coverage about PLNT stock has trended somewhat positive recently, according to Accern Sentiment. Accern ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Planet Fitness earned a news impact score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also gave media coverage about the company an impact score of 45.17 out of 100, meaning that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Planet Fitness' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.54%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (3.35%), Lord Abbett & CO. LLC (2.92%), Newbrook Capital Advisors LP (2.27%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.75%) and Wasatch Advisors Inc. (1.54%). Company insiders that own Planet Fitness stock include Charles Esserman, Christopher Rondeau, Dorvin D Lively, Marc Grondahl, Pierre Lecomte, Richard L Moore and Tsg6 Management LLC. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Planet Fitness.

PLNT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Newbrook Capital Advisors LP, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Wasatch Advisors Inc., RWC Asset Management LLP, Victory Capital Management Inc., Royal Bank of Canada, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc. and Oak Ridge Investments LLC. Company insiders that have sold Planet Fitness company stock in the last year include Christopher Rondeau, Dorvin D Lively and Richard L Moore. View Insider Buying and Selling for Planet Fitness.

PLNT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd., Scopus Asset Management L.P., Bamco Inc. NY, Blair William & Co. IL, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Lord Abbett & CO. LLC and Seven Eight Capital LP. View Insider Buying and Selling for Planet Fitness.

Shares of PLNT 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 PLNT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $45.62.

Planet Fitness has a market capitalization of $4.45 billion and generates $429.94 million in revenue each year. The company earns $33.14 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.84 on an earnings per share basis. Planet Fitness employs 833 workers across the globe.

Planet Fitness' mailing address is 4 LIBERTY LANE WEST, HAMPTON NH, 03842. The company can be reached via phone at 603-750-0001 or via email at [email protected]