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 declared that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Friday, February 23rd 2018, which authorizes the company to buyback $80,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization authorizes the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback plans are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT) released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.27 EPS for the quarter, meeting the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.27. The firm 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%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 33.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.19 earnings per share. View Planet Fitness' Earnings History.

Planet Fitness updated its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, May, 8th. The company provided earnings per share 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 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Planet Fitness' shares. Their forecasts 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 $14.00-$16.00 per share. J.P. Morgan Securities Merrill Lynch, Jefferies and Credit Suisse Securities served as the underwriters for the IPO and Guggenheim Securities, Baird, William Blair, Piper Jaffray and Cowen and Company were co-managers.

Media stories about PLNT stock have trended somewhat positive this week, Accern Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources in real-time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. Planet Fitness earned a media sentiment score of 0.20 on Accern's scale. They also gave news stories about the company an impact score of 46.10 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Planet Fitness' stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors 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 purchased 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 inv[email protected]