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As a NYSE listed company, LEG falls under the Consumer Cyclical sector while operating within the Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances industry segment. The current market capitalization of Leggett & Platt, Inc. is $1.83B. A total of 1.54 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.86M shares.
In the most recent transaction, BURNS BENJAMIN MICHAEL bought 3,850 shares of LEG for 12.20 per share on Jun 06 ’24. After the transaction, the Executive Vice President – CFO now owns 81,362 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 05 ’24, Padmanabhan Srikanth bought 10,000 shares at 12.06 per share. LEG shares that Director owns now total 38,623.
Among the insiders who bought shares, DAVIS JENNIFER JOY acquired of 1,985 shares on Jun 04 ’24 at a per-share price of $12.50. This resulted in the EVP – GENERAL COUNSEL holding 42,148 shares of LEG after the transaction. In another insider transaction, GLASSMAN KARL G bought 23,800 shares at $11.48 per share on May 31 ’24. Company shares held by the President and CEO now total 1,151,891.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. LEG’s most recent ex-dividend date was 9/13/2024 when it declared a $0.05 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 10/15/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 7/15/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 6/14/2024. The LEG stock dividend was $0.05 per share in cash.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, LEG has a high of $27.58 and a low of $10.11.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s prospects. LEG’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $361.70M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $2.29B in debt and $1.34B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $4.98, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $1.65B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for LEG is Buy with a score of 2.50.
