Leslie’s (NASDAQ:LESL) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Leslie’s (NASDAQ:LESL) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share guidance of -0.010-0.070 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 0.110. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.3 billion-$1.4 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.4 billion. Leslie’s also updated its Q2 2025 guidance to -0.250–0.230 EPS.

Leslie’s Trading Up 0.9 %

LESL traded up $0.02 during trading on Thursday, hitting $2.24. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 6,355,841 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,104,918. The firm has a market capitalization of $414.87 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -18.67 and a beta of 1.10. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $2.24 and its 200 day simple moving average is $2.67. Leslie’s has a twelve month low of $1.91 and a twelve month high of $8.21.

Leslie’s (NASDAQ:LESL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported ($0.23) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.21) by ($0.02). Leslie’s had a negative return on equity of 6.11% and a negative net margin of 1.76%. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Leslie’s will post 0.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Mizuho cut their target price on Leslie’s from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 6th. Robert W. Baird reduced their price objective on shares of Leslie’s from $4.00 to $3.50 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, November 26th. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed a “market perform” rating and set a $3.75 target price on shares of Leslie’s in a research note on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, William Blair reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of Leslie’s in a research note on Tuesday, November 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have assigned a hold rating and one has issued a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $3.49.

About Leslie’s

Leslie’s, Inc operates as a direct-to-consumer pool and spa care brand in the United States. The company markets and sells pool and spa supplies and related products and services. It also offers various pool and spa maintenance items, such as chemicals, equipment and parts, cleaning and maintenance equipment, safety, recreational, and fitness related products.