Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:XPOF) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:XPOF) has earned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the eleven ratings firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, three have issued a buy recommendation and two have assigned a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $15.28.

Several equities research analysts have commented on XPOF shares. Northland Capmk upgraded shares of Xponential Fitness to a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Piper Sandler lowered their target price on shares of Xponential Fitness from $16.00 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, March 14th. B. Riley dropped their target price on shares of Xponential Fitness from $12.00 to $9.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 14th. Stifel Nicolaus lowered Xponential Fitness from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $20.00 to $12.00 in a research note on Friday, March 14th. Finally, Northland Securities assumed coverage on Xponential Fitness in a research note on Thursday, January 23rd. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $17.50 price objective for the company.

Institutional Trading of Xponential Fitness

A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in Xponential Fitness in the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Point72 Asset Management L.P. purchased a new position in shares of Xponential Fitness during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $46,000. AlphaQuest LLC boosted its position in Xponential Fitness by 335.9% during the fourth quarter. AlphaQuest LLC now owns 4,843 shares of the company’s stock worth $65,000 after acquiring an additional 3,732 shares during the last quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. grew its stake in Xponential Fitness by 117.6% in the 4th quarter. Financial Management Professionals Inc. now owns 5,021 shares of the company’s stock worth $68,000 after acquiring an additional 2,714 shares during the period. Finally, Asset Planning Inc acquired a new position in Xponential Fitness in the 4th quarter valued at $71,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 58.55% of the company’s stock.

Xponential Fitness Stock Performance

Shares of Xponential Fitness stock opened at $8.57 on Thursday. Xponential Fitness has a one year low of $7.22 and a one year high of $18.95. The company has a market cap of $413.91 million, a P/E ratio of -7.39 and a beta of 1.38. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $14.89 and a two-hundred day moving average of $14.07.

Xponential Fitness (NYSE:XPOF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 13th. The company reported ($0.19) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.44 by ($0.63). Xponential Fitness had a negative return on equity of 4.37% and a negative net margin of 9.15%. The firm had revenue of $83.22 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $81.12 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.08 earnings per share. The company’s revenue for the quarter was down 6.8% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, equities analysts predict that Xponential Fitness will post 0.61 earnings per share for the current year.

Xponential Fitness Company Profile

Xponential Fitness, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a boutique fitness franchisor in North America. It offers pilates, indoor cycling, barre, stretching, rowing, dancing, boxing, running, functional training, and yoga services under the Club Pilates, Pure Barre, CycleBar, StretchLab, Row House, YogaSix, Rumble, AKT, Stride, and BFT brands.