Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Leggett & Platt, Inc. shares valued at $133,900 were purchased by KLEIBOEKER RYAN MICHAEL on May 02 ’24. At $13.39 per share, KLEIBOEKER RYAN MICHAEL acquired 10,000 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 41,535 shares worth approximately $0.54 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, WOOD PHOEBE A sold 6,000 shares, netting a total of over 195,679 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $32.61 each, the insider now holds 53,109 shares.
As published in a research note from Goldman on April 11, 2023, Leggett & Platt, Inc. [LEG] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $34 from $39. Analysts at Piper Sandler downgraded the stock from ‘”a Neutral”‘ to ‘”an Underweight”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of May 04, 2022, Raymond James has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Mkt perform” for LEG. Earlier on February 10, 2021, Raymond James downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Outperform” for LEG stock which previously was a “a Strong buy”.
Analyzing LEG Stock Performance
During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.66%. Over the course of the year, Leggett & Platt, Inc. shares have dropped approximately -50.21%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $26.84 on 01/02/24 and a 52-week low of $11.02 on 05/01/24. A 50-day SMA is recorded $18.22, while a 200-day SMA reached $23.39. Nevertheless, trading volume fell to 2.31 million shares from 2.77 million shares the previous day.
Support And Resistance Levels for Leggett & Platt, Inc. (LEG)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 12.91, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 12.78. In the upper region, resistance lies at 13.12. The next price resistance is at 13.20. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 21.64 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment. Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) is at -2.85, which suggests the price will decrease in the coming days. Percent R is at 73.11%, indicating bearish price movement. Stochastics %K at holding indicates that the stock is to be held.
