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Stifel gives a Hold recommendation for Leslies Inc (LESL)

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Leslies Inc’s filing revealed that its insider Iskander Anthony A acquired Company’s shares for reported $49916.0 on May 13 ’25. In the deal valued at $0.78 per share,63,995 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Iskander Anthony A now holds 65,995 shares worth roughly $60055.450000000004.

Then, Strain John bought 150,000 shares, generating $118,500 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $0.79, the Director now owns 270,000 shares.

Before that, OFarrell Susan C bought 31,500 shares. Leslies Inc shares valued at $25,200 were divested by the Director at a price of $0.80 per share. As a result of the transaction, OFarrell Susan C now holds 75,763 shares, worth roughly $68944.33.

Stifel upgraded its Leslies Inc [LESL] rating to a Hold from a a Sell in a research note published recently. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BofA Securities’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid February from “a Buy” to “an Underperform”. Telsey Advisory Group also remained covering LESL and reiterated its “Market perform” recommendation on November 26, 2024. Telsey Advisory Group maintained its rating on July 18, 2024. It rated LESL as “a Market perform”.

Price Performance Review of LESL

On Monday, Leslies Inc [NASDAQ:LESL] saw its stock fall -0.20% to $0.91. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 14.74%. Leslies Inc shares have fallen nearly -59.13% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -82.99% over the past one year.

How much short interest is there in Leslies Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Leslies Inc stocks on 2025-04-30, dropping by -0.95 million shares to a total of 15.1 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-31 was 16.05 million shares. There was a decline of -6.28%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.

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