The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Leslies Inc shares valued at $49,916 were purchased by Iskander Anthony A on May 13 ’25. At $0.78 per share, Iskander Anthony A acquired 63,995 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 65,995 shares worth approximately $31017.649999999998 following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Strain John purchased 150,000 shares, netting a total of over 118,500 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $0.79 each, the insider now holds 270,000 shares.
Before that, OFarrell Susan C had added 31,500 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $25,200, the Director bought Leslies Inc shares for $0.80 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 31,500 shares, worth approximately $35608.61.
As published in a research note from Stifel on April 25, 2025, Leslies Inc [LESL] has been rated up from a Sell to a Hold. Analysts at BofA Securities downgraded the stock from ‘”a Buy”‘ to ‘”an Underperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of November 26, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group has reiterated its “Market perform” rating for LESL. Earlier on July 18, 2024, Telsey Advisory Group resumed its rating. Their recommendation was “a Market perform” for LESL stock.
Analyzing LESL Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Leslies Inc [NASDAQ: LESL] plunged -3.44% to $0.47. The stock’s lowest price that day was $0.4627, but it reached a high of $0.499 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -3.84%. Over the course of the year, Leslies Inc shares have dropped approximately -89.24%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $2.4299 on 01/17/25 and a 52-week low of $0.4481 on 06/24/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Leslies Inc (LESL)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 0.4563, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 0.4413. In the upper region, resistance lies at 0.4926. The next price resistance is at 0.5139. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 29.90 on the 14-day chart, showing oversold technical sentiment.
Is Leslies Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Leslies Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 1.8 million shares to 16.9 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 15.1 million shares. A jump of 10.63% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 7.18 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 7.18.
Which companies own the most shares of Leslies Inc (LESL)?
In terms of Leslies Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 3 in the next 12 months, up nearly 512.24% from the previous closing price of $0.49. Analysts anticipate Leslies Inc stock to reach 3 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 3. In spite of this, 4 analysts ranked Leslies Inc stock as Hold at the end of 2025. On July 18, 2024, Stifel assigned a price target of “a Sell” to the stock and downgraded coverage with a $2.50.
