William Blair Estimates Leslie’s’ Q1 Earnings (NASDAQ:LESL)

Leslie’s, Inc. (NASDAQ:LESL) – Analysts at William Blair issued their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Leslie’s in a research report issued on Thursday, April 10th. William Blair analyst R. Merkel forecasts that the company will earn ($0.21) per share for the quarter. William Blair also issued estimates for Leslie’s’ Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.22) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.38 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $0.12 EPS.

Other equities research analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Mizuho reduced their price target on shares of Leslie’s from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 6th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on shares of Leslie’s from $1.90 to $1.55 and set a “sell” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 7th. Robert W. Baird set a $3.00 price target on shares of Leslie’s in a research report on Tuesday, February 4th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $3.00 price target on shares of Leslie’s in a research report on Tuesday, March 18th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price objective on Leslie’s from $4.00 to $3.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, February 11th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and ten have assigned a hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $2.65.

Leslie’s Stock Down 1.9 %

NASDAQ:LESL opened at $0.54 on Monday. Leslie’s has a 12-month low of $0.51 and a 12-month high of $6.02. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $0.99 and its 200-day simple moving average is $1.98. The firm has a market capitalization of $99.37 million, a P/E ratio of -3.58 and a beta of 1.30.

Leslie’s (NASDAQ:LESL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The company reported ($0.23) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.21) by ($0.02). Leslie’s had a negative net margin of 2.13% and a negative return on equity of 6.11%.

Institutional Trading of Leslie’s

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in LESL. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Leslie’s in the fourth quarter valued at about $1,807,000. Lind Value II ApS bought a new stake in shares of Leslie’s in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $10,258,000. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in Leslie’s by 3.2% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 900,877 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,009,000 after buying an additional 27,615 shares in the last quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its stake in Leslie’s by 142.5% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 586,926 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,855,000 after acquiring an additional 344,873 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp raised its holdings in Leslie’s by 7.7% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 8,406,377 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,564,000 after acquiring an additional 601,177 shares in the last quarter.

Leslie’s Company Profile

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.