Leon’s Furniture (TSE:LNF) Lifted to “Hold” at Stifel Canada

Stifel Canada upgraded shares of Leon’s Furniture (TSE:LNF) to a hold rating in a research report report published on Tuesday morning, Zacks.com reports.

A number of other research firms have also recently weighed in on LNF. Acumen Capital set a C$34.00 price objective on Leon’s Furniture and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Wednesday, August 21st. Stifel Nicolaus set a C$30.00 target price on Leon’s Furniture and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday.

Leon’s Furniture Stock Up 0.4 %

Leon’s Furniture stock opened at C$27.82 on Tuesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 41.88, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 0.53. The stock has a market capitalization of C$1.90 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 13.00 and a beta of 0.82. Leon’s Furniture has a 1-year low of C$16.46 and a 1-year high of C$30.64. The business has a fifty day moving average price of C$29.22 and a 200-day moving average price of C$25.18.

Leon’s Furniture (TSE:LNF) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 8th. The company reported C$0.44 earnings per share for the quarter. The firm had revenue of C$617.66 million during the quarter. Leon’s Furniture had a return on equity of 14.68% and a net margin of 5.84%. Equities research analysts forecast that Leon’s Furniture will post 2.2104466 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Leon’s Furniture Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, October 7th. Investors of record on Monday, September 9th were paid a $0.20 dividend. This is a positive change from Leon’s Furniture’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.18. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 9th. This represents a $0.80 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.88%. Leon’s Furniture’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 37.38%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Leon’s Furniture news, Senior Officer John Andrew Cooney sold 3,800 shares of Leon’s Furniture stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of C$30.00, for a total transaction of C$114,000.00. 69.49% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

About Leon’s Furniture

Leon's Furniture Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a retailer of home furnishings, mattresses, appliances, and electronics in Canada. It operates in two segments, Leon's and The Brick. The company provides repair services for household furniture, electronics, and appliances; home office products; warranties; and credit insurance products, including life, dismemberment, disability, critical illness, and involuntary unemployment.