Your email has been successfully added to our mailing list.

×
0.00416666666666673 0.00416666666666673 -0.000833333333333316 -0.000833333333333316 -0.00166666666666663 -0.00166666666666663 -0.00166666666666663 0.000833333333333316
Stock impact report

Leggett & Platt's (NYSE:LEG) Dividend Will Be Reduced To $0.05 [Yahoo! Finance]

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated (LEG) 
Last leggett & platt, incorporated earnings: 2/3 04:20 pm Check Earnings Report
US:NYSE Investor Relations: leggett.com
Company Research Source: Yahoo! Finance
Despite the cut, the dividend yield of 1.7% will still be comparable to other companies in the industry. While the dividend yield is important for income investors, it is also important to consider any large share price moves, as this will generally outweigh any gains from distributions. Leggett & Platt's stock price has reduced by 42% in the last 3 months, which is not ideal for investors and can explain a sharp increase in the dividend yield. See our latest analysis for Leggett & Platt Leggett & Platt Doesn't Earn Enough To Cover Its Payments While it is always good to see a solid dividend yield, we should also consider whether the payment is feasible. While Leggett & Platt is not profitable, it is paying out less than 75% of its free cash flow, which means that there is plenty left over for reinvestment into the business. In general, cash flows are more important than the more traditional measures of profit so we feel pretty comfortable with the dividend at this level. Th Show less Read more
Impact Snapshot
Event Time:
LEG
Last Price
Price Change
Price Change%
Volume Shares
Max Up
Max Down
%
Volume Ratio
Performance Comparison Updated
Event Day
Stock performance from the time of news release until the following 4pm ET market close
Last price at news event
Since Event
Multi-day stock performance from the time of the news release
EVENT DAY
Stock performance from the time of news release until the following 4pm ET market close
LAST
PRICE AT
NEWS EVENT
SINCE EVENT
Multi-day stock performance from the time of the news release
Last Price
VWAP
High:
Max Up
High:
Low:
Max Down
Low:
%
Post news range
%
Price change

Price Change Percentage


S&P 500
(SPX)

%

Volume ratio
%

Volume
Ticks

Avg transaction size

Don't Miss Out On The Next BIG Stock Move
Event day
Event Day Chart will not be displayed beyond 90-day period of the event
Performance since event
Time And Velocity Analysis
Opt-in for LEG alerts
Opt-in for
LEG alerts

from News Quantified
Opt-in for
LEG alerts

from News Quantified