Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:PLNT – Get Free Report) CAO Brian O’donnell sold 6,424 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.39, for a total value of $497,153.36. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer now directly owns 6,778 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $524,549.42. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.
Planet Fitness Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:PLNT opened at $79.04 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $6.97 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 45.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.57 and a beta of 1.49. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $73.22 and its 200-day simple moving average is $66.95. Planet Fitness, Inc. has a 12 month low of $44.13 and a 12 month high of $79.53.
Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, August 6th. The company reported $0.71 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $300.94 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $290.17 million. Planet Fitness had a negative return on equity of 121.99% and a net margin of 14.16%. Planet Fitness’s revenue was up 5.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $0.65 earnings per share. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Planet Fitness, Inc. will post 2.43 earnings per share for the current year.
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Analysts Set New Price Targets
PLNT has been the subject of several analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Planet Fitness from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $62.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Monday, June 10th. Stifel Nicolaus cut shares of Planet Fitness from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and reduced their target price for the stock from $80.00 to $70.00 in a research note on Friday, May 10th. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price target on shares of Planet Fitness from $77.00 to $87.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday. Robert W. Baird increased their price target on shares of Planet Fitness from $88.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “neutral” rating and issued a $62.00 price objective on shares of Planet Fitness in a report on Friday, June 14th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have issued a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $79.87.
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Planet Fitness Company Profile
Planet Fitness, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, franchises and operates fitness centers under the Planet Fitness brand. The company operates through three segments: Franchise, Corporate-Owned Stores, and Equipment. The company is involved in franchising business in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Panama, Mexico, and Australia.
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