Leggett & Platt, Incorporated·Consumer Cyclical
Leggett & Platt, Incorporated designs, manufactures, and markets engineered components and products worldwide. It operates through three segments: Bedding Products; Specialized Products; and Furniture, Flooring & Textile Products. The company offers steel rods, drawn wires, foam chemicals and additives, innersprings, specialty foams, private label finished mattresses, mattress foundations, wire forms for mattress foundations, adjustable beds, industrial sewing and quilting machines, and mattress packaging and glue drying equipment, as well as machines to produce innersprings for industrial users of steel rods and wires, manufacturers of finished bedding, big box and e-commerce retailers, bedding brands and mattress retailers, department stores, and home improvement centers. It also provides mechanical and pneumatic lumbar support and massage systems for automotive seating; seat suspension systems, motors and actuators, and cables; titanium, nickel, and stainless-steel tubing, formed tubes, tube assemblies, and flexible joint components for fluid conveyance systems; and engineered hydraulic cylinders to automobile OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers, aerospace OEMs and suppliers, and mobile equipment OEMs. In addition, the company offers steel mechanisms and motion hardware for reclining chairs, sofas, sleeper sofas and lift chairs; springs and seat suspensions; components and private label finished goods for soft seating; and bases, columns, back rests, casters, and frames, as well as control devices for chairs. Further, it offers carpet cushion and hard surface flooring underlayment, structural fabrics, and geo components to manufacturers of upholstered and office furniture, flooring retailers and distributors, contractors, landscapers, road construction companies, retailers, government agencies, and mattress and furniture producers, as well as manufacturers of packaging, filtration, and draperies. The company was founded in 1883 and is based in Carthage, Missouri.
Consumer Cyclical
Furnishings, Fixtures & Appliances
17,700
1980-03-17
0.76

Shares of Leggett and Platt, Incorporated (NYSE: LEG - Get Free Report) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of "Reduce" from the five brokerages that are currently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell recommendation and four have assigned a hold recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month

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Legget & Platt (LEG) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

CARTHAGE, Mo., Feb. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Leggett & Platt's Board of Directors declared a dividend of $.05 per share for the first quarter of 2026.

Leggett & Platt, Incorporated faces declining fundamentals, limited visibility, and is now rated a sell after a 26% rally. LEG's Q4 results showed further revenue and volume declines, with management executing on cost-cutting and deleveraging but unable to offset demand weakness. Forward guidance implies continued top-line and EPS contraction, with little evidence of a turnaround or sustainable growth through 2026.

Denver-based Towle & Co bought 953,080 shares of Leggett & Platt in the fourth quarter; the estimated trade size was $10.48 million. The move marked a new position for Towle.