M&T Bank Corp bought a new stake in Planet Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:PLNT – Free Report) in the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The fund bought 4,189 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $306,000.
Several other large investors also recently modified their holdings of PLNT. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Planet Fitness by 17.4% during the 4th quarter. Asset Management One Co. Ltd. now owns 999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after purchasing an additional 148 shares in the last quarter. Amalgamated Bank raised its holdings in Planet Fitness by 0.3% during the 4th quarter. Amalgamated Bank now owns 57,570 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,203,000 after buying an additional 179 shares during the period. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina lifted its stake in Planet Fitness by 0.5% in the third quarter. Treasurer of the State of North Carolina now owns 37,433 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,841,000 after buying an additional 190 shares in the last quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Planet Fitness by 24.4% in the fourth quarter. First Horizon Advisors Inc. now owns 1,006 shares of the company’s stock valued at $73,000 after buying an additional 197 shares during the period. Finally, Covestor Ltd increased its position in shares of Planet Fitness by 19.5% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 1,460 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,000 after acquiring an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. 95.53% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Planet Fitness Price Performance
Shares of PLNT stock opened at $65.38 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $5.76 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.57, a P/E/G ratio of 2.21 and a beta of 1.37. The company has a fifty day moving average price of $61.66 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $65.61. Planet Fitness, Inc. has a one year low of $44.13 and a one year high of $75.86.
Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 9th. The company reported $0.53 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.49 by $0.04. The business had revenue of $248.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $249.48 million. Planet Fitness had a net margin of 13.66% and a negative return on equity of 140.14%. Planet Fitness’s revenue was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.41 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Planet Fitness, Inc. will post 2.42 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Wall Street Analyst Weigh In
A number of equities analysts recently weighed in on the stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised shares of Planet Fitness from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and upped their target price for the stock from $68.00 to $78.00 in a research note on Tuesday. DA Davidson reiterated a “neutral” rating and set a $62.00 price objective on shares of Planet Fitness in a report on Thursday, May 9th. Raymond James boosted their target price on Planet Fitness from $75.00 to $80.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 10th. Morgan Stanley reaffirmed an “overweight” rating and set a $79.00 price target on shares of Planet Fitness in a research note on Monday, April 1st. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Planet Fitness from $80.00 to $88.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, May 10th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eight have assigned a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $71.86.
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Planet Fitness 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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