Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:XPOF) Receives Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Xponential Fitness, Inc. (NYSE:XPOF) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nine analysts that are covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, five have issued a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company. The average 12-month target price among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $23.06.

A number of equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Bank of America lifted their target price on Xponential Fitness from $13.00 to $15.50 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Wednesday, March 13th. Piper Sandler restated a “neutral” rating and set a $13.00 target price (down previously from $21.00) on shares of Xponential Fitness in a research report on Wednesday, January 3rd. Citigroup dropped their price target on shares of Xponential Fitness from $23.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 4th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on Xponential Fitness from $18.00 to $20.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, March 5th. Finally, Robert W. Baird dropped their price objective on Xponential Fitness from $16.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, March 1st.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CEO Anthony Geisler sold 17,901 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $9.93, for a total transaction of $177,756.93. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 394,011 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,912,529.23. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. In other Xponential Fitness news, CEO Anthony Geisler sold 17,901 shares of Xponential Fitness stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $9.93, for a total value of $177,756.93. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 394,011 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,912,529.23. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, President Sarah Luna sold 5,399 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $10.01, for a total transaction of $54,043.99. Following the transaction, the president now owns 265,247 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,655,122.47. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 35,632 shares of company stock valued at $356,848 over the last quarter. Insiders own 47.86% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Xponential Fitness

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Xponential Fitness by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,330,042 shares of the company’s stock valued at $17,144,000 after buying an additional 4,079 shares during the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. boosted its holdings in Xponential Fitness by 321.4% during the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 266,691 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,438,000 after acquiring an additional 203,408 shares during the last quarter. GSA Capital Partners LLP bought a new stake in shares of Xponential Fitness in the 4th quarter worth $236,000. Prelude Capital Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Xponential Fitness by 27.3% during the fourth quarter. Prelude Capital Management LLC now owns 28,529 shares of the company’s stock valued at $368,000 after purchasing an additional 6,121 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bayesian Capital Management LP boosted its holdings in Xponential Fitness by 9.5% during the fourth quarter. Bayesian Capital Management LP now owns 24,096 shares of the company’s stock worth $311,000 after purchasing an additional 2,100 shares during the last quarter. 58.55% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Xponential Fitness Trading Up 3.4 %

NYSE XPOF opened at $16.54 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $785.48 million, a PE ratio of -10.02 and a beta of 0.93. Xponential Fitness has a 12 month low of $8.30 and a 12 month high of $33.58. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $12.48 and a 200-day moving average of $13.32.

Xponential Fitness (NYSE:XPOF) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, February 29th. The company reported $0.08 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.11 by ($0.03). Xponential Fitness had a negative return on equity of 16.60% and a negative net margin of 0.28%. The business had revenue of $90.20 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $81.71 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $0.11 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 26.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts predict that Xponential Fitness will post 1.11 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Xponential Fitness Company Profile

Xponential Fitness, Inc, through its subsidiaries, operates as a boutique fitness franchisor in North America. It offers pilates, indoor cycling, barre, stretching, rowing, dancing, boxing, running, functional training, and yoga services under the Club Pilates, Pure Barre, CycleBar, StretchLab, Row House, YogaSix, Rumble, AKT, Stride, and BFT brands.