Are You Thinking About Investing In Planet Fitness?

Mid-cap Consumer Cyclical company Planet Fitness has logged a -2.4% change today on a trading volume of 1,828,931. The average volume for the stock is 891,785.

Planet Fitness, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, franchises and operates fitness centers under the Planet Fitness brand. Based in Hampton, United States the company has 1,770 full time employees and a market cap of $7,248,651,776.

The company is now trading -13.16% away from its average analyst target price of $93.2 per share. The 15 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $78 to $115, and on average give Planet Fitness a rating of buy.

Over the last year, PLNT shares have gone down by -0.1%, which represents a difference of 12.2% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $97.04 per share and its 52 week low is $54.15. Planet Fitness's financials paint a mixed picture. On the one hand it has stagnant revenues and high leverage levels, but on the other it has surging free cash flow. Prospective investors should read its 10-K report to determine what is driving these divergent numbers.

2019-12-31 2020-12-31 2021-12-31
Revenue (k) $688,803 $406,618 $587,023
Revenue Growth n/a -40.97% 44.37%
Gross Margins 52.0% 45.9% 53.8%
Gross Margins Growth n/a -11.73% 17.21%
Operating Margins 33.8% 14.7% 24.4%
Operating Margins Growth n/a -56.51% 65.99%
Earnings Per Share $1.41 -$0.19 $0.51
EPS Growth n/a -113.48% 368.42%
Free Cash Flow (k) $93,508 -$21,422 $133,327
FCF Growth n/a -122.91% 722.38%
Capital Expenditures (k) -$110,803 -$52,560 -$55,962
Net Debt / EBITDA 4.55 10.94 6.18
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