Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. Cuts Stock Holdings in Lands’ End, Inc. $LE

Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. reduced its position in shares of Lands’ End, Inc. (NASDAQ:LE) by 23.2% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 63,839 shares of the company’s stock after selling 19,239 shares during the period. Jacobs Levy Equity Management Inc. owned 0.21% of Lands’ End worth $650,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of LE. Towerview LLC increased its stake in Lands’ End by 28.2% during the 1st quarter. Towerview LLC now owns 420,000 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,276,000 after buying an additional 92,500 shares in the last quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC increased its stake in Lands’ End by 150.1% during the 4th quarter. Squarepoint Ops LLC now owns 103,305 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,357,000 after buying an additional 61,993 shares in the last quarter. Nuveen LLC purchased a new stake in Lands’ End during the 1st quarter worth approximately $623,000. SG Americas Securities LLC purchased a new stake in Lands’ End during the 1st quarter worth approximately $582,000. Finally, Bank of America Corp DE increased its stake in Lands’ End by 320.8% during the 4th quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 51,811 shares of the company’s stock worth $681,000 after buying an additional 39,499 shares in the last quarter. 37.46% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wall Street Zen upgraded Lands’ End from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday.

Lands’ End Trading Up 1.8%

LE opened at $15.58 on Friday. Lands’ End, Inc. has a one year low of $7.65 and a one year high of $19.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $475.50 million, a PE ratio of 86.56 and a beta of 2.34. The business’s 50 day moving average price is $13.01 and its 200 day moving average price is $10.81. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.13, a quick ratio of 0.52 and a current ratio of 1.62.

Lands’ End (NASDAQ:LE) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, September 9th. The company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.03) by ($0.03). Lands’ End had a net margin of 0.46% and a return on equity of 5.32%. The business had revenue of $294.08 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $323.96 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted ($0.02) earnings per share. Lands’ End has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 0.100-0.220 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 0.620-0.88 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Lands’ End, Inc. will post 0.41 EPS for the current year.

Lands’ End Company Profile

Lands’ End, Inc operates as a digital retailer of apparel, swimwear, outerwear, accessories, footwear, home products, and uniform in the United States, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates through U.S. eCommerce, International, Outfitters, Third Party, and Retail segments. The company also sells uniform and logo apparel.