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LifeStance Health Group (NASDAQ:LFST) Posts Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.05 EPS

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LifeStance Health Group (NASDAQ:LFST - Get Free Report) issued its earnings results on Thursday. The company reported ($0.02) EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.07) by $0.05, Briefing.com reports. LifeStance Health Group had a negative net margin of 13.05% and a negative return on equity of 10.51%. The company had revenue of $312.70 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $302.25 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($0.17) earnings per share. LifeStance Health Group's quarterly revenue was up 18.9% compared to the same quarter last year. LifeStance Health Group updated its FY 2024 guidance to EPS and its Q4 2024 guidance to EPS.

LifeStance Health Group Trading Down 4.2 %

NASDAQ LFST traded down $0.32 during trading on Friday, hitting $7.36. The stock had a trading volume of 3,799,092 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,082,470. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.20. The company has a market capitalization of $2.82 billion, a PE ratio of -17.95 and a beta of 1.24. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of $6.92 and a 200 day moving average price of $6.21. LifeStance Health Group has a twelve month low of $4.64 and a twelve month high of $9.20.

Insider Transactions at LifeStance Health Group

In related news, insider Ann Varanakis sold 5,269 shares of LifeStance Health Group stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $6.28, for a total value of $33,089.32. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 263,007 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,651,683.96. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 6.60% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have commented on LFST shares. UBS Group reduced their target price on LifeStance Health Group from $9.00 to $7.50 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, August 15th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of LifeStance Health Group from $8.00 to $6.00 and set an "underweight" rating for the company in a research note on Friday, August 9th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, three have given a hold rating and two have assigned a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $8.25.

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LifeStance Health Group Company Profile

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LifeStance Health Group, Inc, through its subsidiaries, provides outpatient mental health services to children, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics in the United States. The company offers patients a suite of mental health services, including psychiatric evaluations and treatment, psychological, and neuropsychological testing, as well as individual, family, and group therapy.

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