NASDAQ: LGN

Legence (LGN) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Sep 28 close

$53.41+0.89 (+1.7%)

Gekko Brief

AI summary

A CFO share sale is the only notable headline this week for Legence, with Philippe Le Bris disposing of shares at $55.01 under a Rule 10b5-1 plan established in June, a routine, pre-scheduled transaction rather than a reaction to new company news.

Legence trades at $53.41, up 1.7% on the day but sitting below both its 50-day average of $59.78 and its 200-day average of $63.19, with the 50-day also below the 200-day. Over the past month the stock is down 7.2%, over three months down 33.7%, over six months down 2.4%, while the one-year return remains positive at 66.5%. The GekkoIndex reads 64.1, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone, and the price sits 24% below the Gekko Fair Value of $70.3.

The next earnings report is scheduled for 13 November 2026, 45 days out and beyond a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw an EPS miss against estimate alongside a 3.3% price reaction. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the current windows, though one billionaire holder and one trailblazer holder are recorded among current positions. Analyst coverage stands at 10 buy and 1 hold ratings across 11 firms, with a consensus target of $102.53. Historically, 20-day returns following an Accumulation reading have averaged -6.8%, a pattern worth noting alongside the elevated typical 20-day move of 11.6% for the stock.

Written by AI and checked automatically against the figures on this page. Generated Sep 29, 2026 from the data above.

Legence price vs fair value

$70.30$53.41Sep ’25Mar ’26Sep ’26
Close $53.41200-day averageGekko Fair Value $70.30

Legence quick facts

Market cap
$6.46B
P/E ratio
—
Forward P/E
15
EPS, TTM
−$0.31
Revenue, TTM
$3.75B
Profit margin
-1.2%
Dividend yield
—
Beta
—
Volume
914,338 avg 834,603
1-year return
+66.5%
Typical daily move
±4.8%
Typical 20-day move
±11.6%
50-day average
$59.78
200-day average
$63.19
Next earnings
Nov 13
Shares outstanding
76.90M
52-week range
$29.00$107.24

Legence swing-trade checklist

Legence scores 3 supportive, 0 mixed and 1 headwind across the 4 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

3 supportive0 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendheadwind

    Below 50 and 200-day

    Close $53.41 is below the 50-day ($59.78) and 200-day ($63.19) averages, and the 50-day is below the 200-day.

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  • GekkoIndexsupportive

    64.1, Accumulation

    Reading 64.1 is in the Accumulation zone.

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  • Fair valuesupportive

    24.0% below

    Price is 24% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).

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  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 45 days

    Next report Nov 13, 2026, 45 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

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  • Seasonalityno data

    No data

    Not enough years of history for a seasonal read.

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Legence stock chart and price history

Legence closed at $53.41 on Sep 28, 2026, +66.5% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $29.00 to $107.24.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Legence share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$40$60$80$100NovDecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep53.41

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
−7.2%
3 months
−33.7%
6 months
−2.4%
1 year
+66.5%
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About Legence

Legence works on the systems that keep buildings functioning, handling design, installation and upkeep of heating, cooling, and other mechanical, electrical and plumbing equipment. It carries out this work across the United States and is known for pairing the planning of these systems with the hands-on job of putting them in place and keeping them running.

The business is split into two parts. One side, focused on engineering and consulting, draws up plans for HVAC and MEP systems, works out ways to cut energy use and boost sustainability, and oversees projects for clients who are installing or upgrading their equipment. The other side builds and fits these systems into industrial, commercial and institutional sites, whether newly built or already standing, and then keeps them serviced through regular checkups and repairs. Clients come from fields such as data centers, semiconductor and precision manufacturing, life sciences, healthcare, education, commercial property and government.

Legence traces back to 1914 and operates out of San Jose, California. Its stock trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker LGN.

Listed
NASDAQ
Sector
Industrial services
Industry
Engineering & construction
Website
wearelegence.com

Legence GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Legence’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 64.1, in the Accumulation zone, up 1.9 points over five sessions.

010064.1Accumulation

Up 1.9 points over five sessions.

Reading for Sep 28, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying2Too few readings yet
Accumulation (current zone)65−1.0%−3.3%−6.8%−3.1%
Neutral158+2.0%+4.6%+10.3%+26.9%
Distribution31+3.4%+5.3%+7.4%−2.1%
Selling0Not available

Average LGN share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.3% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →

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Is Legence stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Legence trades 24.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $70.30, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Legence shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$70.30

Gekko Fair Value, Sep 26, 2026

24.0% Undervalued

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Legence insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Legence, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for LGN in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in LGN were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

2of the funds Gekko tracks hold LGN.

0added1opened1trimmed1sold out
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Legence earnings: next date and track record

Legence reports on Nov 13, 2026 (45 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 1 of its last 4 reports.

1 of 4reports beat the EPS estimate
±13.1%average move across the report
1 of 3reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+20.4%Nov ’25−15.7%May ’26−3.3%Aug ’26

Last earnings call, Aug 13, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Legence reported a very strong Q2 2026 with record revenue of $1.262 billion (up 111% year-over-year) and robust organic growth (nearly 60% excluding the Bowers acquisition). Backlog and awards also reached record levels, driven primarily by data centers and technology, with semiconductors, life sciences/healthcare, education and state/local government also contributing. Management emphasized momentum in bookings, larger project sizes (with individual TFO projects in the $175–$200M range), growing off-site manufacturing (OSM) and a 1.5 million sq ft fabrication footprint with plans to add ~100k sq ft. The company is leveraging scale and a unionized national workforce to support accelerated schedules and nationwide deployments. There was an impairment related to the sustainability consulting business due to weaker commercial real estate demand, but management remained confident in its long-term value. Management described normalized working capital after earlier improvements and said margins in backlog are generally consistent with recent realizations. Overall tone from management was confident and growth-focused, with some measured cautions around mix shifts (data center concentration) and one end-market softness (sustainability consulting).
Guidance
Management indicated they raised full-year guidance (no specific numeric guidance disclosed in the transcript) and attributed the raise to stronger-than-expected execution, pull-forward of fab projects, and robust backlog coverage for the second half.
Risks flagged
Weakness in sustainability consulting tied to commercial real estate demand, which led to an impairment of goodwill and intangibles for that business; working capital normalization (modest use of cash expected with strong revenue growth); exposure concentration risk as data center & technology comprised a significantly larger share of backlog (management discussed mix but noted desire to remain diversified); general forward-looking risks referenced in SEC filings and macro/industry uncertainties.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Aug 13, 2026$0.17
est $0.26
−34.6%$1.26B
est $1.07B
+17.5%−3.3%
May 14, 2026$0.24
est $0.21
+16.5%$1.04B
est $931.1M
+11.5%−15.7%
Nov 14, 2025−$0.02
est $0.08
−124.1%$708.0M
est $638.9M
+10.8%+20.4%
Sep 3, 2025−$0.04
est $0.00
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“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Legence stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Legence is $102.53, +92.0% from the last close, from 11 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$102.53consensus 12-month target, +92.0% from the last close
Low $80High $130
Buy10
Hold1
Sell0

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 11 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Sep 24BernsteinBuy, maintained$103+92.8%
Sep 21BernsteinHold, maintained$103+92.8%
Sep 3BernsteinBuy, maintained$103+92.8%
Aug 26GuggenheimBuy, maintained$115+115.3%
Aug 19Tigress FinancialBuy, reiterated$130+143.4%
−6.8%average 20-day move after past Accumulation readings
±4.8%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Legence market cap and key statistics

Legence’s market cap is $6.46B and revenue of $3.75B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$6.46B
Forward P/E
15
EPS, TTM
−$0.31
Gekko Fair Value
$70.30

Trading

Volume
914,338
Avg volume, 20 days
834,603
52-week high
$107.24
52-week low
$29.00
Shares outstanding
76.90M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$3.75B
Profit margin
-1.2%
Return on equity
-12.4%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
0.0%

Risk and income

Typical daily move
±4.8%
Typical 20-day move
±11.6%

Legence stock news this week

2 headlines about Legence from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.

Legence peers

Legence’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.

StockTodayGekkoIndex zonevs Fair Value
PWRQuanta Services−0.1%Neutral6.5% above
FIXComfort Systems USA+0.2%Neutral5.6% above
FERFerrovial+0.8%Accumulation20.0% below
EMEEMCOR+0.6%Neutral5.7% above
OTISOtis Worldwide+0.8%Accumulation16.5% below
APGAPi+0.3%Neutral1.2% above

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Legence stock FAQ

What is Legence’s market cap?

Legence’s market cap is $6.46B at the Sep 28, 2026 close of $53.41, with 76.90M shares outstanding.

What is the Legence stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Legence is $102.53, +92.0% from the last close. Of the 11 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 10 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Legence stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Legence is undervalued: the Sep 28, 2026 close of $53.41 is 24.0% below Gekko Fair Value of $70.30. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Legence report earnings next?

Legence is expected to report on Nov 13, 2026 (45 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.57 per share on revenue of $1.26B. Legence beat the earnings estimate in 1 of its last 4 reports, moving 13.1% on average across the report.

What is Legence’s 52-week high and low?

Legence’s 52-week high is $107.24 and its 52-week low is $29.00; it closed at $53.41 on Sep 28, 2026, +66.5% over the past year.

Is Legence stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 3 of the 4 items with data read as supportive (gekkoindex, fair value and earnings risk) and 1 as a headwind (trend). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

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