LEVI vs. ZGN, CAVA, TPX, FBIN, W, MTCH, TPR, GPS, FIVE, and SFM
Should you be buying Levi Strauss & Co. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Levi Strauss & Co. include Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN), CAVA Group (CAVA), Tempur Sealy International (TPX), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), Wayfair (W), Match Group (MTCH), Tapestry (TPR), GAP (GPS), Five Below (FIVE), and Sprouts Farmers Market (SFM). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Ermenegildo Zegna (NYSE:ZGN) and Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
Ermenegildo Zegna has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Levi Strauss & Co. has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
12.9% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Levi Strauss & Co. has a net margin of 2.05% compared to Levi Strauss & Co.'s net margin of 0.00%. Ermenegildo Zegna's return on equity of 20.68% beat Levi Strauss & Co.'s return on equity.
Levi Strauss & Co. received 134 more outperform votes than Ermenegildo Zegna when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.06% of users gave Levi Strauss & Co. an outperform vote while only 44.44% of users gave Ermenegildo Zegna an outperform vote.
Levi Strauss & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Ermenegildo Zegna.
In the previous week, Levi Strauss & Co. had 10 more articles in the media than Ermenegildo Zegna. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Levi Strauss & Co. and 0 mentions for Ermenegildo Zegna. Levi Strauss & Co.'s average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Ermenegildo Zegna's score of 0.50 indicating that Ermenegildo Zegna is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ermenegildo Zegna presently has a consensus target price of $15.60, indicating a potential upside of 18.27%. Levi Strauss & Co. has a consensus target price of $20.56, indicating a potential downside of 6.90%. Given Levi Strauss & Co.'s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Ermenegildo Zegna is more favorable than Levi Strauss & Co..
Summary
Levi Strauss & Co. beats Ermenegildo Zegna on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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