Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Levi Strauss & Co. designs, markets, and sells apparels and related accessories for men, women, and children worldwide. The company offers jeans, casual and dress pants, activewears, tops, shorts, skirts, dresses, jumpsuits, shirts, sweaters, jackets, footwear, and related accessories under the Levi's, Dockers, Signature by Levi Strauss & Co., Denizen, and Beyond Yoga brands. It also licenses Levi's and Dockers trademarks for various product categories, including footwear, belts, wallets, bags, outerwear, sweaters, dress shirts, kids wear, sleepwear, and hosiery. In addition, the company sells its products through third-party retailers, such as department stores, specialty retailers, third-party e-commerce sites, and franchisees; and directly to consumers through various formats, including company-operated mainline and outlet stores, company-operated e-commerce sites, and select shop-in-shops located in department stores and other third-party retail locations. Further, it operates brand-dedicated stores and shop-in-shops. The company was founded in 1853 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $16.04 to $16.26
• 50-Day Range: $15.78 to $21.80
• 52-Week Range: $14.70 to $24.34
• Volume: 932,476 shs
• Average Volume: 2.23 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $6.43 billion
• P/E Ratio: 42.66
• Dividend Yield: 3.21%
• Price Target: $22.75
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Levi Strauss & Co. Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Levi Strauss & Co. scored higher than 92% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 56th out of 214 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Levi Strauss & Co. has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.56, and is based on 5 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Levi Strauss & Co. has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.01%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Levi Strauss & Co. are expected to grow by 13.01% in the coming year, from $1.23 to $1.39 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Levi Strauss & Co. is 42.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.64.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Levi Strauss & Co. is 42.03, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 116.88.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Levi Strauss & Co. has a PEG Ratio of 1.00. PEG Ratios around 1 indicate that a company is correctly valued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Levi Strauss & Co. has a P/B Ratio of 3.10. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.27% of the outstanding shares of Levi Strauss & Co. have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Levi Strauss & Co. has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Levi Strauss & Co. has recently decreased by 24.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Levi Strauss & Co. pays a meaningful dividend of 3.25%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Levi Strauss & Co. does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Levi Strauss & Co. is 136.85%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Levi Strauss & Co. will have a dividend payout ratio of 37.41% next year. This indicates that Levi Strauss & Co. will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.27% of the outstanding shares of Levi Strauss & Co. have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Levi Strauss & Co. has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Levi Strauss & Co. has recently decreased by 24.93%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.14

News Sentiment

Levi Strauss & Co. has a news sentiment score of 1.14. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.68 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for Levi Strauss & Co. this week, compared to 10 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 30 people have searched for LEVI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -35% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Levi Strauss & Co. to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 25% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Levi Strauss & Co. insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $579,819.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.14% of the stock of Levi Strauss & Co. is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

69.14% of the stock of Levi Strauss & Co. is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

LEVI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LEVI shares performed this year?

Levi Strauss & Co.'s stock was trading at $16.54 at the beginning of the year. Since then, LEVI stock has decreased by 3.4% and is now trading at $15.97.
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How were Levi Strauss & Co.'s earnings last quarter?

Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 2nd. The blue-jean maker reported $0.33 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.02. Levi Strauss & Co.'s revenue for the quarter was up .4% compared to the same quarter last year.

When did Levi Strauss & Co. IPO?

Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI) raised $550 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Thursday, March 21st 2019. The company issued 36,700,000 shares at $14.00-$16.00 per share. Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan acted as the underwriters for the IPO and BofA Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley, Evercore ISI, BNP PARIBAS, Citigroup, Guggenheim Securities, HSBC, Drexel Hamilton, Telsey Advisory Group and The Williams Capital Group were co-managers.

Who are Levi Strauss & Co.'s major shareholders?

Levi Strauss & Co.'s top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (2.37%), Wellington Management Group LLP (1.66%), UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC (0.39%) and The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (0.31%). Insiders that own company stock include Harmit J Singh, David A Friedman, Seth Jaffe, Seth M Ellison, Elizabeth T O'neill, Tracy Layney, Lisa Stirling, Christopher J Mccormick, Bradley J Haas, E Haas Jr Family Fund Peter, Margaret E Haas and Jennifer A Sey.
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How do I buy shares of Levi Strauss & Co.?

Shares of LEVI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Levi Strauss & Co. own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Levi Strauss & Co. investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Salesforce (CRM), Intel (INTC) and PayPal (PYPL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 10/02/2024
• Ex-Dividend for 11/14 Dividend: 10/29/2024
• Dividend Payable: 11/14/2024
• Today: 11/22/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 11/30/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 1/23/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Apparel, finished products from fabrics & similar materials
• Sub-Industry: Apparel
• Current Symbol: NYSE:LEVI
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 94845
• Web: www.levistrauss.com
• Phone: (415) 501-6000
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 19,100
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $22.75
• High Stock Price Target: $26.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $20.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +42.6%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.56
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.38
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 41.99
• Forward P/E Ratio: 12.97
• P/E Growth: 1
• Net Income: $249.60 million
• Net Margins: 2.52%
• Pretax Margin: 2.53%
• Return on Equity: 24.43%
• Return on Assets: 7.84%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.54
• Current Ratio: 1.41
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $6.18 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.02
• Cash Flow: $1.75 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 9.13
• Book Value: $5.15 per share
• Price / Book: 3.10

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 396,730,000
• Free Float: 384,271,000
• Market Cap: $6.33 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.18