Ethan Allen Interiors (ETH) Competitors

La-Z-Boy (NYSE:LZB) and Ethan Allen Interiors (NYSE:ETH) are both small-cap home furnishings companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LZB or ETH?

99.6% of La-Z-Boy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of La-Z-Boy shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, LZB or ETH?

La-Z-Boy has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ethan Allen Interiors has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer LZB or ETH?

In the previous week, La-Z-Boy had 28 more articles in the media than Ethan Allen Interiors. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for La-Z-Boy and 5 mentions for Ethan Allen Interiors. La-Z-Boy's average media sentiment score of 0.25 beat Ethan Allen Interiors' score of 0.00 indicating that La-Z-Boy is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
La-Z-Boy	13 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	6 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ethan Allen Interiors	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is LZB or ETH more profitable?

Ethan Allen Interiors has a net margin of 8.76% compared to La-Z-Boy's net margin of 4.35%. Ethan Allen Interiors' return on equity of 17.30% beat La-Z-Boy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
La-Z-Boy	4.35%	11.34%	6.03%
Ethan Allen Interiors	8.76%	17.30%	9.14%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, LZB or ETH?

La-Z-Boy has higher revenue and earnings than Ethan Allen Interiors. La-Z-Boy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ethan Allen Interiors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
La-Z-Boy	$2.11B	0.72	$99.56M	$2.19	16.86
Ethan Allen Interiors	$685.17M	1.59	$60.01M	$2.37	18.27

Do analysts rate LZB or ETH?

La-Z-Boy presently has a consensus price target of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 24.59%. Given La-Z-Boy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe La-Z-Boy is more favorable than Ethan Allen Interiors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
La-Z-Boy	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Ethan Allen Interiors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is LZB or ETH a better dividend stock?

La-Z-Boy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ethan Allen Interiors pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. La-Z-Boy pays out 40.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ethan Allen Interiors pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. La-Z-Boy has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. La-Z-Boy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

La-Z-Boy beats Ethan Allen Interiors on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.