Leggett & Platt (LEG) Competitors $6.71 -0.11 (-1.61%) As of 02:34 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LEG vs. LZB, FLXS, BSET, HOFT, TPX, MHK, CODI, SNBR, PRPL, and NTZShould you be buying Leggett & Platt stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Leggett & Platt include La-Z-Boy (LZB), Flexsteel Industries (FLXS), Bassett Furniture Industries (BSET), Hooker Furnishings (HOFT), Tempur Sealy International (TPX), Mohawk Industries (MHK), Compass Diversified (CODI), Sleep Number (SNBR), Purple Innovation (PRPL), and Natuzzi (NTZ). Leggett & Platt vs. La-Z-Boy Flexsteel Industries Bassett Furniture Industries Hooker Furnishings Tempur Sealy International Mohawk Industries Compass Diversified Sleep Number Purple Innovation Natuzzi Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) and La-Z-Boy (NYSE:LZB) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, LEG or LZB? Leggett & Platt has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, La-Z-Boy has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer LEG or LZB? Leggett & Platt received 5 more outperform votes than La-Z-Boy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.71% of users gave La-Z-Boy an outperform vote while only 55.57% of users gave Leggett & Platt an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLeggett & PlattOutperform Votes32955.57% Underperform Votes26344.43% La-Z-BoyOutperform Votes32461.71% Underperform Votes20138.29% Is LEG or LZB more profitable? La-Z-Boy has a net margin of 5.92% compared to Leggett & Platt's net margin of -11.67%. Leggett & Platt's return on equity of 17.09% beat La-Z-Boy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Leggett & Platt-11.67% 17.09% 3.64% La-Z-Boy 5.92%12.38%6.54% Is LEG or LZB a better dividend stock? Leggett & Platt pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. La-Z-Boy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Leggett & Platt pays out -5.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. La-Z-Boy pays out 30.2% 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. Leggett & Platt is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders and institutionals believe in LEG or LZB? 64.2% of Leggett & Platt shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of La-Z-Boy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Leggett & Platt shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of La-Z-Boy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor LEG or LZB? In the previous week, Leggett & Platt had 13 more articles in the media than La-Z-Boy. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Leggett & Platt and 7 mentions for La-Z-Boy. La-Z-Boy's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Leggett & Platt's score of 0.64 indicating that La-Z-Boy is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Leggett & Platt 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive La-Z-Boy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate LEG or LZB? Leggett & Platt presently has a consensus target price of $10.67, indicating a potential upside of 56.40%. La-Z-Boy has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 11.72%. Given Leggett & Platt's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Leggett & Platt is more favorable than La-Z-Boy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Leggett & Platt 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00La-Z-Boy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, LEG or LZB? La-Z-Boy has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Leggett & Platt. Leggett & Platt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than La-Z-Boy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLeggett & Platt$4.38B0.21-$511.50M-$3.73-1.83La-Z-Boy$2.09B0.76$122.63M$2.9113.23 SummaryLa-Z-Boy beats Leggett & Platt on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Leggett & Platt News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LEG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LEG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLeggett & PlattHousehold furniture IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$918.89M$427.08M$7.41B$18.51BDividend Yield2.92%4.86%3.49%4.25%P/E Ratio-1.839.5615.9531.06Price / Sales0.210.367.6926.47Price / Cash4.688.0016.4217.54Price / Book1.331.144.124.29Net Income-$511.50M-$28.38M$259.47M$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.37%4.24%4.87%6.63%1 Month Performance-15.96%-8.46%-7.24%-6.86%1 Year Performance-61.25%-40.37%-7.47%1.19% Leggett & Platt Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEGLeggett & Platt4.0928 of 5 stars$6.71-1.6%$10.67+59.0%-61.4%$904.07M$4.38B-1.8019,900Short Interest ↓LZBLa-Z-Boy3.7412 of 5 stars$36.94-1.0%$43.00+16.4%+13.3%$1.52B$2.09B12.6912,800Short Interest ↑Positive NewsGap DownFLXSFlexsteel Industries3.1579 of 5 stars$34.04-1.1%N/A-13.4%$177.62M$430.53M9.421,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsBSETBassett Furniture Industries2.977 of 5 stars$15.42+1.3%N/A+23.3%$135.76M$325.53M-14.041,560Gap DownHOFTHooker Furnishings2.9901 of 5 stars$9.05-1.2%N/A-55.9%$96.59M$389.78M-9.911,290Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageGap DownTPXTempur Sealy International3.5858 of 5 starsN/A$72.43+∞N/A$11.94B$4.93B27.7312,000MHKMohawk Industries4.9347 of 5 stars$102.06-3.4%$145.07+42.1%-8.0%$6.38B$10.84B12.5543,300Analyst ForecastNews CoverageCODICompass Diversified3.5617 of 5 stars$16.41-3.1%$34.00+107.2%-28.5%$1.23B$2.20B34.152,520Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeSNBRSleep Number2.2152 of 5 stars$5.20-0.6%$12.00+130.8%-61.2%$114.32M$1.68B-2.825,120Positive NewsGap UpPRPLPurple Innovation2.9091 of 5 stars$0.670.0%$1.25+87.4%-61.6%$71.09M$487.88M-0.661,800NTZNatuzzi0.3249 of 5 stars$4.22+9.3%N/A-29.7%$46.48M$328.02M0.004,260Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LZB Alternatives FLXS Alternatives BSET Alternatives HOFT Alternatives TPX Alternatives MHK Alternatives CODI Alternatives SNBR Alternatives PRPL Alternatives NTZ Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LEG) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... But I just discovered a secret backdoor to collect a secret 69...Investors Alley | SponsoredGet Your Bank Account “Fed Invasion” Ready with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredElon Musk Confirms: Tesla’s Optimus is Replacing Workers… and Heading to MarsElon Musk just confirmed Tesla’s robot will go to Mars. But on Earth, it may trigger a trillion-dollar tech sh...InvestorPlace | SponsoredTrump to redistribute trillions of dollars Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredDOGE tax surpriseElon Musk's DOGE agents have some very strange plans for the IRS... Recently, it emerged that our tax auth...Altimetry | SponsoredAmazon ShockerJeff Bezos quietly backing world-changing tech (not AI) The Amazon founder is quietly advancing a radical t...Stansberry Research | SponsoredCaught on Camera: Elon Musk’s “Area 51”You won’t believe what tech legend Jeff Brown found in what he calls Elon Musk’s “Area 51.” (Click here to see...Brownstone Research | SponsoredFmr. Presidential Advisor’s Urgent Warning: “Exit Tech Now!”A former U.S. Presidential Advisor has come forward with a stern warning to investors: “Get out of tech, no...Paradigm Press | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Leggett & Platt, Incorporated Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share Leggett & Platt With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
