LEG vs. LZB, FLXS, BSET, HOFT, TPX, MHK, CODI, SNBR, PRPL, and NTZ
Should 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.
Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) and La-Z-Boy (NYSE:LZB) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.
Leggett & Platt pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. La-Z-Boy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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.
In the previous week, Leggett & Platt had 4 more articles in the media than La-Z-Boy. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Leggett & Platt and 3 mentions for La-Z-Boy. La-Z-Boy's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Leggett & Platt's score of 0.83 indicating that La-Z-Boy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Leggett & Platt has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, La-Z-Boy has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
Leggett & Platt currently has a consensus target price of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 49.07%. La-Z-Boy has a consensus target price of $43.00, indicating a potential upside of 8.59%. Given Leggett & Platt's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Leggett & Platt is more favorable than La-Z-Boy.
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 55.67% of users gave Leggett & Platt an outperform vote.
Summary
La-Z-Boy beats Leggett & Platt on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:LEG) was last updated on 3/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
