Leggett & Platt (LEG) Competitors $11.28 -0.17 (-1.49%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends LEG vs. LZB, FLXS, HOFT, BSET, 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), Hooker Furnishings (HOFT), Bassett Furniture Industries (BSET), 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 Hooker Furnishings Bassett Furniture Industries Tempur Sealy International Mohawk Industries Compass Diversified Sleep Number Purple Innovation Natuzzi La-Z-Boy (NYSE:LZB) and Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts rate LZB or LEG? La-Z-Boy currently has a consensus target price of $43.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.54%. Leggett & Platt has a consensus target price of $12.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.34%. Given Leggett & Platt's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Leggett & Platt is more favorable than La-Z-Boy.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score La-Z-Boy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Leggett & Platt 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LZB or LEG? La-Z-Boy has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioLa-Z-Boy$2.05B0.87$122.63M$2.8115.22Leggett & Platt$4.44B0.34-$136.80M-$6.01-1.88 Does the media refer more to LZB or LEG? In the previous week, La-Z-Boy had 3 more articles in the media than Leggett & Platt. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for La-Z-Boy and 11 mentions for Leggett & Platt. La-Z-Boy's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Leggett & Platt's score of 0.53 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 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Leggett & Platt 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is LZB or LEG a better dividend stock? La-Z-Boy pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Leggett & Platt pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. La-Z-Boy pays out 28.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Leggett & Platt pays out -3.3% 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. Do institutionals & insiders believe in LZB or LEG? 99.6% of La-Z-Boy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.2% of Leggett & Platt shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of La-Z-Boy shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Leggett & Platt shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LZB or LEG? 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 55.86% of users gave Leggett & Platt an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLa-Z-BoyOutperform Votes32461.71% Underperform Votes20138.29% Leggett & PlattOutperform Votes32955.86% Underperform Votes26044.14% Which has more risk and volatility, LZB or LEG? La-Z-Boy has a beta of 1.29, indicating that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leggett & Platt has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is LZB or LEG more profitable? La-Z-Boy has a net margin of 5.89% compared to Leggett & Platt's net margin of -18.53%. Leggett & Platt's return on equity of 14.99% beat La-Z-Boy's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets La-Z-Boy5.89% 12.90% 6.74% Leggett & Platt -18.53%14.99%3.58% SummaryLa-Z-Boy beats Leggett & Platt on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$1.51B$1.38B$8.22B$19.87BDividend Yield1.69%2.54%2.75%3.53%P/E Ratio-1.8830.6918.9942.94Price / Sales0.340.547.5818.99Price / Cash4.279.0315.4717.86Price / Book1.134.085.475.52Net Income-$136.80M$41.73M$265.65M$986.45M7 Day Performance-4.45%-3.54%-1.45%0.45%1 Month Performance-13.70%-1.77%-1.94%1.05%1 Year Performance-51.51%15.43%15.42%24.67% Leggett & Platt Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEGLeggett & Platt3.931 of 5 stars$11.28-1.5%$12.67+12.3%-52.0%$1.54B$4.73B-1.8819,300LZBLa-Z-Boy3.6345 of 5 stars$42.77+1.1%$43.00+0.5%+34.1%$1.77B$2.05B14.8010,200Dividend IncreaseNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeFLXSFlexsteel Industries3.8785 of 5 stars$58.85+1.5%N/A+211.2%$306.61M$412.75M22.911,500Positive NewsHOFTHooker Furnishings2.9254 of 5 stars$17.57-0.3%N/A-5.4%$188.78M$433.23M135.161,203Short Interest ↓Positive NewsBSETBassett Furniture Industries2.8529 of 5 stars$14.51+0.8%N/A-10.4%$127.69M$390.14M-7.471,389Short Interest ↓Positive NewsTPXTempur Sealy International4.2979 of 5 stars$53.49-0.2%$60.67+13.4%+33.1%$9.30B$4.93B24.4212,000MHKMohawk Industries4.7495 of 5 stars$135.73+0.1%$162.08+19.4%+59.2%$8.56B$11.14B15.3743,300Analyst RevisionCODICompass Diversified4.0676 of 5 stars$22.97flat$26.50+15.4%+12.7%$1.74B$2.06B47.844,711Positive NewsSNBRSleep Number0.8785 of 5 stars$11.67-0.8%$12.83+10.0%-0.3%$261.06M$1.89B-6.504,145Analyst UpgradeInsider TradePositive NewsPRPLPurple Innovation2.7378 of 5 stars$0.83-2.4%$2.53+204.7%+0.5%$91.53M$510.54M0.001,700NTZNatuzzi0.3756 of 5 stars$4.33flatN/AN/A$47.64M$355.63M0.003,587Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LZB Alternatives FLXS Alternatives HOFT Alternatives BSET Alternatives TPX Alternatives MHK Alternatives CODI Alternatives SNBR Alternatives PRPL Alternatives NTZ Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:LEG) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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