LEG vs. LZB, FLXS, HOFT, BSET, 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), 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.
Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) and La-Z-Boy (NYSE:LZB) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.
In the previous week, La-Z-Boy had 6 more articles in the media than Leggett & Platt. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for La-Z-Boy and 17 mentions for Leggett & Platt. La-Z-Boy's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Leggett & Platt's score of 0.48 indicating that La-Z-Boy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
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.
Leggett & Platt pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. La-Z-Boy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. 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.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of La-Z-Boy shares are held 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.
Leggett & Platt has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, La-Z-Boy has a beta of 1.35, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Leggett & Platt currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 22.64%. La-Z-Boy has a consensus price target of $43.00, indicating a potential downside of 3.58%. Given Leggett & Platt's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Leggett & Platt is more favorable than La-Z-Boy.
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.
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.
Summary
La-Z-Boy beats Leggett & Platt on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:LEG) was last updated on 2/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
