LEVI vs. AS, GIL, ZGN, COLM, UAA, CRI, GOOS, GIII, FIGS, and SGC
Should you be buying Levi Strauss & Co. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Levi Strauss & Co. include Amer Sports (AS), Gildan Activewear (GIL), Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN), Columbia Sportswear (COLM), Under Armour (UAA), Carter's (CRI), Canada Goose (GOOS), G-III Apparel Group (GIII), FIGS (FIGS), and Superior Group of Companies (SGC). These companies are all part of the "apparel, finished products from fabrics & similar materials" industry.
Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) and Amer Sports (NYSE:AS) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, Amer Sports had 1 more articles in the media than Levi Strauss & Co.. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Amer Sports and 6 mentions for Levi Strauss & Co.. Amer Sports' average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Levi Strauss & Co.'s score of 0.22 indicating that Amer Sports is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Levi Strauss & Co. received 124 more outperform votes than Amer Sports when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.78% of users gave Amer Sports an outperform vote while only 61.06% of users gave Levi Strauss & Co. an outperform vote.
Levi Strauss & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Amer Sports.
Levi Strauss & Co. has a net margin of 2.05% compared to Amer Sports' net margin of 0.00%. Levi Strauss & Co.'s return on equity of 20.68% beat Amer Sports' return on equity.
Levi Strauss & Co. presently has a consensus price target of $20.56, suggesting a potential downside of 9.76%. Amer Sports has a consensus price target of $18.79, suggesting a potential upside of 24.74%. Given Amer Sports' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amer Sports is more favorable than Levi Strauss & Co..
69.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.3% of Amer Sports shares are held by institutional investors. 3.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Levi Strauss & Co. beats Amer Sports on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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