La-Z-Boy (LZB) Competitors

La-Z-Boy (NYSE:LZB) and Ethan Allen Interiors (NYSE:ETD) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, LZB or ETD?

La-Z-Boy has higher revenue and earnings than Ethan Allen Interiors. Ethan Allen Interiors 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
La-Z-Boy	$2.11B	0.74	$99.56M	$2.36	16.18
Ethan Allen Interiors	$622.92M	1.19	$63.82M	$2.25	12.98

Which has more risk and volatility, LZB or ETD?

La-Z-Boy has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ethan Allen Interiors has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is LZB or ETD more profitable?

Ethan Allen Interiors has a net margin of 9.29% compared to La-Z-Boy's net margin of 4.72%.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
La-Z-Boy	4.72%	12.08%	6.40%
Ethan Allen Interiors	9.29%	12.08%	7.83%

Does the media favor LZB or ETD?

In the previous week, La-Z-Boy had 4 more articles in the media than Ethan Allen Interiors. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for La-Z-Boy and 3 mentions for Ethan Allen Interiors. Ethan Allen Interiors' average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat La-Z-Boy's score of 0.13 indicating that Ethan Allen Interiors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
La-Z-Boy	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ethan Allen Interiors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is LZB or ETD a better dividend stock?

La-Z-Boy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Ethan Allen Interiors pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. La-Z-Boy pays out 37.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ethan Allen Interiors pays out 69.3% 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. La-Z-Boy has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Ethan Allen Interiors has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Do analysts rate LZB or ETD?

La-Z-Boy presently has a consensus price target of $44.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.53%. Ethan Allen Interiors has a consensus price target of $32.00, indicating a potential upside of 9.59%. Given La-Z-Boy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe La-Z-Boy is more favorable than Ethan Allen Interiors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
La-Z-Boy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Ethan Allen Interiors	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LZB or ETD?

99.6% of La-Z-Boy shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of La-Z-Boy shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

La-Z-Boy beats Ethan Allen Interiors on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.