La-Z-Boy (LZB) Competitors $38.02 -0.43 (-1.11%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.79 -0.23 (-0.61%) As of 04/15/2025 07:48 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LZB vs. LEG, FLXS, BSET, HOFT, TPX, MHK, CODI, SNBR, PRPL, and NTZShould you be buying La-Z-Boy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of La-Z-Boy include Leggett & Platt (LEG), 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). La-Z-Boy vs. Leggett & Platt Flexsteel Industries Bassett Furniture Industries Hooker Furnishings 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation and dividends. Do analysts rate LZB or LEG? La-Z-Boy currently has a consensus price target of $43.00, suggesting a potential upside of 13.09%. Leggett & Platt has a consensus price target of $10.67, suggesting a potential upside of 60.16%. Given Leggett & Platt's higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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 Does the media refer more to LZB or LEG? In the previous week, Leggett & Platt had 14 more articles in the media than La-Z-Boy. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Leggett & Platt and 7 mentions for La-Z-Boy. La-Z-Boy's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Leggett & Platt's score of 0.56 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 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Leggett & Platt 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership 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, 2.1% of Leggett & Platt shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility & risk, LZB or LEG? La-Z-Boy has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leggett & Platt has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor 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 55.57% of users gave Leggett & Platt an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLa-Z-BoyOutperform Votes32461.71% Underperform Votes20138.29% Leggett & PlattOutperform Votes32955.57% Underperform Votes26344.43% Which has higher 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$2.09B0.75$122.63M$2.9113.07Leggett & Platt$4.38B0.20-$511.50M-$3.73-1.79 Is LZB or LEG a better dividend stock? La-Z-Boy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Leggett & Platt pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. La-Z-Boy pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Leggett & Platt pays out -5.4% 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. Is LZB or LEG more profitable? 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.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets La-Z-Boy5.92% 12.38% 6.54% Leggett & Platt -11.67%17.09%3.64% SummaryLa-Z-Boy beats Leggett & Platt on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get La-Z-Boy News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LZB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 LZB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLa-Z-BoyHousehold furniture IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.57B$425.65M$7.05B$18.52BDividend Yield2.26%4.86%3.50%4.23%P/E Ratio13.079.5815.8031.15Price / Sales0.750.367.4825.69Price / Cash7.498.0016.4217.53Price / Book1.521.124.124.29Net Income$122.63M-$28.38M$259.47M$1.02B7 Day Performance-2.55%-6.20%-0.78%-0.79%1 Month Performance-0.68%-9.96%-6.82%-6.88%1 Year Performance15.79%-40.75%-6.10%1.74% La-Z-Boy Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LZBLa-Z-Boy3.7306 of 5 stars$38.02-1.1%$43.00+13.1%+15.2%$1.57B$2.09B13.0712,800Short Interest ↑Positive NewsLEGLeggett & Platt4.0787 of 5 stars$7.23+0.5%$12.00+66.1%-62.2%$973.45M$4.38B-1.9419,900Short Interest ↓FLXSFlexsteel Industries3.1367 of 5 stars$33.90-1.5%N/A-15.2%$178.62M$430.53M9.471,800Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBSETBassett Furniture Industries3.1541 of 5 stars$15.39+1.1%N/A+26.6%$135.25M$325.53M-13.991,560Gap DownHigh Trading VolumeHOFTHooker Furnishings2.9916 of 5 stars$9.10-0.7%N/A-57.4%$97.46M$389.78M-10.001,290Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeShort Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeTPXTempur Sealy International3.5946 of 5 starsN/A$72.43+∞N/A$11.94B$4.93B27.7312,000News CoverageMHKMohawk Industries4.9343 of 5 stars$102.06-3.4%$145.07+42.1%-7.8%$6.39B$10.84B12.5543,300Analyst ForecastCODICompass Diversified3.5926 of 5 stars$16.41-3.1%$34.00+107.2%-26.1%$1.23B$2.20B34.182,520Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSNBRSleep Number2.2255 of 5 stars$5.21-0.4%$12.00+130.3%-61.8%$116.65M$1.68B-2.885,120Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumePRPLPurple Innovation2.9209 of 5 stars$0.67+0.4%$1.25+86.6%-60.7%$72.17M$487.88M-0.671,800Positive NewsNTZNatuzzi0.3344 of 5 stars$4.22+9.3%N/A-31.5%$46.48M$328.02M0.004,260Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑High Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Leggett & Platt Competitors Flexsteel Industries Competitors Bassett Furniture Industries Competitors Hooker Furnishings Competitors Tempur Sealy International Competitors Mohawk Industries Competitors Compass Diversified Competitors Sleep Number Competitors Purple Innovation Competitors Natuzzi Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:LZB) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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