FLXS vs. BSET, HOFT, TPX, MHK, LZB, LEG, CODI, SNBR, PRPL, and NTZ
Should you be buying Flexsteel Industries stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Flexsteel Industries include Bassett Furniture Industries (BSET), Hooker Furnishings (HOFT), Tempur Sealy International (TPX), Mohawk Industries (MHK), La-Z-Boy (LZB), Leggett & Platt (LEG), Compass Diversified (CODI), Sleep Number (SNBR), Purple Innovation (PRPL), and Natuzzi (NTZ).
Flexsteel Industries vs. Its Competitors
Flexsteel Industries (NASDAQ:FLXS) and Bassett Furniture Industries (NASDAQ:BSET) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, Flexsteel Industries had 2 more articles in the media than Bassett Furniture Industries. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Flexsteel Industries and 2 mentions for Bassett Furniture Industries. Flexsteel Industries' average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Bassett Furniture Industries' score of 0.43 indicating that Flexsteel Industries is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Bassett Furniture Industries received 67 more outperform votes than Flexsteel Industries when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.58% of users gave Flexsteel Industries an outperform vote while only 62.88% of users gave Bassett Furniture Industries an outperform vote.
Flexsteel Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Bassett Furniture Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Flexsteel Industries pays out 26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bassett Furniture Industries pays out -106.7% 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. Flexsteel Industries has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Bassett Furniture Industries has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Bassett Furniture Industries is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Flexsteel Industries has a net margin of 4.63% compared to Bassett Furniture Industries' net margin of -2.94%. Flexsteel Industries' return on equity of 11.25% beat Bassett Furniture Industries' return on equity.
36.3% of Flexsteel Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of Bassett Furniture Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.6% of Flexsteel Industries shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.3% of Bassett Furniture Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Flexsteel Industries has higher revenue and earnings than Bassett Furniture Industries. Bassett Furniture Industries is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Flexsteel Industries, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Flexsteel Industries has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bassett Furniture Industries has a beta of 1.24, indicating that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Flexsteel Industries beats Bassett Furniture Industries on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:FLXS) was last updated on 6/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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