FLXS vs. BSET, HOFT, TPX, MHK, LZB, LEG, AMWD, SNBR, VIRC, and HTLM
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), American Woodmark (AMWD), Sleep Number (SNBR), Virco Manufacturing (VIRC), and HomesToLife (HTLM).
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 superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
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.
In the previous week, Bassett Furniture Industries had 11 more articles in the media than Flexsteel Industries. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Bassett Furniture Industries and 2 mentions for Flexsteel Industries. Bassett Furniture Industries' average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Flexsteel Industries' score of 0.00 indicating that Bassett Furniture Industries is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Flexsteel Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Bassett Furniture Industries pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Flexsteel Industries pays out 31.5% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Bassett Furniture Industries has increased 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 3.29% compared to Bassett Furniture Industries' net margin of 0.76%. Flexsteel Industries' return on equity of 12.72% 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 a beta of 0.39, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bassett Furniture Industries has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Flexsteel Industries and Bassett Furniture Industries tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:FLXS) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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