ETH vs. LZB, LEG, FLXS, BSET, HOFT, MHK, VVV, RUSHB, ZGN, and SHAK
Should you be buying Ethan Allen Interiors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ethan Allen Interiors include La-Z-Boy (LZB), Leggett & Platt (LEG), Flexsteel Industries (FLXS), Bassett Furniture Industries (BSET), Hooker Furnishings (HOFT), Mohawk Industries (MHK), Valvoline (VVV), Rush Enterprises (RUSHB), Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN), and Shake Shack (SHAK).
Ethan Allen Interiors vs. Its Competitors
La-Z-Boy (NYSE:LZB) and Ethan Allen Interiors (NYSE:ETH) are both small-cap home furnishings companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Ethan Allen Interiors has a net margin of 8.76% compared to La-Z-Boy's net margin of 4.35%. Ethan Allen Interiors' return on equity of 17.30% beat La-Z-Boy's return on equity.
La-Z-Boy currently has a consensus target price of $46.00, suggesting a potential upside of 42.99%. Given La-Z-Boy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe La-Z-Boy is more favorable than Ethan Allen Interiors.
La-Z-Boy has higher revenue and earnings than Ethan Allen Interiors. La-Z-Boy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ethan Allen Interiors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
La-Z-Boy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Ethan Allen Interiors pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. La-Z-Boy pays out 40.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ethan Allen Interiors pays out 42.2% 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. La-Z-Boy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
99.6% of La-Z-Boy shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of La-Z-Boy shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are held 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.
La-Z-Boy has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ethan Allen Interiors has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, La-Z-Boy had 3 more articles in the media than Ethan Allen Interiors. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for La-Z-Boy and 1 mentions for Ethan Allen Interiors. La-Z-Boy's average media sentiment score of 0.06 beat Ethan Allen Interiors' score of 0.00 indicating that La-Z-Boy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
La-Z-Boy beats Ethan Allen Interiors on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:ETH) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
