Ethan Allen Interiors (ETH) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend ETH or LZB?

La-Z-Boy has a consensus target price of $44.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.12%. Given La-Z-Boy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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
Ethan Allen Interiors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
La-Z-Boy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Which has more volatility and risk, ETH or LZB?

Ethan Allen Interiors has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, La-Z-Boy has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ETH or LZB?

77.8% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of La-Z-Boy shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.3% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of La-Z-Boy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ETH or LZB a better dividend stock?

Ethan Allen Interiors pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. La-Z-Boy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Ethan Allen Interiors pays out 42.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. La-Z-Boy pays out 37.3% 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 increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Does the media refer more to ETH or LZB?

In the previous week, La-Z-Boy had 2 more articles in the media than Ethan Allen Interiors. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for La-Z-Boy and 3 mentions for Ethan Allen Interiors. La-Z-Boy's average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Ethan Allen Interiors' score of 0.00 indicating that La-Z-Boy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ethan Allen Interiors	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
La-Z-Boy	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is ETH or LZB more profitable?

Ethan Allen Interiors has a net margin of 8.76% compared to La-Z-Boy's net margin of 4.72%. Ethan Allen Interiors' return on equity of 17.30% beat La-Z-Boy's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ethan Allen Interiors	8.76%	17.30%	9.14%
La-Z-Boy	4.72%	12.08%	6.40%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ETH or LZB?

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
Ethan Allen Interiors	$685.17M	1.04	$60.01M	$2.37	11.97
La-Z-Boy	$2.11B	0.75	$99.56M	$2.36	16.38

Summary

La-Z-Boy beats Ethan Allen Interiors on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.