Leggett & Platt (LEG) Competitors $8.73 -0.15 (-1.66%) Closing price 05/23/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$8.86 +0.12 (+1.40%) As of 05/23/2025 07:57 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 LEG vs. LZB, FLXS, BSET, HOFT, TPX, MHK, CODI, SNBR, PRPL, and NTZShould you be buying Leggett & Platt stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Leggett & Platt include La-Z-Boy (LZB), 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). Leggett & Platt vs. La-Z-Boy 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends. Does the media refer more to LZB or LEG? In the previous week, La-Z-Boy and La-Z-Boy both had 8 articles in the media. Leggett & Platt's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat La-Z-Boy's score of 0.92 indicating that Leggett & Platt is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment La-Z-Boy 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Leggett & Platt 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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$2.09B0.83$122.63M$2.9114.42Leggett & Platt$4.31B0.27-$511.50M-$3.74-2.34 Do analysts prefer LZB or LEG? La-Z-Boy currently has a consensus price target of $44.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.04%. Leggett & Platt has a consensus price target of $9.67, indicating a potential upside of 10.69%. Given Leggett & Platt's higher probable 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) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Leggett & Platt 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility & risk, LZB or LEG? La-Z-Boy has a beta of 1.33, suggesting that its stock price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leggett & Platt has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LZB or LEG? Leggett & Platt received 4 more outperform votes than La-Z-Boy when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.79% of users gave La-Z-Boy an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave Leggett & Platt an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLa-Z-BoyOutperform Votes32561.79% Underperform Votes20138.21% Leggett & PlattOutperform Votes32955.48% Underperform Votes26444.52% Do insiders and institutionals believe 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. 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 2.1%. Leggett & Platt pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. La-Z-Boy pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Leggett & Platt pays out -5.3% 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 raised its dividend for 4 consecutive 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 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Leggett & Platt News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LEG 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 LEG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLeggett & PlattHousehold furniture IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.18B$407.94M$7.87B$19.26BDividend Yield2.09%5.68%3.22%3.86%P/E Ratio-2.346.3715.2134.42Price / Sales0.270.463.7334.89Price / Cash4.688.0016.3717.51Price / Book1.701.474.764.69Net Income-$511.50M-$28.38M$258.49M$1.02B7 Day Performance-8.45%-2.04%-1.11%-2.38%1 Month Performance19.79%4.42%4.56%4.18%1 Year Performance-17.92%-28.57%-2.15%4.87% Leggett & Platt Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEGLeggett & Platt3.3559 of 5 stars$8.73-1.7%$9.67+10.7%-17.9%$1.18B$4.31B-2.3419,900Gap DownLZBLa-Z-Boy3.5719 of 5 stars$43.61-1.5%$44.50+2.0%+17.1%$1.80B$2.09B14.9912,800News CoverageFLXSFlexsteel Industries2.4565 of 5 stars$32.61-2.0%N/A-11.2%$171.95M$437.28M9.111,800BSETBassett Furniture Industries3.0381 of 5 stars$16.96-2.0%N/A+16.5%$147.62M$325.53M-15.421,560News CoverageHOFTHooker Furnishings1.8639 of 5 stars$9.49-2.7%N/A-46.6%$101.57M$397.47M-10.431,290Gap DownTPXTempur Sealy International3.0513 of 5 starsN/A$72.43+∞N/A$11.94B$4.93B27.7312,000MHKMohawk Industries4.9607 of 5 stars$107.57-0.6%$140.00+30.1%-13.2%$6.73B$10.68B13.2340,900News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionCODICompass Diversified4.1578 of 5 stars$7.82-1.0%$26.00+232.5%-66.7%$588.35M$2.20B16.292,520Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsGap DownSNBRSleep Number0.9043 of 5 stars$9.09-1.9%$8.33-8.3%-31.7%$205.98M$1.61B-5.025,120Gap DownPRPLPurple Innovation1.8832 of 5 stars$0.86-3.3%$1.25+45.6%-36.3%$92.48M$472.02M-0.861,800Gap DownNTZNatuzziN/A$3.50+2.3%N/A-41.6%$38.55M$318.80M0.004,260Analyst ForecastGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies LZB Alternatives FLXS Alternatives BSET Alternatives HOFT Alternatives TPX Alternatives MHK Alternatives CODI Alternatives SNBR Alternatives PRPL Alternatives NTZ Alternatives 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:LEG) was last updated on 5/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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