Leggett & Platt (LEG) Competitors $9.50 -0.22 (-2.26%) Closing price 05/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$9.52 +0.02 (+0.21%) As of 05/2/2025 07:47 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 Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) and La-Z-Boy (NYSE:LZB) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings. Is LEG or LZB 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 Leggett & Platt-11.67% 17.09% 3.64% La-Z-Boy 5.92%12.38%6.54% Does the MarketBeat Community favor LEG or LZB? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLeggett & PlattOutperform Votes32955.48% Underperform Votes26444.52% La-Z-BoyOutperform Votes32561.79% Underperform Votes20138.21% Do analysts rate LEG or LZB? Leggett & Platt currently has a consensus price target of $9.67, suggesting a potential upside of 1.75%. La-Z-Boy has a consensus price target of $44.50, suggesting a potential upside of 7.72%. Given La-Z-Boy's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe La-Z-Boy is more favorable than Leggett & Platt.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Leggett & Platt 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00La-Z-Boy 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is LEG or LZB a better dividend stock? Leggett & Platt pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. La-Z-Boy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Leggett & Platt pays out -5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. La-Z-Boy pays out 30.2% 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. Which has better earnings & valuation, LEG or LZB? La-Z-Boy has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioLeggett & Platt$4.31B0.30-$511.50M-$3.74-2.54La-Z-Boy$2.09B0.82$122.63M$2.9114.20 Does the media favor LEG or LZB? In the previous week, Leggett & Platt had 19 more articles in the media than La-Z-Boy. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for Leggett & Platt and 12 mentions for La-Z-Boy. La-Z-Boy's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Leggett & Platt's score of 0.73 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 Leggett & Platt 10 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive La-Z-Boy 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, LEG or LZB? Leggett & Platt has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, La-Z-Boy has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders believe in LEG or LZB? 64.2% of Leggett & Platt shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of La-Z-Boy shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Leggett & Platt shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of La-Z-Boy shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryLa-Z-Boy beats Leggett & Platt on 15 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$1.28B$488.75M$7.65B$19.20BDividend Yield2.75%4.52%3.39%4.00%P/E Ratio-2.5510.0616.7833.50Price / Sales0.300.437.5129.18Price / Cash4.688.0016.4217.52Price / Book1.851.384.554.55Net Income-$511.50M-$28.38M$261.05M$1.02B7 Day Performance30.32%5.16%2.15%2.29%1 Month Performance27.60%13.76%3.64%2.94%1 Year Performance-31.90%-30.86%-4.19%4.68% Leggett & Platt Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEGLeggett & Platt2.4623 of 5 stars$9.50-2.3%$9.67+1.8%-30.1%$1.28B$4.31B-2.5519,900Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastLZBLa-Z-Boy3.6932 of 5 stars$39.34+1.0%$44.50+13.1%+25.2%$1.62B$2.09B13.5212,800Dividend AnnouncementPositive NewsFLXSFlexsteel Industries3.609 of 5 stars$32.80-0.3%N/A-9.8%$172.93M$437.28M9.161,800BSETBassett Furniture Industries2.6702 of 5 stars$17.53-1.4%N/A+35.0%$152.54M$325.53M-15.931,560Positive NewsHOFTHooker Furnishings2.4124 of 5 stars$9.13+3.1%N/A-45.2%$97.69M$397.47M-10.031,290Analyst RevisionNews CoverageTPXTempur Sealy International3.7317 of 5 starsN/A$72.43+∞N/A$11.94B$4.93B27.7312,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMHKMohawk Industries4.9346 of 5 stars$106.81-0.1%$142.57+33.5%-9.5%$6.68B$10.84B13.1440,900Earnings ReportShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownCODICompass Diversified4.2306 of 5 stars$17.33+1.8%$34.00+96.2%-17.4%$1.30B$2.20B36.102,520News CoveragePositive NewsSNBRSleep Number1.2773 of 5 stars$7.36+5.0%$9.00+22.3%-47.5%$166.80M$1.68B-4.075,120Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumePRPLPurple Innovation2.3182 of 5 stars$0.60-4.1%$1.25+107.0%-58.7%$65.06M$487.88M-0.601,800Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageNTZNatuzzi0.8851 of 5 stars$4.20-6.5%N/A-35.2%$46.26M$318.80M0.004,260Gap Up 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 5/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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