LEVI vs. SHOO, KTB, PVH, RL, LULU, AS, BIRK, GIL, BRP, and ZGN
Should you be buying Levi Strauss & Co. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Levi Strauss & Co. include Steven Madden (SHOO), Kontoor Brands (KTB), PVH (PVH), Ralph Lauren (RL), lululemon athletica (LULU), Amer Sports (AS), Birkenstock (BIRK), Gildan Activewear (GIL), The Baldwin Insurance Group (BRP), and Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN).
Levi Strauss & Co. vs. Its Competitors
Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) and Steven Madden (NASDAQ:SHOO) are related companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.
Levi Strauss & Co. has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Steven Madden has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Levi Strauss & Co. had 13 more articles in the media than Steven Madden. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Levi Strauss & Co. and 3 mentions for Steven Madden. Steven Madden's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Levi Strauss & Co.'s score of 0.37 indicating that Steven Madden is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Levi Strauss & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Steven Madden. Steven Madden is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Levi Strauss & Co., indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Steven Madden has a net margin of 7.26% compared to Levi Strauss & Co.'s net margin of 5.63%. Levi Strauss & Co.'s return on equity of 28.11% beat Steven Madden's return on equity.
Levi Strauss & Co. pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Steven Madden pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Levi Strauss & Co. pays out 58.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Steven Madden pays out 36.2% 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. Levi Strauss & Co. has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Steven Madden is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
69.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.9% of Steven Madden shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Steven Madden shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Levi Strauss & Co. presently has a consensus price target of $20.55, suggesting a potential upside of 6.99%. Steven Madden has a consensus price target of $28.50, suggesting a potential upside of 9.62%. Given Steven Madden's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Steven Madden is more favorable than Levi Strauss & Co..
Summary
Levi Strauss & Co. beats Steven Madden on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NYSE:LEVI) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
