Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI) Competitors $17.85 +0.27 (+1.54%) Closing price 05/20/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.80 -0.05 (-0.28%) As of 07:11 AM 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock LEVI vs. AS, BIRK, GIL, BRP, KTB, ZGN, UAA, UA, CPRI, and GOOSShould you be buying Levi Strauss & Co. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Levi Strauss & Co. include Amer Sports (AS), Birkenstock (BIRK), Gildan Activewear (GIL), The Baldwin Insurance Group (BRP), Kontoor Brands (KTB), Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN), Under Armour (UAA), Under Armour (UA), Capri (CPRI), and Canada Goose (GOOS). These companies are all part of the "apparel" industry. Levi Strauss & Co. vs. Amer Sports Birkenstock Gildan Activewear The Baldwin Insurance Group Kontoor Brands Ermenegildo Zegna Under Armour Under Armour Capri Canada Goose Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) and Amer Sports (NYSE:AS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and community ranking. Do analysts recommend LEVI or AS? Levi Strauss & Co. presently has a consensus target price of $19.82, suggesting a potential upside of 11.03%. Amer Sports has a consensus target price of $31.55, suggesting a potential downside of 15.27%. Given Levi Strauss & Co.'s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Levi Strauss & Co. is more favorable than Amer Sports.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Levi Strauss & Co. 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 10 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Amer Sports 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77 Does the media refer more to LEVI or AS? In the previous week, Amer Sports had 14 more articles in the media than Levi Strauss & Co.. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Amer Sports and 27 mentions for Levi Strauss & Co.. Amer Sports' average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Levi Strauss & Co.'s score of 0.79 indicating that Amer Sports is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Levi Strauss & Co. 10 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amer Sports 22 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is LEVI or AS more profitable? Levi Strauss & Co. has a net margin of 3.32% compared to Amer Sports' net margin of -0.74%. Levi Strauss & Co.'s return on equity of 25.88% beat Amer Sports' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Levi Strauss & Co.3.32% 25.88% 8.12% Amer Sports -0.74%3.15%1.12% Which has more risk & volatility, LEVI or AS? Levi Strauss & Co. has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amer Sports has a beta of 2.76, indicating that its share price is 176% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor LEVI or AS? Levi Strauss & Co. received 125 more outperform votes than Amer Sports when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.07% of users gave Amer Sports an outperform vote while only 62.74% of users gave Levi Strauss & Co. an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLevi Strauss & Co.Outperform Votes16562.74% Underperform Votes9837.26% Amer SportsOutperform Votes4074.07% Underperform Votes1425.93% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LEVI or AS? Levi Strauss & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Amer Sports. Levi Strauss & Co. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amer Sports, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLevi Strauss & Co.$6.40B1.10$210.60M$0.8920.06Amer Sports$5.18B3.98-$208.60M$0.14265.93 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LEVI or AS? 69.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.3% of Amer Sports shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryLevi Strauss & Co. beats Amer Sports on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Levi Strauss & Co. News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LEVI 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 LEVI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLevi Strauss & Co.Apparel IndustryRetail SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$7.07B$4.73B$25.21B$19.70BDividend Yield2.97%4.00%169.73%3.84%P/E Ratio34.3314.4124.7735.13Price / Sales1.101.183.9836.36Price / Cash9.0812.7019.4117.51Price / Book3.583.046.254.78Net Income$210.60M$183.11M$781.36M$1.02B7 Day Performance2.23%-0.02%0.77%1.62%1 Month Performance18.53%16.35%13.88%13.00%1 Year Performance-18.72%-13.81%8.94%5.59% Levi Strauss & Co. Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LEVILevi Strauss & Co.3.593 of 5 stars$17.85+1.5%$19.82+11.0%-18.3%$7.07B$6.40B34.3318,000Trending NewsGap UpASAmer Sports3.2632 of 5 stars$30.09+11.5%$31.45+4.5%+132.0%$16.66B$5.18B-214.8811,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportOptions VolumeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBIRKBirkenstock3.1483 of 5 stars$53.20+1.2%$66.06+24.2%+17.4%$9.99B$1.86B42.907,400Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGILGildan Activewear4.6959 of 5 stars$48.37+2.4%$58.20+20.3%+40.2%$7.33B$3.29B19.3551,000News CoveragePositive NewsBRPThe Baldwin Insurance GroupN/A$38.82-1.4%$37.00-4.7%+15.0%$4.56B$1.27B-42.209,200KTBKontoor Brands4.0582 of 5 stars$72.54+5.8%$84.80+16.9%+2.5%$4.01B$2.60B16.3414,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeZGNErmenegildo Zegna2.0635 of 5 stars$8.54+3.5%$8.70+1.9%-33.7%$3.48B$1.95B16.116,050Positive NewsGap UpUAAUnder Armour3.4646 of 5 stars$6.20+6.1%$7.99+29.0%-0.4%$2.66B$5.32B-21.3617,500High Trading VolumeUAUnder Armour2.2556 of 5 stars$5.90+5.6%$9.00+52.7%-2.8%$2.53B$5.32B-20.3317,500Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCPRICapri3.915 of 5 stars$18.40+9.0%$24.08+30.9%-49.1%$2.17B$4.63B-2.1515,100Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap UpGOOSCanada Goose1.2545 of 5 stars$9.05+2.9%$10.20+12.8%-32.0%$875.61M$1.32B17.394,350Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Amer Sports Competitors Birkenstock Competitors Gildan Activewear Competitors The Baldwin Insurance Group Competitors Kontoor Brands Competitors Ermenegildo Zegna Competitors Under Armour Competitors Under Armour Competitors Capri Competitors Canada Goose Competitors 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:LEVI) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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