Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI) Competitors

Ermenegildo Zegna (NYSE:ZGN) and Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ZGN or LEVI?

Levi Strauss & Co. received 134 more outperform votes than Ermenegildo Zegna when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.06% of users gave Levi Strauss & Co. an outperform vote while only 44.44% of users gave Ermenegildo Zegna an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ermenegildo Zegna	Outperform Votes 4 44.44%	Underperform Votes 5 55.56%
Levi Strauss & Co.	Outperform Votes 138 61.06%	Underperform Votes 88 38.94%

Which has more volatility & risk, ZGN or LEVI?

Ermenegildo Zegna has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Levi Strauss & Co. has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ZGN or LEVI?

Ermenegildo Zegna presently has a consensus target price of $15.60, indicating a potential upside of 33.56%. Levi Strauss & Co. has a consensus target price of $20.56, indicating a potential upside of 0.03%. Given Levi Strauss & Co.'s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ermenegildo Zegna is more favorable than Levi Strauss & Co..

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ermenegildo Zegna	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Levi Strauss & Co.	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Does the media refer more to ZGN or LEVI?

In the previous week, Levi Strauss & Co. had 11 more articles in the media than Ermenegildo Zegna. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Levi Strauss & Co. and 1 mentions for Ermenegildo Zegna. Ermenegildo Zegna's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Levi Strauss & Co.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Levi Strauss & Co. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ermenegildo Zegna	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Levi Strauss & Co.	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, ZGN or LEVI?

Levi Strauss & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Ermenegildo Zegna.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ermenegildo Zegna	$2.06B	1.36	$131.53M	N/A	N/A
Levi Strauss & Co.	$6.18B	1.32	$249.60M	$0.31	66.29

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ZGN or LEVI?

12.9% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ZGN or LEVI more profitable?

Levi Strauss & Co. has a net margin of 2.05% compared to Levi Strauss & Co.'s net margin of 0.00%. Ermenegildo Zegna's return on equity of 20.68% beat Levi Strauss & Co.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ermenegildo Zegna	N/A	N/A	N/A
Levi Strauss & Co.	2.05%	20.68%	6.87%

Summary

Levi Strauss & Co. beats Ermenegildo Zegna on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.