LEVI vs. GIL, AS, COLM, ZGN, UAA, CRI, GIII, FIGS, GOOS, and SGC
Should you be buying Levi Strauss & Co. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Levi Strauss & Co. include Gildan Activewear (GIL), Amer Sports (AS), Columbia Sportswear (COLM), Ermenegildo Zegna (ZGN), Under Armour (UAA), Carter's (CRI), G-III Apparel Group (GIII), FIGS (FIGS), Canada Goose (GOOS), and Superior Group of Companies (SGC). These companies are all part of the "apparel, finished products from fabrics & similar materials" industry.
Gildan Activewear (NYSE:GIL) and Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.
In the previous week, Gildan Activewear had 10 more articles in the media than Levi Strauss & Co.. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for Gildan Activewear and 6 mentions for Levi Strauss & Co.. Gildan Activewear's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Levi Strauss & Co.'s score of -0.09 indicating that Levi Strauss & Co. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Gildan Activewear has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Levi Strauss & Co.. Gildan Activewear 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.
Gildan Activewear has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Levi Strauss & Co. has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Gildan Activewear pays an annual dividend of $0.82 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Levi Strauss & Co. pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Gildan Activewear pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Levi Strauss & Co. pays out 137.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
82.8% of Gildan Activewear shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Gildan Activewear 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.
Gildan Activewear presently has a consensus target price of $41.95, indicating a potential upside of 5.07%. Levi Strauss & Co. has a consensus target price of $23.38, indicating a potential upside of 30.73%. Given Gildan Activewear's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Levi Strauss & Co. is more favorable than Gildan Activewear.
Gildan Activewear has a net margin of 16.14% compared to Gildan Activewear's net margin of 2.34%. Levi Strauss & Co.'s return on equity of 24.00% beat Gildan Activewear's return on equity.
Gildan Activewear received 560 more outperform votes than Levi Strauss & Co. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.54% of users gave Gildan Activewear an outperform vote while only 61.37% of users gave Levi Strauss & Co. an outperform vote.
Summary
Gildan Activewear beats Levi Strauss & Co. on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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