LEVI vs. GOOS, TPX, AAP, AN, LAD, TXRH, GME, FBIN, MNSO, and WING
Should you be buying Levi Strauss & Co. stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Levi Strauss & Co. include Canada Goose (GOOS), Tempur Sealy International (TPX), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), AutoNation (AN), Lithia Motors (LAD), Texas Roadhouse (TXRH), GameStop (GME), Fortune Brands Innovations (FBIN), MINISO Group (MNSO), and Wingstop (WING). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Levi Strauss & Co. vs.
Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) and Canada Goose (NYSE:GOOS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and dividends.
18.8% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.8% of Canada Goose shares are held by institutional investors. 3.8% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Canada Goose shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Levi Strauss & Co. currently has a consensus target price of $20.36, indicating a potential upside of 23.57%. Canada Goose has a consensus target price of $28.89, indicating a potential upside of 62.66%. Given Canada Goose's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Canada Goose is more favorable than Levi Strauss & Co..
In the previous week, Levi Strauss & Co. had 9 more articles in the media than Canada Goose. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Levi Strauss & Co. and 2 mentions for Canada Goose. Levi Strauss & Co.'s average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Canada Goose's score of 0.00 indicating that Levi Strauss & Co. is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Levi Strauss & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Canada Goose. Levi Strauss & Co. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Canada Goose, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Levi Strauss & Co. has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canada Goose has a beta of 1.61, indicating that its share price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Levi Strauss & Co. has a net margin of 9.23% compared to Canada Goose's net margin of 5.28%. Levi Strauss & Co.'s return on equity of 33.62% beat Canada Goose's return on equity.
Canada Goose received 403 more outperform votes than Levi Strauss & Co. when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.09% of users gave Canada Goose an outperform vote while only 64.29% of users gave Levi Strauss & Co. an outperform vote.
Summary
Levi Strauss & Co. beats Canada Goose on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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