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$15.88 -0.20 (-1.24%)
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LEVI vs. AS, BIRK, GIL, BRP, KTB, ZGN, UAA, UA, CPRI, and GOOS

Should 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.

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

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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Amer Sports had 2 more articles in the media than Levi Strauss & Co.. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Amer Sports and 12 mentions for Levi Strauss & Co.. Amer Sports' average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat Levi Strauss & Co.'s score of 0.83 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.
7 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Amer Sports
10 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Ratio
Levi Strauss & Co.$6.40B0.98$210.60M$0.8917.79
Amer Sports$5.18B2.56-$208.60M$0.14171.04

Levi Strauss & Co. presently has a consensus price target of $19.18, indicating a potential upside of 21.17%. Amer Sports has a consensus price target of $32.36, indicating a potential upside of 35.16%. Given Amer Sports' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Amer Sports is more favorable than Levi Strauss & Co..

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Levi Strauss & Co.
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
9 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Amer Sports
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.77

Levi Strauss & Co. has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amer Sports has a beta of 2.66, indicating that its stock price is 166% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Levi Strauss & Co. received 123 more outperform votes than Amer Sports when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 76.47% of users gave Amer Sports an outperform vote while only 62.31% of users gave Levi Strauss & Co. an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Levi Strauss & Co.Outperform Votes
162
62.31%
Underperform Votes
98
37.69%
Amer SportsOutperform Votes
39
76.47%
Underperform Votes
12
23.53%

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%

Summary

Levi Strauss & Co. beats Amer Sports on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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LEVI vs. The Competition

MetricLevi Strauss & Co.Apparel IndustryRetail SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$6.27B$3.85B$23.67B$18.76B
Dividend Yield3.36%4.46%170.04%4.06%
P/E Ratio30.4812.7622.5232.53
Price / Sales0.981.014.2127.98
Price / Cash9.0812.7019.4117.53
Price / Book3.183.195.754.44
Net Income$210.60M$183.11M$781.29M$1.02B
7 Day Performance5.11%5.59%3.95%5.06%
1 Month Performance0.82%-6.94%-3.63%-3.41%
1 Year Performance-25.08%-21.86%2.99%4.29%

Levi Strauss & Co. Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LEVI
Levi Strauss & Co.
3.75 of 5 stars
$15.88
-1.2%
$19.18
+20.8%
-23.9%$6.29B$6.40B30.5418,000
AS
Amer Sports
4.0794 of 5 stars
$21.53
-2.8%
$32.64
+51.6%
+60.8%$11.92B$5.18B-153.7711,400Analyst Forecast
News Coverage
Positive News
BIRK
Birkenstock
2.4082 of 5 stars
$46.29
-2.6%
$67.50
+45.8%
+11.6%$8.69B$1.86B37.337,400Short Interest ↑
GIL
Gildan Activewear
4.7548 of 5 stars
$40.46
-1.6%
$60.00
+48.3%
+20.3%$6.13B$3.27B16.1851,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
BRP
The Baldwin Insurance Group
1.8302 of 5 stars
$42.13
-1.5%
$37.00
-12.2%
+57.2%$4.95B$1.27B-45.799,200
KTB
Kontoor Brands
4.8044 of 5 stars
$56.77
+3.2%
$88.00
+55.0%
-1.3%$3.14B$2.61B12.7914,000Dividend Announcement
Analyst Forecast
Positive News
ZGN
Ermenegildo Zegna
2.4543 of 5 stars
$6.94
+0.3%
$8.70
+25.4%
-33.3%$2.83B$1.95B13.096,050Short Interest ↑
Positive News
UAA
Under Armour
4.2997 of 5 stars
$5.69
-2.4%
$9.12
+60.3%
-16.0%$2.45B$5.32B-19.6217,500Analyst Forecast
UA
Under Armour
1.947 of 5 stars
$5.33
-2.6%
$9.00
+68.9%
-17.3%$2.29B$5.32B-18.3817,500
CPRI
Capri
4.1999 of 5 stars
$13.47
-1.6%
$24.08
+78.8%
-58.1%$1.59B$4.63B-1.5815,100Positive News
GOOS
Canada Goose
2.506 of 5 stars
$8.16
+1.9%
$10.20
+25.0%
-24.5%$789.94M$1.32B15.694,350

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This page (NYSE:LEVI) was last updated on 4/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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