La-Z-Boy (LZB) Competitors

Ethan Allen Interiors (NYSE:ETD) and La-Z-Boy (NYSE:LZB) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ETD or LZB?

83.8% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.6% of La-Z-Boy shares are held by institutional investors. 10.5% of Ethan Allen Interiors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of La-Z-Boy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ETD or LZB more profitable?

Ethan Allen Interiors has a net margin of 8.39% compared to La-Z-Boy's net margin of 4.72%. La-Z-Boy's return on equity of 12.08% beat Ethan Allen Interiors' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ethan Allen Interiors	8.39%	10.92%	7.10%
La-Z-Boy	4.72%	12.08%	6.40%

Is ETD or LZB a better dividend stock?

Ethan Allen Interiors pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. La-Z-Boy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Ethan Allen Interiors pays out 77.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. La-Z-Boy pays out 37.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ethan Allen Interiors has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and La-Z-Boy has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ETD or LZB?

La-Z-Boy has higher revenue and earnings than Ethan Allen Interiors. Ethan Allen Interiors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than La-Z-Boy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ethan Allen Interiors	$614.65M	1.26	$51.60M	$2.01	15.12
La-Z-Boy	$2.11B	0.74	$99.56M	$2.36	16.15

Does the media refer more to ETD or LZB?

In the previous week, Ethan Allen Interiors had 1 more articles in the media than La-Z-Boy. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ethan Allen Interiors and 0 mentions for La-Z-Boy. Ethan Allen Interiors' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat La-Z-Boy's score of 0.66 indicating that Ethan Allen Interiors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ethan Allen Interiors	Very Positive
La-Z-Boy	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, ETD or LZB?

Ethan Allen Interiors has a beta of 1.19, indicating that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, La-Z-Boy has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ETD or LZB?

Ethan Allen Interiors currently has a consensus target price of $30.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.32%. La-Z-Boy has a consensus target price of $44.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.75%. Given La-Z-Boy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe La-Z-Boy is more favorable than Ethan Allen Interiors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ethan Allen Interiors	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
La-Z-Boy	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

La-Z-Boy beats Ethan Allen Interiors on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.