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La-Z-Boy (LZB) Competitors

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LZB vs. ETD, HVT, LEG, FLXS, BSET, HOFT, MHK, MBC, MLKN, and AMWD

Should you be buying La-Z-Boy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of La-Z-Boy include Ethan Allen Interiors (ETD), Haverty Furniture Companies (HVT), Leggett & Platt (LEG), Flexsteel Industries (FLXS), Bassett Furniture Industries (BSET), Hooker Furnishings (HOFT), Mohawk Industries (MHK), MasterBrand (MBC), MillerKnoll (MLKN), and American Woodmark (AMWD).

La-Z-Boy vs. Its Competitors

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

La-Z-Boy pays an annual dividend of $0.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Ethan Allen Interiors pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. La-Z-Boy pays out 40.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Ethan Allen Interiors has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Ethan Allen Interiors has a net margin of 8.39% compared to La-Z-Boy's net margin of 4.35%. La-Z-Boy's return on equity of 11.34% beat Ethan Allen Interiors' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
La-Z-Boy4.35% 11.34% 6.03%
Ethan Allen Interiors 8.39%10.92%7.10%

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
La-Z-Boy$2.11B0.69$99.56M$2.1916.23
Ethan Allen Interiors$614.65M1.20$51.60M$2.0114.39

In the previous week, La-Z-Boy had 4 more articles in the media than Ethan Allen Interiors. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for La-Z-Boy and 5 mentions for Ethan Allen Interiors. Ethan Allen Interiors' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat La-Z-Boy's score of 1.38 indicating that Ethan Allen Interiors is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
La-Z-Boy
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Ethan Allen Interiors
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

La-Z-Boy presently has a consensus price target of $46.00, indicating a potential upside of 29.40%. Ethan Allen Interiors has a consensus price target of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.72%. Given La-Z-Boy's higher probable 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
La-Z-Boy
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
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 has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ethan Allen Interiors has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

La-Z-Boy beats Ethan Allen Interiors on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LZB vs. The Competition

MetricLa-Z-BoyFURNITURE IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$1.52B$634.24M$8.49B$21.34B
Dividend Yield2.38%3.62%3.00%3.49%
P/E Ratio16.2310.7718.1129.08
Price / Sales0.691.515.2647.10
Price / Cash5.708.4515.0318.29
Price / Book1.422.624.785.30
Net Income$99.56M-$10.34M$228.48M$998.51M
7 Day Performance-3.78%1.08%-0.16%-0.63%
1 Month Performance-1.06%8.28%17.69%4.90%
1 Year Performance-13.17%-13.37%49.15%13.95%

La-Z-Boy Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LZB
La-Z-Boy
4.5948 of 5 stars
$35.55
-1.0%
$46.00
+29.4%
-13.6%$1.52B$2.11B16.2310,600Positive News
ETD
Ethan Allen Interiors
3.4745 of 5 stars
$29.46
-0.3%
$30.00
+1.8%
-5.5%$750.44M$614.65M14.663,211Positive News
Short Interest ↓
Gap Up
HVT
Haverty Furniture Companies
4.1705 of 5 stars
$22.52
0.0%
N/A-17.2%$366.82M$722.90M19.582,334Positive News
LEG
Leggett & Platt
3.7109 of 5 stars
$9.63
-1.1%
$9.67
+0.4%
-25.0%$1.30B$4.38B9.3417,700Positive News
FLXS
Flexsteel Industries
3.671 of 5 stars
$46.38
-0.6%
N/A+15.5%$244.57M$441.07M13.101,400
BSET
Bassett Furniture Industries
2.9599 of 5 stars
$16.82
+0.3%
N/A+15.4%$146.16M$329.92M58.001,228Short Interest ↑
HOFT
Hooker Furnishings
2.9641 of 5 stars
$9.99
-1.5%
N/A-33.5%$106.92M$397.46M-9.171,034News Coverage
Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
MHK
Mohawk Industries
4.566 of 5 stars
$132.89
+0.3%
$140.14
+5.5%
-13.5%$8.24B$10.84B17.6741,900Positive News
MBC
MasterBrand
2.0041 of 5 stars
$12.72
-0.7%
$15.00
+18.0%
-19.7%$1.61B$2.70B17.6613,000Positive News
Short Interest ↑
MLKN
MillerKnoll
3.6583 of 5 stars
$21.11
-0.7%
N/A-27.3%$1.43B$3.67B-37.7010,382Positive News
AMWD
American Woodmark
3.4855 of 5 stars
$64.57
-0.7%
$70.00
+8.4%
-24.2%$940.72M$1.71B11.557,800

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