Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI – Get Free Report) and Lakeland Industries (NASDAQ:LAKE – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership and earnings.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Levi Strauss & Co. and Lakeland Industries”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Levi Strauss & Co. | $6.28 billion | 1.21 | $578.10 million | $1.62 | 12.23 |
| Lakeland Industries | $192.65 million | 0.53 | -$25.31 million | ($2.71) | -3.80 |
Profitability
This table compares Levi Strauss & Co. and Lakeland Industries’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Levi Strauss & Co. | 9.66% | 25.79% | 8.61% |
| Lakeland Industries | -13.99% | -11.35% | -6.94% |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Levi Strauss & Co. and Lakeland Industries, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Levi Strauss & Co. | 0 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 2.80 |
| Lakeland Industries | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.40 |
Levi Strauss & Co. presently has a consensus price target of $27.43, suggesting a potential upside of 38.42%. Lakeland Industries has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential upside of 45.77%. Given Lakeland Industries’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Lakeland Industries is more favorable than Levi Strauss & Co..
Insider and Institutional Ownership
69.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 71.7% of Lakeland Industries shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Lakeland Industries shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Risk and Volatility
Levi Strauss & Co. has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Lakeland Industries has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Levi Strauss & Co. beats Lakeland Industries on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Levi Strauss & Co.
Levi Strauss & Co. engages in the design, marketing, and sale of apparel products. The company offers jeans, casual and dress pants, tops, shorts, skirts, jackets, footwear, and related accessories. It operates through the following geographical segments: Americas, Europe, and Asia. The company was founded by Levi Strauss in 1853 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.
About Lakeland Industries
Lakeland Industries, Inc. manufactures and sells industrial protective clothing and accessories for the industrial and public protective clothing market worldwide. It offers firefighting and heat protective apparel to protect against fire; high-end chemical protective suits to provide protection from highly concentrated, toxic and/or lethal chemicals, and biological toxins; and limited use/disposable protective clothing, such as coveralls, laboratory coats, shirts, pants, hoods, aprons, sleeves, arm guards, caps, and smocks. The company provides durable woven garments, including electrostatic dissipative apparel used in electronics clean rooms; flame resistant meta aramid, para aramid, and FR cotton coveralls/pants/jackets used in petrochemical, refining operations, and electrical utilities; FR fabrics; and cotton and polycotton coveralls, lab coats, pants, and shirts. In addition, it provides high visibility clothing comprising reflective apparel, including vests, T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, coats, raingear, jumpsuits, hats, and gloves; and gloves and sleeves that are used in the automotive, glass, and metal fabrication industries. The company sells its products to a network of safety and industrial supply distributors through in-house sales teams, customer service group, and independent sales representatives. It serves end users, such as integrated oil, chemical/petrochemical, automobile, steel, glass, construction, smelting, cleanroom, janitorial, pharmaceutical, and high technology electronics manufacturers, as well as scientific, medical laboratories, and the utilities industry; and federal, state, and local governmental agencies and departments. Lakeland Industries, Inc. was incorporated in 1982 and is headquartered in Huntsville, Alabama.
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