ZGN vs. LEVI, M, AEO, SHAK, GLBE, AAP, SIG, ABG, CPRI, and WEN
Should you be buying Ermenegildo Zegna stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ermenegildo Zegna include Levi Strauss & Co. (LEVI), Macy's (M), American Eagle Outfitters (AEO), Shake Shack (SHAK), Global-E Online (GLBE), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Signet Jewelers (SIG), Asbury Automotive Group (ABG), Capri (CPRI), and Wendy's (WEN). These companies are all part of the "retail/wholesale" sector.
Ermenegildo Zegna (NYSE:ZGN) and Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation and earnings.
Levi Strauss & Co. received 134 more outperform votes than Ermenegildo Zegna when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.06% of users gave Levi Strauss & Co. an outperform vote while only 44.44% of users gave Ermenegildo Zegna an outperform vote.
Levi Strauss & Co. has a net margin of 2.05% compared to Ermenegildo Zegna's net margin of 0.00%. Levi Strauss & Co.'s return on equity of 20.68% beat Ermenegildo Zegna's return on equity.
Ermenegildo Zegna currently has a consensus price target of $15.60, indicating a potential upside of 26.62%. Levi Strauss & Co. has a consensus price target of $20.56, indicating a potential downside of 9.13%. Given Ermenegildo Zegna's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ermenegildo Zegna is more favorable than Levi Strauss & Co..
12.9% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ermenegildo Zegna shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Levi Strauss & Co. had 18 more articles in the media than Ermenegildo Zegna. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Levi Strauss & Co. and 3 mentions for Ermenegildo Zegna. Levi Strauss & Co.'s average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat Ermenegildo Zegna's score of 0.22 indicating that Levi Strauss & Co. is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Ermenegildo Zegna has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Levi Strauss & Co. has a beta of 1.19, meaning that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Levi Strauss & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than Ermenegildo Zegna.
Summary
Levi Strauss & Co. beats Ermenegildo Zegna on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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