Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI) Stock: Evaluating the Market Performance

The price-to-earnings ratio for Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE: LEVI) is 43.55x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for LEVI is 1.17. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 7 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for LEVI is 94.96M and currently, short sellers hold a 5.30% of that float. On November 27, 2024, LEVI’s average trading volume was 2.12M shares.

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LEVI) stock’s latest price update

Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE: LEVI)’s stock price has gone decline by -1.93 in comparison to its previous close of 17.11, however, the company has experienced a 4.94% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2024-10-28 that SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Levi Strauss & Co. Appoints Dario Aguilar As Managing Director, Latin America.

LEVI’s Market Performance

LEVI’s stock has risen by 4.94% in the past week, with a monthly drop of -4.98% and a quarterly drop of -10.84%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.78% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 2.34% for Levi Strauss & Co The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 0.21% for LEVI’s stock, with a simple moving average of -14.18% for the last 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of LEVI

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for LEVI stocks, with Telsey Advisory Group repeating the rating for LEVI by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for LEVI in the upcoming period, according to Telsey Advisory Group is $26 based on the research report published on June 21, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Telsey Advisory Group gave a rating of “Outperform” to LEVI, setting the target price at $24 in the report published on April 04th of the current year.

LEVI Trading at -8.64% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought LEVI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -31.06% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.34%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.78%, as shares sank -3.51% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -14.82% lower at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, LEVI rose by +4.94%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -6.57% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $16.74. In addition, Levi Strauss & Co saw 1.45% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at LEVI starting from Red Tab Foundation, who proposed sale 13,334 shares at the price of $18.16 back on Oct 17 ’24. After this action, Red Tab Foundation now owns shares of Levi Strauss & Co, valued at $242,145 using the latest closing price.

Friedman David A, the Director of Levi Strauss & Co, proposed sale 554 shares at $19.27 during a trade that took place back on Oct 09 ’24, which means that Friedman David A is holding shares at $10,675 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for LEVI

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.07 for the present operating margin
  • 0.59 for the gross margin

The net margin for Levi Strauss & Co stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 8.12, with 2.55 for asset returns.

Based on Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.35 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.84. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.55. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 10.31.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 476.4 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.32. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.35. The receivables turnover for the company is 9.07for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.99. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.41.

Conclusion

To wrap up, the performance of Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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