Levi Strauss & Co (NYSE: LEVI) is -4.74% lower on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $15.62 and a high of $24.34 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will make a comeback and enjoy potential growth. Why not look at analysts view on what the future holds for the stock. The LEVI stock was last observed hovering at around $16.66 in the last trading session, with the day’s loss setting it -0.18%.
Currently trading at $16.48, the stock is -7.95% and -7.74% below its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.05 million and changing -1.08% at the moment leaves the stock -12.75% off its SMA200. LEVI registered -10.14% loss for a year compared to 6-month gain of -14.17%.
The stock witnessed a -14.26% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a -9.35%, and is -5.77% down over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 4.03% over the week and 3.51% over the month.
Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI) has around 18700 employees, a market worth around $6.52B and $6.36B in sales. Current P/E ratio is 31.40 and Fwd P/E is 11.58. Profit margin for the company is 3.31%. Distance from 52-week low is 5.51% and -32.29% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (5.37%).
with sales reaching $1.54B over the same period.The EPS is expected to shrink by -0.09% this year, but quarterly earnings will post -1.02% year-over-year. Quarterly sales are estimated to shrink -0.90% in year-over-year returns.
The shares outstanding are 103.98M, and float is at 94.74M with Short Float at 5.14%.
The top institutional shareholder in the company is VANGUARD GROUP INC with over 8.74 million shares valued at $168.58 million. The investor’s holdings represent 2.1926 of the LEVI Shares outstanding. As of 2024-06-30, the second largest holder is MACQUARIE GROUP LTD with 7.66 million shares valued at $147.6 million to account for 1.9197 of the shares outstanding. The other top investors are WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP which holds 6.68 million shares representing 1.6741 and valued at over $128.72 million, while CAPITAL RESEARCH GLOBAL INVESTORS holds 1.6613 of the shares totaling 6.63 million with a market value of $127.74 million.
Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI) Insider Activity
The most recent transaction is an insider sale by Friedman David A, the company’s Director. SEC filings show that Friedman David A sold 4,166 shares of the company’s common stock on Mar 03 ’25 at a price of $18.02 per share for a total of $75071.0. Following the sale, the insider now owns 95846.0 shares.
Still, SEC filings show that on Feb 03 ’25, Friedman David A (Director) disposed off 4,166 shares at an average price of $18.44 for $76821.0. The insider now directly holds 100,012 shares of Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI).
