CODI vs. LEG, LZB, SNBR, FLXS, HOFT, PRPL, NTZ, NVFY, TPX, and BRX
Should you be buying Compass Diversified stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Compass Diversified include Leggett & Platt (LEG), La-Z-Boy (LZB), Sleep Number (SNBR), Flexsteel Industries (FLXS), Hooker Furnishings (HOFT), Purple Innovation (PRPL), Natuzzi (NTZ), Nova LifeStyle (NVFY), Tempur Sealy International (TPX), and Brixmor Property Group (BRX).
Compass Diversified (NYSE:CODI) and Leggett & Platt (NYSE:LEG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.
Compass Diversified pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Leggett & Platt pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Compass Diversified pays out 588.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Leggett & Platt pays out -17.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Compass Diversified received 14 more outperform votes than Leggett & Platt when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.33% of users gave Compass Diversified an outperform vote while only 56.72% of users gave Leggett & Platt an outperform vote.
Compass Diversified has a beta of 1.74, indicating that its share price is 74% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leggett & Platt has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Compass Diversified has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Leggett & Platt. Leggett & Platt is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Compass Diversified, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
72.7% of Compass Diversified shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 64.2% of Leggett & Platt shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of Compass Diversified shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Leggett & Platt shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, Leggett & Platt had 20 more articles in the media than Compass Diversified. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Leggett & Platt and 1 mentions for Compass Diversified. Compass Diversified's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Leggett & Platt's score of 1.28 indicating that Compass Diversified is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Compass Diversified has a net margin of 4.61% compared to Leggett & Platt's net margin of -3.44%. Compass Diversified's return on equity of 11.71% beat Leggett & Platt's return on equity.
Compass Diversified currently has a consensus target price of $26.50, indicating a potential upside of 20.13%. Leggett & Platt has a consensus target price of $13.33, indicating a potential upside of 9.38%. Given Compass Diversified's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Compass Diversified is more favorable than Leggett & Platt.
Summary
Compass Diversified beats Leggett & Platt on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get Compass Diversified News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CODI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CODI and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Compass Diversified Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
