Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 1.200-1.250 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 1.370. The company issued revenue guidance of $6.2 billion-$6.3 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $6.5 billion.

Levi Strauss & Co. Stock Up 5.1 %

LEVI opened at $19.01 on Friday. Levi Strauss & Co. has a twelve month low of $15.62 and a twelve month high of $24.34. The firm has a market cap of $7.54 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.55, a PEG ratio of 1.22 and a beta of 1.16. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $17.52 and its 200-day simple moving average is $18.17. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.76 and a current ratio of 1.41.

Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, January 29th. The blue-jean maker reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.48 by $0.02. Levi Strauss & Co. had a net margin of 3.32% and a return on equity of 26.00%. Equities research analysts anticipate that Levi Strauss & Co. will post 1.36 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Levi Strauss & Co. Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 28th. Investors of record on Wednesday, February 12th will be issued a $0.13 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, February 12th. This represents a $0.52 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.74%. Levi Strauss & Co.’s dividend payout ratio is 100.00%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts have issued reports on LEVI shares. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Levi Strauss & Co. from $18.00 to $17.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Barclays lowered their price objective on Levi Strauss & Co. from $24.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Levi Strauss & Co. from $21.00 to $19.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, January 17th. Guggenheim reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $23.00 target price on shares of Levi Strauss & Co. in a report on Friday, January 24th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group decreased their price objective on Levi Strauss & Co. from $26.00 to $23.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and seven have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $21.36.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, Director David A. Friedman sold 4,166 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 6th. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.00, for a total transaction of $74,988.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 104,178 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,875,204. This represents a 3.85 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 3.14% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

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.