Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) & MINISO Group (NYSE:MNSO) Head-To-Head Comparison

Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) and MINISO Group (NYSE:MNSO) are both mid-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings and dividends.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

69.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.2% of MINISO Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Levi Strauss & Co. shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 73.5% of MINISO Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Levi Strauss & Co. pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. MINISO Group pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Levi Strauss & Co. pays out 35.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. MINISO Group pays out 135.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Levi Strauss & Co. has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years.

Risk & Volatility

Levi Strauss & Co. has a beta of 1.34, indicating that its stock price is 34% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MINISO Group has a beta of 0.25, indicating that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Levi Strauss & Co. and MINISO Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Levi Strauss & Co.	$6.28 billion	1.38	$578.10 million	$1.57	14.32
MINISO Group	$3.07 billion	1.47	$172.32 million	$0.54	26.95

Levi Strauss & Co. has higher revenue and earnings than MINISO Group. Levi Strauss & Co. is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MINISO Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Levi Strauss & Co. and MINISO Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Levi Strauss & Co.	9.52%	25.35%	8.32%
MINISO Group	5.56%	11.07%	4.33%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for Levi Strauss & Co. and MINISO Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Levi Strauss & Co.	0	4	11	0	2.73
MINISO Group	0	3	2	0	2.40

Levi Strauss & Co. currently has a consensus target price of $26.77, indicating a potential upside of 19.05%. MINISO Group has a consensus target price of $24.60, indicating a potential upside of 69.04%. Given MINISO Group’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe MINISO Group is more favorable than Levi Strauss & Co..

Summary

Levi Strauss & Co. beats MINISO Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About MINISO Group

MINISO Group Holding Limited, an investment holding company, engages in the retail and wholesale of lifestyle products and pop toy products in China, Asia, the United States, and Europe. The company offers products in various categories, including home decor products, small electronics, textiles, accessories, beauty tools, toys, cosmetics, personal care products, snacks, fragrances and perfumes, and stationeries and gifts under the MINISO and WonderLife brand names; and blind boxes, toy bricks, model figures, model kits, collectible dolls, Ichiban Kuji, sculptures, and other popular toys under the TOP TOY brand. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Guangzhou, China.