Q2 EPS Estimates for LEVI Lowered by Telsey Advisory Group

Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) – Analysts at Telsey Advisory Group decreased their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for Levi Strauss & Co. in a research note issued to investors on Tuesday, April 8th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now anticipates that the blue-jean maker will earn $0.12 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.15. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a “Outperform” rating and a $19.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Levi Strauss & Co.’s current full-year earnings is $1.27 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Levi Strauss & Co.’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.30 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.39 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.15 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.35 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.44 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.35 EPS.

Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, April 7th. The blue-jean maker reported $0.38 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.28 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $1.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.54 billion. Levi Strauss & Co. had a net margin of 3.32% and a return on equity of 25.88%. The business’s revenue was up 3.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business earned $0.26 EPS.

A number of other research analysts also recently issued reports on LEVI. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Levi Strauss & Co. from $19.00 to $14.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upgraded shares of Levi Strauss & Co. from a “neutral” rating to an “overweight” rating and reduced their price target for the stock from $19.00 to $17.00 in a research report on Tuesday. Stifel Nicolaus reduced their price target on shares of Levi Strauss & Co. from $25.00 to $20.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Tuesday. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Levi Strauss & Co. from $20.00 to $17.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 30th. Finally, UBS Group cut their price objective on shares of Levi Strauss & Co. from $26.00 to $25.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, February 3rd. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $19.36.

Levi Strauss & Co. Trading Up 20.7 %

NYSE LEVI opened at $14.99 on Thursday. Levi Strauss & Co. has a 12 month low of $12.17 and a 12 month high of $24.34. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.50, a current ratio of 1.42 and a quick ratio of 0.80. The company has a market capitalization of $5.93 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 28.83, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.92 and a beta of 1.07. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $16.72 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $17.49.

Levi Strauss & Co. Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, April 24th will be given a dividend of $0.13 per share. This represents a $0.52 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.47%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, April 24th. Levi Strauss & Co.’s payout ratio is 58.43%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Levi Strauss & Co. news, Director David A. Friedman sold 4,166 shares of Levi Strauss & Co. stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $18.44, for a total value of $76,821.04. Following the completion of the sale, the director now directly owns 100,012 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,844,221.28. The trade was a 4.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. 1.25% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of LEVI. BNP Paribas Financial Markets grew its holdings in shares of Levi Strauss & Co. by 274.5% during the third quarter. BNP Paribas Financial Markets now owns 33,657 shares of the blue-jean maker’s stock worth $734,000 after purchasing an additional 24,669 shares in the last quarter. Stifel Financial Corp boosted its position in shares of Levi Strauss & Co. by 73.9% during the third quarter. Stifel Financial Corp now owns 149,947 shares of the blue-jean maker’s stock valued at $3,269,000 after buying an additional 63,718 shares during the last quarter. XTX Topco Ltd purchased a new position in Levi Strauss & Co. in the third quarter worth about $832,000. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Levi Strauss & Co. by 1.9% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,123,957 shares of the blue-jean maker’s stock worth $24,512,000 after buying an additional 20,870 shares during the period. Finally, Tidal Investments LLC raised its stake in Levi Strauss & Co. by 11.2% during the 3rd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 166,736 shares of the blue-jean maker’s stock valued at $3,635,000 after purchasing an additional 16,785 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.14% of the company’s stock.

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.