Fisher Asset Management LLC Buys 697,214 Shares of Levi Strauss & Co. $LEVI

03 Dec 2025, 09:38 by Mitch Edgeman · The Markets Daily

Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI – Free Report) by 121.1% during the second quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm owned 1,272,867 shares of the blue-jean maker’s stock after purchasing an additional 697,214 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Levi Strauss & Co. were worth $23,535,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Paragon Capital Management Ltd bought a new stake in Levi Strauss & Co. during the 2nd quarter valued at $257,000. OFI Invest Asset Management increased its position in shares of Levi Strauss & Co. by 37.7% in the second quarter. OFI Invest Asset Management now owns 1,420,596 shares of the blue-jean maker’s stock valued at $26,267,000 after acquiring an additional 389,176 shares during the period. Nuveen LLC purchased a new position in shares of Levi Strauss & Co. in the first quarter valued at about $3,259,000. Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Levi Strauss & Co. by 2.1% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,210,669 shares of the blue-jean maker’s stock valued at $22,391,000 after acquiring an additional 24,728 shares during the last quarter. Finally, KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS boosted its holdings in shares of Levi Strauss & Co. by 49.9% during the second quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 61,000 shares of the blue-jean maker’s stock worth $1,128,000 after purchasing an additional 20,300 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 69.14% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, major shareholder E. Haas Jr. Family Fund Peter sold 150,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.19, for a total transaction of $3,628,500.00. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Margaret E. Haas sold 50,000 shares of Levi Strauss & Co. stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, October 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $24.14, for a total value of $1,207,000.00. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 1.25% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Levi Strauss & Co. Stock Performance

Levi Strauss & Co. stock opened at $22.08 on Wednesday. Levi Strauss & Co. has a twelve month low of $12.17 and a twelve month high of $24.82. The company has a quick ratio of 0.87, a current ratio of 1.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.48. The stock’s 50 day moving average is $21.69 and its 200 day moving average is $20.55. The company has a market capitalization of $8.63 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.53, a PEG ratio of 1.51 and a beta of 1.34.

Levi Strauss & Co. (NYSE:LEVI – Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, October 9th. The blue-jean maker reported $0.34 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.31 by $0.03. Levi Strauss & Co. had a net margin of 9.48% and a return on equity of 27.92%. The company had revenue of $1.54 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.50 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $0.33 EPS. Levi Strauss & Co.’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.0% on a year-over-year basis. Levi Strauss & Co. has set its FY 2025 guidance at 1.270-1.320 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Levi Strauss & Co. will post 1.27 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Levi Strauss & Co. Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, November 4th. Shareholders of record on Monday, October 20th were paid a dividend of $0.14 per share. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.5%. The ex-dividend date was Monday, October 20th. Levi Strauss & Co.’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 36.84%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $27.00 target price on shares of Levi Strauss & Co. in a research note on Friday, October 10th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on Levi Strauss & Co. from $24.00 to $27.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, October 2nd. Barclays boosted their target price on Levi Strauss & Co. from $24.00 to $26.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, September 26th. Citigroup raised their price target on Levi Strauss & Co. from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, September 29th. Finally, Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Levi Strauss & Co. from $26.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Ten investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Levi Strauss & Co. currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $26.42.

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