Levi Strauss combines a wide economic moat, four consecutive earnings beats averaging over 22% above estimates, and strong quality metrics — but the stock has essentially reached its near-term price target with only about 1.5% headroom remaining, leaving the reward-to-risk ratio at 0.25-to-1 and limiting the attractiveness of adding exposure at current levels despite the underlying business quality.
Thesis pillars
- Wide Moat High Quality Franchise→Stable
- Consistent Earnings Beat Streak→Stable
- Price Target Nearly Reached→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI) Stock Analysis
Breakout setup
Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Manufacturing
Wait for pullback to $22.86. At $24.88 the A.R:R is 0.1:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $22.86 (Ma50 Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Product: Levi's brand (94.0%); Concentration risk — Geographic: outside the United States.
Levi Strauss & Co. designs, markets and sells jeans, casual pants, activewear, tops and accessories under the Levi's® brand (94% of fiscal 2025 net revenues), operating 1,231 company-owned stores in 38 countries and distributing through approximately 50,000 retail locations... Read more
Wait for pullback to $22.86. At $24.88 the A.R:R is 0.1:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $22.86 (Ma50 Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Product: Levi's brand (94.0%); Concentration risk — Geographic: outside the United States. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 59, MACD bullish. Earnings in 3 days. Wait until post-earnings. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 4/8 gates (positive momentum, news events none recent, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 3d<=7d. Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-07Recent Developments — Levi Strauss & Co
Latest news
- NEWS LS&Co.’s Jennifer DuBuisson Joins Aspen Institute First Movers Fellowship - Levi Strauss & Co — Levi Strauss & Co neutral
- NEWS Levi Q2 Preview: Reasonably Priced As Shares Outperform (NYSE:LEVI) - Seeking Alpha — Seeking Alpha positive
- NEWS Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI) Institutional Confidence - TradingKey — TradingKey positive
- NEWS Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI) Technical Analysis: Support, Resistance, Indicators & Moving Averages - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
- NEWS Levi Strauss & Co (LEVI) Dividends & Stock Splits: Historical Payouts and Event Timeline - TradingKey — TradingKey neutral
Generated 2026-07-07T11:21:38Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHProductLevi's brand94%10-K Item 1: 'Our Levi's® brand products accounted for 94%, 94% and 92% of our net revenues in each of the fiscal years 2025, 2024 and 2023, respectively'
- HIGHGeographicoutside the United States10-K Item 1: 'we derived over half of our net revenues from outside the United States in fiscal year 2025'
- LOWCustomertop ten wholesale customers24%10-K Item 1: 'Sales to our top ten wholesale customers totaled 24%, 25% and 27% of our net revenues in fiscal years 2025, 2024, and 2023, respectively'
Material Events(8-K, last 90d)
- 2026-04-07Item 5.02MEDIUMEVP and CFO Harmit Singh will transition to Special Advisor role; will remain as CFO until successor appointed or no later than November 30, 2026. Executive search firm retained for CFO search. No reason for departure cited.SEC filing →
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Frequently Asked Questions
Wait for pullback to $22.86. At $24.88 the A.R:R is 0.1:1 — below the 1.5:1 minimum for BUY_NOW. Engine's entry $22.86 (Ma50 Sticky) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Concentration risk — Product: Levi's brand (94.0%); Concentration risk — Geographic: outside the United States. Chart setup: Golden cross, above all MAs, RSI 59, MACD bullish. Earnings in 3 days. Wait until post-earnings. Target $24.96 (+0.3%), stop $21.23 (−17.2%), A.R:R 0.1:1. Score 6.3/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $24.96 (+9.0% upside). Target $24.96 (+0.3%), stop $21.23 (−17.2%), A.R:R 0.1:1. Stop-loss: $21.23.
Concentration risk — Product: Levi's brand (94.0%); Concentration risk — Geographic: outside the United States; Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining.
Levi Strauss & Co trades at a P/E of 17.9 (forward 14.5). TrendMatrix value score: 7.5/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
22 analysts cover LEVI with a consensus score of 4.2/5. Average price target: $28.
What does Levi Strauss & Co do?Levi Strauss & Co. designs, markets and sells jeans, casual pants, activewear, tops and accessories under the Levi's®...
Levi Strauss & Co. designs, markets and sells jeans, casual pants, activewear, tops and accessories under the Levi's® brand (94% of fiscal 2025 net revenues), operating 1,231 company-owned stores in 38 countries and distributing through approximately 50,000 retail locations worldwide. International markets generated over half of net revenues in fiscal 2025, with DTC company-operated stores contributing 33%.