Levi Strauss (LEVI): True Blue Stock to Buy Now

I know as I tell you that Levi Strauss (LEVI) is my Stock of the Week selection, the yawns from you guys are deafening. But hang in there with me for a moment to get the full story.

That’s because this 170 year old company is going through a reinvention that is showing up meaningfully in their results. And yet the share price does not properly reflect these improvements.

I am talking about their shift from selling through other retail outlets (department stores etc) and a much bigger push to sell directly. Their own stores...and a much bigger ecommerce effort.

As the old business saying goes, it’s wise to cut out the middleman. This increases profit margins...and increases the loyalty and relationship with the customer.

The proof of this is working is showing up in the consistency of their earnings with over 20 straight quarterly earnings beats. A full 5+ years of operational excellence.

And yes, this shows up in spades in their Zen Ratings profile:

Top 25% Value

Top 24% Growth

Top 14% AI Factor

Top 10% Safety

Top 10% Financials

Note that the only real weakness is Momentum which is not that bad in the 62nd percentile. That is not a problem if you are a patient value seeker like I am.

I think shares are easily worth mid $30’s on their current earnings. This matches up well with the street high estimates from Wall Street. However, I think $40+ is quite doable if that earnings beat streak continues.

So it’s time to “button up” these blue jean shares for your portfolio. 

What To Do Next?

Levi Strauss (LEVI) is just one of 20 stellar stocks found in my Zen Investor portfolio.

The goal is to find more stocks likely to go up 100% or more. We have bagged 4 of those so far this year:

+332% Micron (MU)

+233% SanDisk (SNDK)

+156% Flex Ltd (FLEX)

+109% Enersys (ENS)

These results help explain why the Zen Investor portfolio has generated a +44.90% year to date…yes beating the stuffing out of the S&P 500. 

How is that possible?  

Perhaps it’s time to discover my unique investing process meant to unlock more 100%+ winners…and how to see my current top 20 stocks: 

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Wishing you a world of investment success!

Steve Reitmeister…but everyone calls me Reity (pronounced “Righty”)

Editor of the Zen Investor

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