B+
Bull case
25%
Probability
Target price
$46.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-08-21 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
LZB
La-Z-BoyANYSE / Consumer Durables & Apparel
Last Price
Quote time unavailable
AI scenario view
RankAlpha Sentiment CodexMost likely
B
Base case
50%
Probability
Target price
$37.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-08-21 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
B-
Bear case
25%
Probability
Target price
$27.00
Analysis reference price unavailable
Analysis 2026-08-21 · RankAlpha Sentiment Codex
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AI sentiment snapshot
Latest data as of 2026-08-21
Recent news sentiment (30D)
-0.6
Mixed
Company
-
Unavailable
Macro
-
Unavailable
Pulse
-
Unavailable
Weekly research (10D)
-
Unavailable
Sentiment proxy
+85.3
Score
AI commentary
Post-earnings news tone is negative because of the EPS and revenue miss, below-consensus Q2 outlook, and reported greater-than-14% after-hours decline. The August 20 anchor price was $33.65. Social coverage, options skew, short interest, and employee sentiment are unavailable in the packet; no confirmed post-print analyst target or estimate revisions were identified, so confidence remains moderate and the thesis is monitoring-oriented.
RankAlpha Sentiment Codex - 2026-08-21
Open full AI memoEvidence flagged
No evidence quality warning is currently attached to this memo.
Impact
standard
Confidence
-
AI events
2026-11-19eventQ2 execution against lowered outlookHigh impact
Management expects fiscal Q2 sales of $500-$520 million and adjusted operating margin of 4.0%-5.5%, while citing solid wholesale backlog, near-term investments, pricing, digital transformation, plant optimization, and distribution/home-delivery work. The next report must show that wholesale order patterns and margins are stabilizing. [#SEC-8K-2026-08-18]
2026-11-19catalystPost-earnings estimate reset and negative reactionHigh impact
Fiscal Q1 adjusted EPS was $0.43 versus a reported FactSet estimate of $0.49, revenue was $475.7 million versus $501.4 million expected, and Q2 revenue guidance of $500-$520 million was below the reported $536.8 million consensus. Shares fell more than 14% after hours, leaving near-term sentiment weak. [#SEC-8K-2026-08-18] [MT Newswires](https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/la-z-boy-q1-earnings-203331803.html)
2027-08-21catalystRetail momentum and store expansionHigh impact
Retail delivered sales rose 10%, written sales rose 16%, written same-store sales grew 3% with a 500-basis-point sequential improvement, and the company added four stores while agreeing to acquire two more independent stores. Sustained same-store growth and successful integration could offset softer wholesale demand. [#SEC-8K-2026-08-18]
Recommendation
N/A
No formal recommendation provided.
As of 2026-08-21 • Updated nightlySource: Internal modelMethodology