Levi Strauss, which belongs to the Zacks Retail - Apparel and Shoes industry, posted revenues of $1.06 billion for the quarter ended August 2020, surpassing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 38.63 per cent. This compares to year-ago revenues of $1.45 billion. The company has topped consensus revenue estimates two times over the last four quarters.

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Ahead of this earnings release, the estimate revisions trend for Levi Strauss was mixed. While the magnitude and direction of estimate revisions could change following the company's just-released earnings report, the current status translates into a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold) for the stock.