Leslie's (LESL) Competitors $0.29 +0.01 (+2.88%) As of 02:04 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock LESL vs. QVCGB, BZUN, NXXT, CURV, PLBY, BARK, LVRO, DLTH, HOUR, and SPWHShould you be buying Leslie's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Leslie's include QVC Group (QVCGB), Baozun (BZUN), NextNRG (NXXT), Torrid (CURV), PLBY Group (PLBY), BARK (BARK), Lavoro (LVRO), Duluth (DLTH), Hour Loop (HOUR), and Sportsman's Warehouse (SPWH). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Leslie's vs. Its Competitors QVC Group Baozun NextNRG Torrid PLBY Group BARK Lavoro Duluth Hour Loop Sportsman's Warehouse Leslie's (NASDAQ:LESL) and QVC Group (NASDAQ:QVCGB) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership. Is LESL or QVCGB more profitable? QVC Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Leslie's' net margin of -6.72%. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Leslie's-6.72% N/A -4.96% QVC Group N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in LESL or QVCGB? 2.3% of QVC Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Leslie's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, LESL or QVCGB? Leslie's has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QVC Group has a beta of -0.02, meaning that its share price is 102% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer LESL or QVCGB? Leslie's presently has a consensus target price of $1.60, suggesting a potential upside of 459.44%. Given Leslie's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Leslie's is more favorable than QVC Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Leslie's 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.90QVC Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher earnings & valuation, LESL or QVCGB? Leslie's has higher earnings, but lower revenue than QVC Group. Leslie's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than QVC Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLeslie's$1.33B0.04-$23.38M-$0.45-0.64QVC Group$9.80B0.02-$3.66B-$453.46-0.06 Does the media favor LESL or QVCGB? In the previous week, Leslie's had 31 more articles in the media than QVC Group. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Leslie's and 2 mentions for QVC Group. QVC Group's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Leslie's' score of 0.22 indicating that QVC Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Leslie's 5 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral QVC Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryLeslie's beats QVC Group on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding LESL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart LESL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLeslie'sCONS PD IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$52.71M$33.35B$16.03B$10.26BDividend YieldN/A2.64%3.05%4.63%P/E Ratio-0.6340.3118.4426.57Price / Sales0.041.8947.85122.51Price / Cash2.1816.3814.8360.49Price / Book-0.308.536.156.34Net Income-$23.38M$1.23B$679.72M$270.99M7 Day Performance-14.37%0.25%0.99%2.67%1 Month Performance-17.84%-0.45%1.50%7.23%1 Year Performance-90.10%17.38%-0.87%27.97% Leslie's Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LESLLeslie's3.0914 of 5 stars$0.29+2.9%$1.60+459.4%-90.2%$52.71M$1.33B-0.633,850Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastStock SplitGap UpQVCGBQVC Group0.777 of 5 stars$29.00flatN/AN/A$233.97M$9.80B-0.0620,386News CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓BZUNBaozun1.391 of 5 stars$3.92+9.5%$4.20+7.1%+80.4%$226.50M$1.29B-8.917,650Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeNXXTNextNRG2.7153 of 5 stars$1.78+15.6%$5.50+209.0%N/A$221.08M$27.77M-0.2754Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeCURVTorrid3.7712 of 5 stars$1.66-7.0%$3.69+122.7%-53.8%$173.91M$1.10B41.417,590Analyst UpgradeHigh Trading VolumePLBYPLBY Group3.1935 of 5 stars$1.69-2.9%$3.00+77.5%+117.8%$160.74M$116.14M-2.171,010Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeBARKBARK1.5812 of 5 stars$0.91+3.4%$2.63+189.7%-52.1%$153.91M$484.18M-5.33640LVROLavoro1.6819 of 5 stars$1.26-5.3%$3.44+172.8%-55.4%$146.93M$1.89B-0.773,767Positive NewsGap DownDLTHDuluth3.4199 of 5 stars$3.85+1.6%$7.00+81.8%+2.2%$144.68M$626.63M-2.692,248Trending NewsHOURHour Loop1.9606 of 5 stars$5.70+56.2%N/A+136.8%$128.38M$138.44M190.06180Short Interest ↓Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeSPWHSportsman's Warehouse3.1172 of 5 stars$3.17-6.2%$3.45+8.8%+4.8%$121.82M$1.20B-3.235,100 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies QVCGB Alternatives BZUN Alternatives NXXT Alternatives CURV Alternatives PLBY Alternatives BARK Alternatives LVRO Alternatives DLTH Alternatives HOUR Alternatives SPWH Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:LESL) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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