Leslie's (LESL) Competitors

Leslie's (NASDAQ:LESL) and High Tide (NASDAQ:HITI) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, LESL or HITI?

Leslie's has a beta of 1.27, meaning that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, High Tide has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer LESL or HITI?

Leslie's currently has a consensus target price of $1.60, suggesting a potential upside of 393.52%. High Tide has a consensus target price of $4.75, suggesting a potential upside of 33.05%. Given Leslie's' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Leslie's is more favorable than High Tide.

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)	1.90
High Tide	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders believe in LESL or HITI?

4.5% of High Tide shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Leslie's shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 12.4% of High Tide shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, LESL or HITI?

High Tide has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Leslie's. High Tide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Leslie's, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Leslie's	$1.33B	0.05	-$23.38M	-$0.45	-0.72
High Tide	$381.22M	0.76	-$3.19M	-$0.08	-44.63

Is LESL or HITI more profitable?

High Tide has a net margin of -1.71% compared to Leslie's' net margin of -6.72%. Leslie's' return on equity of 0.00% beat High Tide's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Leslie's	-6.72%	N/A	-4.96%
High Tide	-1.71%	-6.45%	-3.93%

Does the media favor LESL or HITI?

In the previous week, Leslie's had 12 more articles in the media than High Tide. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Leslie's and 14 mentions for High Tide. High Tide's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Leslie's' score of 0.08 indicating that High Tide is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Leslie's	2 Very Positive mention(s)	8 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	3 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
High Tide	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

High Tide beats Leslie's on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.