Leslie's (LESL) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer LESL or CURV?

In the previous week, Leslie's had 6 more articles in the media than Torrid. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Leslie's and 4 mentions for Torrid. Torrid's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Leslie's' score of 0.60 indicating that Torrid is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Leslie's	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Torrid	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LESL or CURV?

81.8% of Torrid shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Leslie's shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Torrid shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is LESL or CURV more profitable?

Torrid has a net margin of 1.35% compared to Leslie's' net margin of -2.13%. Leslie's' return on equity of -6.11% beat Torrid's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Leslie's	-2.13%	-6.11%	-1.08%
Torrid	1.35%	-7.68%	3.13%

Do analysts rate LESL or CURV?

Leslie's presently has a consensus price target of $2.27, indicating a potential upside of 172.51%. Torrid has a consensus price target of $4.75, indicating a potential downside of 15.78%. Given Leslie's' higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Leslie's is more favorable than Torrid.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Leslie's	1 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
Torrid	2 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, LESL or CURV?

Torrid has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Leslie's. Leslie's is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Torrid, 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	$1.32B	0.12	-$23.38M	-$0.24	-3.47
Torrid	$1.10B	0.53	$11.62M	$0.16	35.25

Which has more volatility & risk, LESL or CURV?

Leslie's has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Torrid has a beta of 1.94, suggesting that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LESL or CURV?

Leslie's received 19 more outperform votes than Torrid when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 33.85% of users gave Leslie's an outperform vote while only 32.47% of users gave Torrid an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Leslie's	Outperform Votes 44 33.85%	Underperform Votes 86 66.15%
Torrid	Outperform Votes 25 32.47%	Underperform Votes 52 67.53%

Summary

Torrid beats Leslie's on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.