LESL vs. QVCGB, HVT.A, LE, BWMX, TTSH, LOVE, LVRO, ONEW, HITI, and BZUN
Should you be buying Leslie's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Leslie's include QVC Group (QVCGB), Haverty Furniture Companies (HVT.A), Lands' End (LE), Betterware de México, S.A.P.I. de C.V. (BWMX), Tile Shop Hldgs (TTSH), Lovesac (LOVE), Lavoro (LVRO), OneWater Marine (ONEW), High Tide (HITI), and Baozun (BZUN). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry.
Leslie's vs. Its Competitors
Leslie's (NASDAQ:LESL) and QVC Group (NASDAQ:QVCGB) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
In the previous week, Leslie's had 12 more articles in the media than QVC Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Leslie's and 1 mentions for QVC Group. Leslie's' average media sentiment score of 0.28 beat QVC Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Leslie's is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Leslie's has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, QVC Group has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
QVC Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Leslie's' net margin of -3.42%.
Leslie's presently has a consensus price target of $2.27, indicating a potential upside of 417.08%. Given Leslie's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Leslie's is more favorable than QVC Group.
2.3% of QVC Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Leslie's shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Leslie's beats QVC Group on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (NASDAQ:LESL) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
