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As of 10/9/2026

LESL vs. GMEX, OCG, ABLVW, POWWP, and ULTA

Should you buy Leslie's stock or one of its competitors? Leslie's's main competitors and comparable companies include Fitell (GMEX), Oriental Culture (OCG), Able View Global (ABLVW), AMMO (POWWP), and Ulta Beauty (ULTA). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "other specialty retail" industry.

How does Leslie's compare to Fitell?

Fitell (NASDAQ:GMEX) and Leslie's (NASDAQ:LESL) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and media sentiment.

Fitell has a beta of 5.55, meaning that its stock price is 455% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Leslie's has a beta of 1.76, meaning that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the broader market.

Fitell has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Leslie's.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Fitell$5.20M0.25-$680KN/AN/A
Leslie's$1.18B0.00-$236.97M-$27.08N/A

Leslie's has a consensus price target of $2.85, suggesting a potential upside of 2,694.12%. Given Leslie's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Leslie's is more favorable than Fitell.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Fitell
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Leslie's
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.86

In the previous week, Leslie's had 3 more articles in the media than Fitell. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Leslie's and 2 mentions for Fitell. Fitell's average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat Leslie's' score of 0.15 indicating that Fitell is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Fitell Positive
Leslie's Neutral

0.1% of Fitell shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Leslie's 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.

Fitell has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Leslie's' net margin of -21.24%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
FitellN/A N/A N/A
Leslie's -21.24%N/A -8.96%

Summary

Fitell beats Leslie's on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Leslie's compare to Oriental Culture?

Oriental Culture (NASDAQ:OCG) and Leslie's (NASDAQ:LESL) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and media sentiment.

Oriental Culture has a beta of 0.3, suggesting that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Leslie's has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its stock price is 76% more volatile than the broader market.

Oriental Culture has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Leslie's.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Oriental Culture$1.89M0.56-$3.86MN/AN/A
Leslie's$1.18B0.00-$236.97M-$27.08N/A

In the previous week, Leslie's had 4 more articles in the media than Oriental Culture. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Leslie's and 1 mentions for Oriental Culture. Oriental Culture's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Leslie's' score of 0.15 indicating that Oriental Culture is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Oriental Culture Very Positive
Leslie's Neutral

Oriental Culture has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Leslie's' net margin of -21.24%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Oriental CultureN/A N/A N/A
Leslie's -21.24%N/A -8.96%

1.6% of Oriental Culture shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.9% of Oriental Culture shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Leslie's shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Leslie's has a consensus target price of $2.85, suggesting a potential upside of 2,694.12%. Given Leslie's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Leslie's is more favorable than Oriental Culture.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Oriental Culture
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Leslie's
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.86

Summary

Oriental Culture beats Leslie's on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Leslie's compare to Able View Global?

Leslie's (NASDAQ:LESL) and Able View Global (NASDAQ:ABLVW) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Leslie's had 4 more articles in the media than Able View Global. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Leslie's and 1 mentions for Able View Global. Able View Global's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Leslie's' score of 0.15 indicating that Able View Global is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Leslie's Neutral
Able View Global Very Positive

Able View Global has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Leslie's' net margin of -21.24%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Leslie's-21.24% N/A -8.96%
Able View Global N/A N/A N/A

Able View Global has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Leslie's.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Leslie's$1.18B0.00-$236.97M-$27.08N/A
Able View Global$118.27MN/AN/AN/AN/A

Leslie's currently has a consensus price target of $2.85, indicating a potential upside of 2,694.12%. Given Leslie's' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Leslie's is more favorable than Able View Global.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Leslie's
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.86
Able View Global
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Leslie's beats Able View Global on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Leslie's compare to AMMO?

AMMO (NASDAQ:POWWP) and Leslie's (NASDAQ:LESL) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends.

Leslie's has a consensus target price of $2.85, indicating a potential upside of 2,694.12%. Given Leslie's' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Leslie's is more favorable than AMMO.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AMMO
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Leslie's
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.86

In the previous week, Leslie's had 2 more articles in the media than AMMO. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Leslie's and 3 mentions for AMMO. AMMO's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Leslie's' score of 0.15 indicating that AMMO is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AMMO
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Leslie's
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

AMMO has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Leslie's' net margin of -21.24%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AMMON/A N/A N/A
Leslie's -21.24%N/A -8.96%

AMMO has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Leslie's.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AMMO$53.75MN/AN/AN/AN/A
Leslie's$1.18B0.00-$236.97M-$27.08N/A

Summary

Leslie's beats AMMO on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Leslie's compare to Ulta Beauty?

Leslie's (NASDAQ:LESL) and Ulta Beauty (NASDAQ:ULTA) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings and risk.

In the previous week, Ulta Beauty had 4 more articles in the media than Leslie's. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Ulta Beauty and 5 mentions for Leslie's. Ulta Beauty's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Leslie's' score of 0.15 indicating that Ulta Beauty is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Leslie's
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Ulta Beauty
8 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Leslie's$1.18B0.00-$236.97M-$27.08N/A
Ulta Beauty$12.39B1.97$1.15B$27.4420.79

Ulta Beauty has a net margin of 9.34% compared to Leslie's' net margin of -21.24%. Ulta Beauty's return on equity of 45.40% beat Leslie's' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Leslie's-21.24% N/A -8.96%
Ulta Beauty 9.34%45.40%17.37%

90.4% of Ulta Beauty shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Leslie's shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ulta Beauty shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Leslie's has a beta of 1.76, suggesting that its share price is 76% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ulta Beauty has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the broader market.

Leslie's presently has a consensus target price of $2.85, suggesting a potential upside of 2,694.12%. Ulta Beauty has a consensus target price of $627.83, suggesting a potential upside of 10.07%. Given Leslie's' higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Leslie's is more favorable than Ulta Beauty.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Leslie's
2 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.86
Ulta Beauty
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
24 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Summary

Ulta Beauty beats Leslie's on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LESL vs. The Competition

MetricLeslie'sSpecialty Retail IndustryConsumer Discretionary SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$955K$10.60B$12.59B$13.30B
Dividend YieldN/A325.32%86.71%22.58%
P/E Ratio0.0025.0545.0726.14
Price / Sales0.0016.9688.8387.88
Price / CashN/A12.9631.6253.71
Price / Book0.005.623.986.33
Net Income-$236.97M$440.44M$444.34M$382.15M
7 Day Performance-29.99%0.60%-0.03%-1.40%
1 Month Performance-79.68%-1.34%-2.58%-3.35%
1 Year Performance-97.63%-2.93%-4.17%1.49%

Leslie's Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
LESL
Leslie's
1.2645 of 5 stars
$0.10
flat
$2.85
+2,694.1%
N/A$955K$1.18BN/A4,200
GMEX
Fitell
1.4308 of 5 stars
$2.31
-5.7%
N/AN/A$1.84M$5.20MN/A16
OCG
Oriental Culture
0.8807 of 5 stars
$1.65
-4.6%
N/AN/A$1M$1.89MN/A13
ABLVW
Able View Global
N/A$0.02
-2.8%
N/A-19.1%$0.00$118.27MN/A164
POWWP
AMMO
N/A$23.80
+0.8%
N/A+0.3%$0.00$53.75MN/A63

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This page (NASDAQ:LESL) was last updated on 10/11/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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