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NASDAQ:LESL

Leslie's (LESL) Competitors

$5.66
+0.17 (+3.10%)
(As of 09/29/2023 ET)
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Today's Range
$5.48
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$5.76
50-Day Range
$4.89
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$7.22
52-Week Range
$4.78
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$17.13
Volume
5.04 million shs
Average Volume
4.46 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.04 billion
P/E Ratio
15.30
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$8.06
ProfileAnalyst RatingsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial MediaSustainability

LESL vs. WALD, HAIN, CHEF, EWCZ, FRG, ARKO, MED, BROS, NUS, and UNFI

Should you be buying Leslie's stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Leslie's include Waldencast (WALD), The Hain Celestial Group (HAIN), Chefs' Warehouse (CHEF), European Wax Center (EWCZ), Franchise Group (FRG), Arko (ARKO), Medifast (MED), Dutch Bros (BROS), Nu Skin Enterprises (NUS), and United Natural Foods (UNFI). These companies are all part of the "consumer staples" sector.

Leslie's vs.

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

19.9% of Waldencast shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.9% of Leslie's shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Waldencast shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Leslie's has higher revenue and earnings than Waldencast.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Leslie's$1.56B0.67$159.03M$0.3715.30
WaldencastN/AN/A-$14.43MN/AN/A

In the previous week, Leslie's had 25 more articles in the media than Waldencast. MarketBeat recorded 29 mentions for Leslie's and 4 mentions for Waldencast. Waldencast's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Leslie's' score of 0.37 indicating that Waldencast is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Leslie's
9 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
2 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Waldencast
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Leslie's has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Waldencast has a beta of -0.83, indicating that its stock price is 183% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Leslie's presently has a consensus price target of $8.06, indicating a potential upside of 42.32%. Waldencast has a consensus price target of $14.25, indicating a potential upside of 51.27%. Given Waldencast's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Waldencast is more favorable than Leslie's.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Leslie's
0 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.08
Waldencast
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Leslie's received 37 more outperform votes than Waldencast when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 85.71% of users gave Waldencast an outperform vote while only 45.74% of users gave Leslie's an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Leslie'sOutperform Votes
43
45.74%
Underperform Votes
51
54.26%
WaldencastOutperform Votes
6
85.71%
Underperform Votes
1
14.29%

Leslie's has a net margin of 4.60% compared to Waldencast's net margin of 0.00%. Waldencast's return on equity of 0.00% beat Leslie's' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Leslie's4.60% -37.02% 7.08%
Waldencast N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Waldencast beats Leslie's on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.


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Media Sentiment Over Time

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LESL vs. The Competition

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MetricLeslie'sRetail stores IndustryStaples SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.04B$3.20B$14.71B$6.32B
Dividend YieldN/A3.73%2.95%7.81%
P/E Ratio15.305.2218.7811.18
Price / Sales0.6749.3214.3774.45
Price / Cash5.178.6933.11104.86
Price / Book-5.241.785.744.66
Net Income$159.03M$66.21M$684.54M$186.37M
7 Day Performance12.75%-1.63%-1.20%-0.05%
1 Month Performance-11.29%-13.03%-6.73%-6.82%
1 Year Performance-61.52%-29.73%-5.24%6.20%

Leslie's Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
WALD
Waldencast
2.3093 of 5 stars		$8.55
-5.5%		$14.25
+66.7%		-5.8%$919.68MN/A0.004Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
Positive News
HAIN
The Hain Celestial Group
2.997 of 5 stars		$9.97
-1.3%		$17.27
+73.2%		-38.6%$892.12M$1.80B-7.672,837
CHEF
Chefs' Warehouse
2.4332 of 5 stars		$22.11
-6.5%		$43.00
+94.5%		-26.9%$877.10M$2.61B41.724,124
EWCZ
European Wax Center
1.9946 of 5 stars		$16.56
+2.7%		$22.33
+34.9%		-12.2%$1.04B$207.35M103.51117Short Interest ↑
High Trading Volume
FRG
Franchise Group
0 of 5 stars		$29.88
flat		$32.50
+8.8%		N/A$1.05B$4.31B-3.8214,237
ARKO
Arko
2.913 of 5 stars		$7.07
-0.8%		$9.75
+37.9%		-23.9%$838.93M$9.14B20.7912,223Short Interest ↓
High Trading Volume
MED
Medifast
1.5841 of 5 stars		$76.87
-1.2%		$80.00
+4.1%		-30.9%$837.06M$1.60B6.34874Analyst Downgrade
News Coverage
BROS
Dutch Bros
1.9868 of 5 stars		$23.35
-0.3%		$35.82
+53.4%		-25.4%$1.07B$739.01M0.0022,000
NUS
Nu Skin Enterprises
2.6068 of 5 stars		$21.56
-5.3%		$36.00
+67.0%		-36.4%$1.08B$2.04B15.293,800Analyst Report
UNFI
United Natural Foods
2.3081 of 5 stars		$13.73
-27.4%		$32.71
+138.3%		-58.9%$804.58M$28.93B6.4530,300Earnings Report
Analyst Report
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume

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This page (NASDAQ:LESL) was last updated on 10/1/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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