Inspire Veterinary Partners (NASDAQ:IVP) versus Leslie’s (NASDAQ:LESL) Head-To-Head Contrast

Inspire Veterinary Partners (NASDAQ:IVP) and Leslie’s (NASDAQ:LESL) are both small-cap consumer staples companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and earnings.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations and price targets for Inspire Veterinary Partners and Leslie’s, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Inspire Veterinary Partners	1	0	0	0	1.00
Leslie’s	3	5	0	0	1.63

Leslie’s has a consensus target price of $6.55, indicating a potential upside of 495.45%. Given Leslie’s’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Leslie’s is more favorable than Inspire Veterinary Partners.

Profitability

This table compares Inspire Veterinary Partners and Leslie’s’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Inspire Veterinary Partners	-76.75%	-520.34%	-55.79%
Leslie’s	-22.69%	N/A	-7.11%

Risk and Volatility

Inspire Veterinary Partners has a beta of -0.49, meaning that its share price is 149% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leslie’s has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

4.8% of Inspire Veterinary Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of Inspire Veterinary Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Leslie’s shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Inspire Veterinary Partners and Leslie’s”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Inspire Veterinary Partners	$15.56 million	0.09	-$14.26 million	($2.20)	-0.02
Leslie’s	$1.21 billion	0.01	-$236.97 million	($29.66)	-0.04

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

Summary

Leslie’s beats Inspire Veterinary Partners on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Inspire Veterinary Partners

Inspire Veterinary Partners, Inc. owns and operates veterinary hospitals in the United States. The company specializes in small animal general practice hospitals, which serve companion pets, canine, and feline breeds, including equine care. Its hospitals provide preventive care for companion animals consisting of annual health exams and parasite control; dental health; nutrition and body condition counseling; neurological examinations; radiology; bloodwork; and skin and coat health, and other breed specific preventive care services. It also offers surgical services, which include soft tissue procedures, such as spays and neuters, mass removals, splenectomies, gastropexies, orthopedic procedures, and other surgical offerings; and care and alternative procedures, such as acupuncture, chiropractic, and other health and wellness services. The company was incorporated in 2020 and is based in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

About Leslie’s

Leslie’s, Inc. operates as a direct-to-consumer pool and spa care brand in the United States. The company markets and sells pool and spa supplies and related products and services. It also offers various pool and spa maintenance items, such as chemicals, equipment and parts, cleaning and maintenance equipment, safety, recreational, and fitness related products. In addition, the company provides installation and repair services for pool and spa equipment. It also sells its products through e-commerce websites and third-party marketplaces. The company offers complimentary, commercial-grade in-store, water testing, and analysis services. It serves the residential, professional, and commercial consumers. Leslie’s, Inc. was founded in 1963 and is based in Phoenix, Arizona.