Reviewing National Waste Management (OTCMKTS:NWMH) and Leslie’s (NASDAQ:LESL)

National Waste Management (OTCMKTS:NWMH) and Leslie’s (NASDAQ:LESL) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings for National Waste Management and Leslie’s, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
National Waste Management	0	0	0	0	0.00
Leslie’s	1	7	1	0	2.00

Leslie’s has a consensus target price of $3.61, indicating a potential upside of 62.00%. Given Leslie’s’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Leslie’s is more favorable than National Waste Management.

Volatility and Risk

National Waste Management has a beta of -1, suggesting that its stock price is 200% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Leslie’s has a beta of 1.12, suggesting that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares National Waste Management and Leslie’s”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
National Waste Management	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Leslie’s	$1.33 billion	0.31	-$23.38 million	($0.12)	-18.58

National Waste Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Leslie’s.

Profitability

This table compares National Waste Management and Leslie’s’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
National Waste Management	N/A	N/A	N/A
Leslie’s	-1.76%	-6.11%	-0.71%

Summary

Leslie’s beats National Waste Management on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About National Waste Management

National Waste Management Holdings, Inc. operates as a waste management company in Upstate New York and Central Florida. The company offers construction and demolition landfill services; and commercial and residential dumpster services and roll-off boxes for construction and clean-up projects specializing in the removal of debris, garbage, waste, hauling construction, and demolition debris. It also provides trash collection services, roll-off services, and a full service transfer station; and wood grinding, demolition, mulch, and gravel services for the industrial and residential markets. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Hernando, Florida.

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.