Pets at Home Group (PETS) Competitors GBX 218 -4.80 (-2.15%) As of 04/4/2025 12:06 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock PETS vs. JD, SIG, RS1, BBY, HSTG, PAG, ELA, COST, BOOT, and BIGShould you be buying Pets at Home Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Pets at Home Group include JD Sports Fashion (JD), Signature Aviation (SIG), RS Group (RS1), Balfour Beatty (BBY), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), Paragon Banking Group (PAG), Eland Oil & Gas (ELA), Costain Group (COST), Henry Boot (BOOT), and Big Technologies (BIG). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Pets at Home Group vs. JD Sports Fashion Signature Aviation RS Group Balfour Beatty Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Paragon Banking Group Eland Oil & Gas Costain Group Henry Boot Big Technologies JD Sports Fashion (LON:JD) and Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) are both consumer cyclical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, community ranking and dividends. Do analysts rate JD or PETS? JD Sports Fashion currently has a consensus target price of GBX 103.33, indicating a potential upside of 53.63%. Pets at Home Group has a consensus target price of GBX 298.33, indicating a potential upside of 36.85%. Given JD Sports Fashion's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe JD Sports Fashion is more favorable than Pets at Home Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score JD Sports Fashion 1 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75Pets at Home Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67 Does the media favor JD or PETS? In the previous week, Pets at Home Group had 8 more articles in the media than JD Sports Fashion. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Pets at Home Group and 4 mentions for JD Sports Fashion. JD Sports Fashion's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat Pets at Home Group's score of -0.36 indicating that JD Sports Fashion is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment JD Sports Fashion 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Pets at Home Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is JD or PETS a better dividend stock? JD Sports Fashion pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Pets at Home Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. JD Sports Fashion pays out 1,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pets at Home Group pays out 79.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pets at Home Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has higher valuation and earnings, JD or PETS? JD Sports Fashion has higher revenue and earnings than Pets at Home Group. Pets at Home Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JD Sports Fashion, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJD Sports Fashion£10.79B0.32£342.20M£0.10672.60Pets at Home Group£1.41B0.71£75.43M£16.4513.25 Does the MarketBeat Community favor JD or PETS? JD Sports Fashion received 138 more outperform votes than Pets at Home Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 79.86% of users gave JD Sports Fashion an outperform vote while only 73.27% of users gave Pets at Home Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformJD Sports FashionOutperform Votes57179.86% Underperform Votes14420.14% Pets at Home GroupOutperform Votes43373.27% Underperform Votes15826.73% Which has more volatility & risk, JD or PETS? JD Sports Fashion has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its stock price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pets at Home Group has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is JD or PETS more profitable? Pets at Home Group has a net margin of 5.36% compared to JD Sports Fashion's net margin of 3.17%. JD Sports Fashion's return on equity of 14.97% beat Pets at Home Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets JD Sports Fashion3.17% 14.97% 7.05% Pets at Home Group 5.36%8.05%4.66% Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of JD or PETS? 33.0% of JD Sports Fashion shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Pets at Home Group shares are held by institutional investors. 51.9% of JD Sports Fashion shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Pets at Home Group shares are held 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. SummaryJD Sports Fashion beats Pets at Home Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Pets at Home Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PETS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON 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.Skip Chart PETS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPets at Home GroupSpecialty Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£994.35M£2.94B£2.96B£2.42BDividend Yield5.67%4.39%3.51%4.94%P/E Ratio13.2521.2519.36127.51Price / Sales0.7129.2055.65260,717.02Price / Cash9.3514.8030.6828.06Price / Book1.0611.163.064.36Net Income£75.43M£134.10M£258.86M£5.81B7 Day Performance-7.55%-2.53%-4.01%2.03%1 Month Performance-6.60%172.77%12.35%0.16%1 Year Performance-19.26%16,791.26%1,601.97%95.71% Pets at Home Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PETSPets at Home Group2.8184 of 5 starsGBX 218-2.2%GBX 298.33+36.9%-19.0%£994.35M£1.41B13.25210Analyst ForecastNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeJDJD Sports Fashion1.7134 of 5 starsGBX 71.96-1.1%GBX 118.75+65.0%-50.5%£3.73B£10.79B719.60385,400News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSIGSignature AviationN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.29B£1.41B-495.0030,900News CoverageRS1RS Group3.2801 of 5 starsGBX 564.50+0.5%GBX 840+48.8%-27.2%£2.66B£2.91B14.596,500BBYBalfour Beatty3.1655 of 5 starsGBX 435.40+0.3%GBX 542.50+24.6%+7.3%£2.22B£7.72B10.17105,000Insider TradeNews CoverageHSTGHastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372High Trading VolumePAGParagon Banking Group4.2 of 5 starsGBX 745+1.2%GBX 875+17.4%+0.2%£1.49B£738.64M8.0426,500Dividend IncreaseInsider TradeGap DownELAEland Oil & GasN/AN/AN/AN/A£357.57M£207.73M5.53260COSTCostain Group0.6943 of 5 starsGBX 106.80+1.2%GBX 105-1.7%+29.4%£286.06M£1.28B9.533,270BOOTHenry BootN/AGBX 205-1.0%N/A+16.5%£275.46M£286.51M24.388,400Insider TradeBIGBig TechnologiesN/AGBX 75+2.7%N/A-55.9%£213.04M£53.85M16.7936,200News Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JD Competitors SIG Competitors RS1 Competitors BBY Competitors HSTG Competitors PAG Competitors ELA Competitors COST Competitors BOOT Competitors BIG Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:PETS) was last updated on 4/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashThe Government Just Said Your Money Isn't Yours That's right—According to the DOJ, YOUR hard-earned money i...Priority Gold | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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