Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF) Competitors $3.50 +0.16 (+4.64%) As of 02:47 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WOOF vs. ACHC, BKD, SEM, USPH, CYH, HCA, ALC, THC, EHC, and UHSShould you be buying Petco Health and Wellness stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Petco Health and Wellness include Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Select Medical (SEM), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Community Health Systems (CYH), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Encompass Health (EHC), and Universal Health Services (UHS). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Petco Health and Wellness vs. Its Competitors Acadia Healthcare Brookdale Senior Living Select Medical U.S. Physical Therapy Community Health Systems HCA Healthcare Alcon Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health Universal Health Services Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) and Petco Health and Wellness (NASDAQ:WOOF) are both small-cap health care facilities companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Do analysts recommend ACHC or WOOF? Acadia Healthcare currently has a consensus price target of $40.77, indicating a potential upside of 90.70%. Petco Health and Wellness has a consensus price target of $3.75, indicating a potential upside of 7.22%. Given Acadia Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than Petco Health and Wellness.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Acadia Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69Petco Health and Wellness 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Which has more volatility and risk, ACHC or WOOF? Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petco Health and Wellness has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ACHC or WOOF more profitable? Acadia Healthcare has a net margin of 4.31% compared to Petco Health and Wellness' net margin of -1.10%. Acadia Healthcare's return on equity of 8.34% beat Petco Health and Wellness' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Acadia Healthcare4.31% 8.34% 4.20% Petco Health and Wellness -1.10%-4.29%-0.92% Does the media prefer ACHC or WOOF? In the previous week, Petco Health and Wellness had 13 more articles in the media than Acadia Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for Petco Health and Wellness and 19 mentions for Acadia Healthcare. Acadia Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Petco Health and Wellness' score of 0.36 indicating that Acadia Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Acadia Healthcare 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Petco Health and Wellness 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 24 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ACHC or WOOF? Acadia Healthcare has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Petco Health and Wellness. Petco Health and Wellness is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAcadia Healthcare$3.15B0.63$255.61M$1.5114.16Petco Health and Wellness$6.08B0.18-$101.82M-$0.24-14.56 SummaryAcadia Healthcare beats Petco Health and Wellness on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Petco Health and Wellness News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WOOF 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 WOOF 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 NASDAQ 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 WOOF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPetco Health and WellnessRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.10B$12.31B$27.23B$9.77BDividend YieldN/A2.19%172.72%4.10%P/E Ratio-14.5217.3426.5925.26Price / Sales0.181.9015.0288.28Price / Cash7.3411.8817.5328.45Price / Book0.994.365.206.00Net Income-$101.82M$608.12M$872.40M$265.34M7 Day Performance9.22%6.01%2.82%2.84%1 Month Performance5.91%10.74%0.71%1.58%1 Year Performance28.97%16.24%19.16%25.40% Petco Health and Wellness Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WOOFPetco Health and Wellness2.0705 of 5 stars$3.50+4.6%$3.75+7.2%+23.2%$1.10B$6.08B-14.5229,000ACHCAcadia Healthcare4.7176 of 5 stars$18.61+2.2%$44.75+140.5%-71.8%$1.72B$3.15B12.3525,500BKDBrookdale Senior Living3.0614 of 5 stars$7.18+0.6%$7.80+8.7%+5.6%$1.68B$3.19B-6.8336,000SEMSelect Medical4.995 of 5 stars$11.81-0.8%$24.60+108.4%-61.5%$1.46B$5.28B11.1344,100Analyst RevisionUSPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.4388 of 5 stars$83.45-0.4%$110.25+32.1%+1.8%$1.27B$671.34M36.447,028Short Interest ↑CYHCommunity Health Systems4.2311 of 5 stars$2.51+1.0%$3.74+49.4%-45.5%$351.00M$12.63B-1.6860,000Gap DownHCAHCA Healthcare4.7027 of 5 stars$378.41+1.4%$395.69+4.6%+5.9%$88.54B$72.70B15.91316,000Positive NewsALCAlcon2.6841 of 5 stars$85.57+0.1%$104.63+22.3%-7.2%$42.23B$9.93B38.0525,599Upcoming EarningsOptions VolumeTHCTenet Healthcare4.9283 of 5 stars$164.83+0.9%$191.56+16.2%+9.8%$14.56B$20.67B10.5598,000Positive NewsEHCEncompass Health4.878 of 5 stars$116.72+0.2%$133.17+14.1%+35.8%$11.77B$5.37B22.8440,000UHSUniversal Health Services4.9823 of 5 stars$169.67+0.4%$216.54+27.6%-21.3%$11.03B$15.83B8.9399,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acadia Healthcare Competitors Brookdale Senior Living Competitors Select Medical Competitors U.S. Physical Therapy Competitors Community Health Systems Competitors HCA Healthcare Competitors Alcon Competitors Tenet Healthcare Competitors Encompass Health Competitors Universal Health Services 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 (NASDAQ:WOOF) was last updated on 8/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBiotech Alert: With news on MPox, RSV, and more, this tiny firm could disrupt a $3B marketA small biotech is stepping into the spotlight with a first-in-class antiviral platform—and it could be one of...Smallcaps Daily | SponsoredFormer CIA Officer Reveals How Gold Saved His Life This isn’t just another gold investing book—it’s a survival playbook written by a former CIA officer trained...Advantage Gold | SponsoredWhen the levee breaksThe U.S. Treasury just confirmed it plans to borrow $1.01 trillion this quarter—nearly double what was project...Porter & Company | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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