Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN) Competitors $29.63 -0.67 (-2.22%) Closing price 09/12/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$29.60 -0.03 (-0.09%) As of 09/12/2025 04:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock GRDN vs. FCFS, BBWI, BOOT, RUSHB, ASO, TBBB, CSAN, VSCO, SVV, and CWHShould you be buying Guardian Pharmacy Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guardian Pharmacy Services include FirstCash (FCFS), Bath & Body Works (BBWI), Boot Barn (BOOT), Rush Enterprises (RUSHB), Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO), BBB Foods (TBBB), Cosan (CSAN), Victoria's Secret & Co. (VSCO), Savers Value Village (SVV), and Camping World (CWH). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Guardian Pharmacy Services vs. Its Competitors FirstCash Bath & Body Works Boot Barn Rush Enterprises Academy Sports and Outdoors BBB Foods Cosan Victoria's Secret & Co. Savers Value Village Camping World FirstCash (NASDAQ:FCFS) and Guardian Pharmacy Services (NYSE:GRDN) are both retail companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FCFS or GRDN? FirstCash has higher revenue and earnings than Guardian Pharmacy Services. Guardian Pharmacy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstCash, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirstCash$3.39B1.92$258.82M$6.5122.48Guardian Pharmacy Services$1.33B1.41-$87.29M-$1.52-19.49 Do analysts rate FCFS or GRDN? FirstCash presently has a consensus target price of $143.00, indicating a potential downside of 2.28%. Guardian Pharmacy Services has a consensus target price of $25.67, indicating a potential downside of 13.37%. Given FirstCash's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe FirstCash is more favorable than Guardian Pharmacy Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FirstCash 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Guardian Pharmacy Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is FCFS or GRDN more profitable? FirstCash has a net margin of 8.61% compared to Guardian Pharmacy Services' net margin of -6.90%. FirstCash's return on equity of 16.63% beat Guardian Pharmacy Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FirstCash8.61% 16.63% 7.70% Guardian Pharmacy Services -6.90%-52.41%-24.17% Do institutionals & insiders believe in FCFS or GRDN? 80.3% of FirstCash shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of FirstCash shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 63.7% of Guardian Pharmacy Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to FCFS or GRDN? In the previous week, FirstCash had 7 more articles in the media than Guardian Pharmacy Services. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for FirstCash and 3 mentions for Guardian Pharmacy Services. FirstCash's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Guardian Pharmacy Services' score of 0.25 indicating that FirstCash is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FirstCash 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Guardian Pharmacy Services 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryFirstCash beats Guardian Pharmacy Services on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Guardian Pharmacy Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GRDN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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 GRDN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGuardian Pharmacy ServicesMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.88B$2.60B$5.86B$21.59BDividend YieldN/A56.52%5.68%3.48%P/E Ratio-19.4923.8575.2029.75Price / Sales1.41529.66514.9786.32Price / Cash121.47171.1637.5625.00Price / Book12.505.3712.154.58Net Income-$87.29M$32.95M$3.29B$999.94M7 Day Performance5.27%1.28%0.75%0.68%1 Month Performance25.33%6.09%4.82%3.10%1 Year PerformanceN/A-2.15%60.59%14.39% Guardian Pharmacy Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GRDNGuardian Pharmacy Services0.6335 of 5 stars$29.63-2.2%$25.67-13.4%N/A$1.88B$1.33B-19.493,400News CoverageFCFSFirstCash4.7981 of 5 stars$146.37-1.1%$143.00-2.3%+26.2%$6.49B$3.39B22.4820,000Positive NewsBBWIBath & Body Works4.8371 of 5 stars$28.18-1.1%$41.62+47.7%-0.1%$5.81B$7.31B8.3659,210Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑BOOTBoot Barn3.6119 of 5 stars$184.29-1.4%$182.54-0.9%+17.2%$5.63B$1.91B29.0510,400Positive NewsRUSHBRush Enterprises2.0529 of 5 stars$57.60-2.3%N/A+25.8%$4.48B$7.69B16.418,040Positive NewsASOAcademy Sports and Outdoors4.2391 of 5 stars$48.78-3.4%$58.78+20.5%-16.9%$3.25B$5.93B9.1422,000TBBBBBB Foods2.6469 of 5 stars$26.11-1.2%$33.75+29.3%-12.8%$2.98B$3.15B-326.2525,300Positive NewsCSANCosan4.929 of 5 stars$5.31-3.2%$12.00+126.2%-39.9%$2.48B$8.15B4.0312,090Positive NewsVSCOVictoria's Secret & Co.3.3018 of 5 stars$25.13-2.0%$25.45+1.3%+19.2%$2.01B$6.23B13.9831,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastSVVSavers Value Village1.9593 of 5 stars$12.52+0.0%$12.20-2.5%+38.0%$1.95B$1.54B59.6222,700News CoverageInsider TradeCWHCamping World4.2167 of 5 stars$17.81+0.2%$21.78+22.3%-24.8%$1.82B$6.10B-88.9513,060Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FirstCash Alternatives Bath & Body Works Alternatives Boot Barn Alternatives Rush Enterprises Alternatives Academy Sports and Outdoors Alternatives BBB Foods Alternatives Cosan Alternatives Victoria's Secret & Co. 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