Manchester United (MANU) Competitors $17.55 -0.04 (-0.23%) Closing price 08/1/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.83 +0.28 (+1.59%) As of 08/1/2025 07:56 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MANU vs. PLNT, LTH, SGHC, MSGS, RSI, FUN, BATRA, PRKS, BATRK, and GENIShould you be buying Manchester United stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Manchester United include Planet Fitness (PLNT), Life Time Group (LTH), Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC), Madison Square Garden (MSGS), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Six Flags Entertainment (FUN), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), Atlanta Braves (BATRK), and Genius Sports (GENI). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. Manchester United vs. Its Competitors Planet Fitness Life Time Group Super Group (SGHC) Madison Square Garden Rush Street Interactive Six Flags Entertainment Atlanta Braves United Parks & Resorts Atlanta Braves Genius Sports Manchester United (NYSE:MANU) and Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the media refer more to MANU or PLNT? In the previous week, Planet Fitness had 7 more articles in the media than Manchester United. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Planet Fitness and 5 mentions for Manchester United. Planet Fitness' average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Manchester United's score of 0.79 indicating that Planet Fitness is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Manchester United 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Planet Fitness 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has higher earnings & valuation, MANU or PLNT? Planet Fitness has higher revenue and earnings than Manchester United. Manchester United is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Planet Fitness, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioManchester United$833.39M3.57-$142.51M-$0.49-35.82Planet Fitness$1.18B7.66$172.04M$2.1250.72 Do analysts recommend MANU or PLNT? Manchester United currently has a consensus target price of $23.00, suggesting a potential upside of 31.05%. Planet Fitness has a consensus target price of $106.63, suggesting a potential downside of 0.84%. Given Manchester United's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Manchester United is more favorable than Planet Fitness.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Manchester United 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Planet Fitness 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Which has more risk and volatility, MANU or PLNT? Manchester United has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Fitness has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of MANU or PLNT? 23.3% of Manchester United shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Planet Fitness shares are held by institutional investors. 68.6% of Manchester United shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Planet Fitness shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is MANU or PLNT more profitable? Planet Fitness has a net margin of 14.84% compared to Manchester United's net margin of -10.09%. Manchester United's return on equity of -22.40% beat Planet Fitness' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manchester United-10.09% -22.40% -2.49% Planet Fitness 14.84%-88.70%7.44% SummaryPlanet Fitness beats Manchester United on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Manchester United News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MANU 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 MANU 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 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 MANU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricManchester UnitedLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.98B$8.73B$8.10B$20.68BDividend YieldN/A2.16%3.25%3.67%P/E Ratio-35.8244.9818.9129.07Price / Sales3.572.354.2566.27Price / Cash15.6013.7816.2522.84Price / Book16.253.584.784.43Net Income-$142.51M$330.72M$218.39M$994.22M7 Day Performance0.50%-4.11%-4.70%-3.35%1 Month Performance0.57%11.26%38.38%-2.06%1 Year Performance5.85%4.76%19.84%10.15% Manchester United Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MANUManchester United2.5485 of 5 stars$17.55-0.2%$23.00+31.1%+4.5%$2.98B$833.39M-35.821,140PLNTPlanet Fitness4.2378 of 5 stars$111.16-1.4%$106.63-4.1%+48.0%$9.49B$1.18B52.433,806Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionLTHLife Time Group3.2224 of 5 stars$29.06-0.5%$35.92+23.6%+26.7%$6.41B$2.62B29.8243,800News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst DowngradeSGHCSuper Group (SGHC)3.9068 of 5 stars$10.77-2.1%$13.13+21.9%+183.0%$5.54B$1.84B26.193,300Upcoming EarningsMSGSMadison Square Garden3.6686 of 5 stars$202.49+0.1%$252.60+24.7%-0.2%$4.85B$1.03B964.27890Positive NewsRSIRush Street Interactive3.1477 of 5 stars$15.28+0.4%$15.89+4.0%+79.6%$3.49B$924.08M138.36470Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGap DownFUNSix Flags Entertainment4.5505 of 5 stars$31.41-0.6%$45.67+45.4%-36.7%$3.19B$2.71B-11.3098,000Upcoming EarningsGap DownBATRAAtlanta Braves1.5299 of 5 stars$48.68-1.3%$52.50+7.8%+4.3%$3.05B$662.75M-139.081,450News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsPRKSUnited Parks & Resorts3.0542 of 5 stars$50.70-1.2%$57.38+13.2%-6.2%$2.82B$1.73B13.4316,700News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsBATRKAtlanta Braves3.4723 of 5 stars$45.29-0.5%$57.00+25.9%+5.0%$2.34B$662.75M-129.401,240News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsGENIGenius Sports1.723 of 5 stars$10.32-3.0%$12.72+23.2%+72.7%$2.29B$510.89M0.002,400Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsOptions VolumeGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PLNT Alternatives LTH Alternatives SGHC Alternatives MSGS Alternatives RSI Alternatives FUN Alternatives BATRA Alternatives PRKS Alternatives BATRK Alternatives GENI Alternatives 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 (NYSE:MANU) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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