Manchester United (MANU) Competitors $16.83 +0.08 (+0.48%) (As of 10:25 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends MANU vs. PLNT, LTH, FUN, SGHC, RSI, BATRA, GENI, BATRK, OSW, and IQShould 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), Cedar Fair (FUN), Super Group (SGHC), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Genius Sports (GENI), Atlanta Braves (BATRK), OneSpaWorld (OSW), and iQIYI (IQ). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. Manchester United vs. Planet Fitness Life Time Group Cedar Fair Super Group Rush Street Interactive Atlanta Braves Genius Sports Atlanta Braves OneSpaWorld iQIYI Manchester United (NYSE:MANU) and Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, media sentiment and profitability. Is MANU or PLNT more profitable? Planet Fitness has a net margin of 14.23% compared to Manchester United's net margin of -17.28%. Manchester United's return on equity of -55.05% beat Planet Fitness' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Manchester United-17.28% -55.05% -3.97% Planet Fitness 14.23%-107.97%7.25% Do institutionals and insiders believe in 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. 0.8% of Planet Fitness shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and 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$833.39M3.40-$142.51M-$0.87-19.25Planet Fitness$1.07B7.76$138.31M$1.8652.84 Which has more volatility & risk, MANU or PLNT? Manchester United has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Fitness has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its stock price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MANU or PLNT? Planet Fitness received 178 more outperform votes than Manchester United when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.93% of users gave Planet Fitness an outperform vote while only 66.56% of users gave Manchester United an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformManchester UnitedOutperform Votes42666.56% Underperform Votes21433.44% Planet FitnessOutperform Votes60473.93% Underperform Votes21326.07% Do analysts recommend MANU or PLNT? Manchester United presently has a consensus target price of $18.50, suggesting a potential upside of 10.45%. Planet Fitness has a consensus target price of $91.81, suggesting a potential downside of 6.58%. Given Manchester United's higher possible upside, 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Planet Fitness 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81 Does the media refer more to MANU or PLNT? In the previous week, Planet Fitness had 3 more articles in the media than Manchester United. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Planet Fitness and 7 mentions for Manchester United. Manchester United's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Planet Fitness' score of 0.83 indicating that Manchester United is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Manchester United 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Planet Fitness 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPlanet Fitness beats Manchester United on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad DTIDownload Our Tesla Ebook For FreeLike many of you, we here at the TradingPub are bullish on Tesla long term. We believe the company will continue to be a leader in technology, EVs and A.I. We also believe it’s share price will be rewarded in a big way… In fact, our #1 Tesla expert just published a brand new Ebook regarding Tesla’s future, and we’d like to send it to you at no cost.To claim your copy free of charge simply follow this link. 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 {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 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 UnitedAmusement & recreation services IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.84B$4.65B$8.18B$19.87BDividend YieldN/A1.72%2.75%3.53%P/E Ratio-19.2518.1818.8842.89Price / Sales3.4075.187.5718.10Price / Cash15.0427.5915.4717.86Price / Book15.518.975.475.52Net Income-$142.51M$36.66M$264.44M$986.45M7 Day Performance-3.62%-0.40%-2.18%-0.22%1 Month Performance1.64%-4.54%-3.00%0.12%1 Year Performance-12.81%7.36%14.56%23.71% Manchester United Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MANUManchester United0.7399 of 5 stars$16.83+0.5%$18.50+9.9%-12.8%$2.85B$833.39M-19.341,140Upcoming EarningsPLNTPlanet Fitness4.4619 of 5 stars$99.53+1.3%$91.81-7.8%+53.1%$8.42B$1.07B52.843,411Insider TradeLTHLife Time Group4.0199 of 5 stars$24.28+0.5%$27.63+13.8%+62.8%$5.03B$2.22B35.0037,000FUNCedar Fair3.722 of 5 stars$45.45-1.4%$55.92+23.0%+18.6%$4.56B$1.80B0.0053,050Analyst ForecastPositive NewsSGHCSuper Group3.349 of 5 stars$5.95+0.3%$6.33+6.4%+86.3%$2.96B$1.55B98.773,700Positive NewsRSIRush Street Interactive1.8032 of 5 stars$12.48+2.2%$12.43-0.4%+160.9%$2.82B$691.16M0.00820Insider TradeBATRAAtlanta Braves2.323 of 5 stars$41.57+0.8%$54.00+29.9%+2.2%$2.57B$640.67M-56.491,240Negative NewsGENIGenius Sports2.1211 of 5 stars$9.01-0.9%$10.39+15.3%+70.5%$2.07B$412.98M0.002,300Analyst RevisionBATRKAtlanta Braves2.776 of 5 stars$39.66+0.9%$53.00+33.6%+8.9%$2.02B$640.67M-53.841,240OSWOneSpaWorld4.3188 of 5 stars$18.81-0.1%$18.75-0.3%+64.7%$1.96B$794.04M38.415,024Positive NewsIQiQIYI3.2485 of 5 stars$1.97-9.6%$3.45+75.1%-58.3%$1.89B$4.51B8.174,788Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PLNT Alternatives LTH Alternatives FUN Alternatives SGHC Alternatives RSI Alternatives BATRA Alternatives GENI Alternatives BATRK Alternatives OSW Alternatives IQ Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:MANU) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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