Manchester United (MANU) Competitors $14.06 +0.20 (+1.41%) Closing price 04/15/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$14.05 -0.01 (-0.11%) As of 04/15/2025 04:07 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MANU vs. PLNT, LTH, MSGS, SGHC, FUN, BATRA, RSI, PRKS, GENI, and BATRKShould 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), Madison Square Garden Sports (MSGS), Super Group (SGHC), Cedar Fair (FUN), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), Genius Sports (GENI), and Atlanta Braves (BATRK). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. Manchester United vs. Planet Fitness Life Time Group Madison Square Garden Sports Super Group Cedar Fair Atlanta Braves Rush Street Interactive United Parks & Resorts Genius Sports Atlanta Braves Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT) and Manchester United (NYSE:MANU) 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 risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking. Is PLNT or MANU more profitable? Planet Fitness has a net margin of 14.23% compared to Manchester United's net margin of -21.46%. Manchester United's return on equity of -44.76% beat Planet Fitness' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Planet Fitness14.23% -107.97% 7.25% Manchester United -21.46%-44.76%-4.77% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PLNT or MANU? 95.5% of Planet Fitness shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.3% of Manchester United shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.9% of Planet Fitness shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 68.6% of Manchester United shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, PLNT or MANU? Planet Fitness has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manchester United has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PLNT or MANU? In the previous week, Planet Fitness had 3 more articles in the media than Manchester United. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Planet Fitness and 8 mentions for Manchester United. Planet Fitness' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Manchester United's score of 0.82 indicating that Planet Fitness is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Planet Fitness 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Manchester United 2 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend PLNT or MANU? Planet Fitness presently has a consensus target price of $101.72, indicating a potential upside of 5.71%. Manchester United has a consensus target price of $20.75, indicating a potential upside of 47.53%. Given Manchester United's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Manchester United is more favorable than Planet Fitness.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Planet Fitness 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83Manchester United 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has better earnings and valuation, PLNT or MANU? 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 RatioPlanet Fitness$1.18B6.90$138.31M$2.0147.87Manchester United$620.67M3.84-$142.51M-$1.02-13.79 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PLNT or MANU? Planet Fitness received 187 more outperform votes than Manchester United when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.80% of users gave Planet Fitness an outperform vote while only 66.41% of users gave Manchester United an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPlanet FitnessOutperform Votes61473.80% Underperform Votes21826.20% Manchester UnitedOutperform Votes42766.41% Underperform Votes21633.59% SummaryPlanet Fitness beats Manchester United on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$2.38B$4.21B$7.46B$18.51BDividend YieldN/A1.61%3.51%4.24%P/E Ratio-13.7911.7415.9031.15Price / Sales3.849.647.4825.69Price / Cash12.9629.6016.4217.53Price / Book9.447.204.134.29Net Income-$142.51M$31.96M$259.47M$1.02B7 Day Performance15.05%3.08%5.49%6.60%1 Month Performance2.54%-3.61%-6.69%-6.88%1 Year Performance-2.73%-8.87%-6.58%1.23% Manchester United Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MANUManchester United1.362 of 5 stars$14.07+1.4%$20.75+47.5%-2.7%$2.38B$620.67M-13.791,040PLNTPlanet Fitness4.0602 of 5 stars$92.23-0.4%$101.44+10.0%+53.7%$7.81B$1.18B49.592,800Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownLTHLife Time Group3.5988 of 5 stars$28.19+0.6%$35.62+26.4%+122.0%$6.03B$2.62B40.8530,000Positive NewsMSGSMadison Square Garden Sports4.086 of 5 stars$178.26-1.5%$250.00+40.2%+5.7%$4.28B$1.07B75.22890High Trading VolumeSGHCSuper Group4.2843 of 5 stars$6.35+6.0%$10.20+60.6%+131.8%$3.16B$1.70B105.883,700Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeFUNCedar Fair3.3136 of 5 stars$30.01-4.7%$54.57+81.9%-18.7%$3.01B$2.71B-46.8853,050Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↑News CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBATRAAtlanta Braves2.474 of 5 stars$40.12-2.8%$60.00+49.6%+3.1%$2.48B$662.75M-54.961,240Insider TradeNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeRSIRush Street Interactive3.6723 of 5 stars$10.53+3.1%$15.50+47.2%+81.3%$2.40B$924.08M-526.60470PRKSUnited Parks & Resorts3.4085 of 5 stars$40.14-3.8%$61.18+52.4%-18.6%$2.21B$1.73B10.062,800Analyst ForecastPositive NewsGap DownGENIGenius Sports2.6964 of 5 stars$8.88+1.1%$12.23+37.8%+97.5%$1.91B$510.89M-27.732,300Positive NewsGap UpBATRKAtlanta Braves3.1438 of 5 stars$36.53-1.9%$53.00+45.1%+0.1%$1.87B$662.75M-50.041,240Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PLNT Alternatives LTH Alternatives MSGS Alternatives SGHC Alternatives FUN Alternatives BATRA Alternatives RSI Alternatives PRKS Alternatives GENI Alternatives BATRK 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 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTwo Unmistakable Patterns Return…The signs suggest we're entering one of those rare periods now. 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