Pet Valu (PET) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Pet Valu Holdings Ltd is engaged in providing pet-related products through its stores. Its products include Dry Food, Wet Food, Frozen raw food, Jerky Treats, and Training treats among others. The services offered by the company include Dog Wash, Adoption, Grooming, and Frozen Raw.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: C$37.22 to C$38.19
• 50-Day Range: C$33.28 to C$39.12
• 52-Week Range: C$22.53 to C$39.24
• Volume: 1.19 million shs
• Average Volume: 113,547 shs
• Market Capitalization: C$2.56 billion
• P/E Ratio: 28.02
• Dividend Yield: 1.23%
• Price Target: C$40.22
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Pet Valu Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Pet Valu scored higher than 53% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Pet Valu has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.10, and is based on 9 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Pet Valu is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Pet Valu has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Pet Valu is 28.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 280.63.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Pet Valu is 28.02, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Cyclical sector average P/E ratio of about 529.91.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Pet Valu has a P/B Ratio of 26.00. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PET.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Pet Valu pays a meaningful dividend of 1.28%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Pet Valu does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Pet Valu is 34.33%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for PET.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Pet Valu has a news sentiment score of 1.22. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.48 average news sentiment score of Consumer Cyclical companies.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Pet Valu insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.29% of the stock of Pet Valu is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

65.36% of the stock of Pet Valu is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

PET Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PET shares performed this year?

Pet Valu's stock was trading at C$25.24 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PET shares have increased by 48.8% and is now trading at C$37.55.

How do I buy shares of Pet Valu?

Shares of PET stock and other Canadian stocks can be purchased through an online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the Canadian stock market include BMO InvestorLine, CIBC Investor's Edge, Desjardins Online Brokerage, HSBC InvestDirect, Laurentian Bank Discount Brokerage, National Bank Direct Brokerage, Qtrade Investor, Questrade, RBC Direct Investing, Scotia iTrade, TD Direct Investing, and Virtual Brokers.

What other stocks do shareholders of Pet Valu own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Pet Valu investors own include Ashford Hospitality Trust (AHT), Allakos (ALLK), BioXcel Therapeutics (BTAI), Delcath Systems (DCTH), Enanta Pharmaceuticals (ENTA), Karyopharm Therapeutics (KPTI) and Lightspeed Commerce (LSPD).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: TSE
• Sector: Consumer Cyclical
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Personal Services
• Current Symbol: TSE:PET
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.petvalu.ca
• Phone: (905) 946-1200
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 90
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Pet Valu: C$40.22
• High Price Target: C$44.00
• Low Price Target: C$33.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.1%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.10
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): C$1.34
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 28.02
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.32
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: C$86.60 million
• Net Margins: 8.02%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 100.39%
• Return on Assets: 11.38%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 709.73
• Current Ratio: 1.35
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: C$1.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.27
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: C$1.44 per share
• Price / Book: 26.00

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 68,225,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: C$2.56 billion
• Optionable: N/A
• Beta: 0.92