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PETS vs. RS1, HSTG, PAG, COST, and ELA

Should you buy Pets at Home Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Pets at Home Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Pets at Home Group include RS Group (RS1), Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (HSTG), Paragon Banking Group (PAG), Costain Group (COST), and Eland Oil & Gas (ELA). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry.

How does Pets at Home Group compare to RS Group?

Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) and RS Group (LON:RS1) are both retail companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Pets at Home Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 240, suggesting a potential upside of 40.11%. RS Group has a consensus price target of GBX 682.14, suggesting a potential upside of 13.22%. Given Pets at Home Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Pets at Home Group is more favorable than RS Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pets at Home Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
RS Group
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Pets at Home Group has a beta of 1.083, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, RS Group has a beta of 0.833, indicating that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

RS Group has higher revenue and earnings than Pets at Home Group. Pets at Home Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RS Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pets at Home Group£1.47B0.52£75.43M£13.6012.60
RS Group£2.88B0.99£181.90M£34.5017.46

RS Group has a net margin of 5.62% compared to Pets at Home Group's net margin of 4.29%. RS Group's return on equity of 11.55% beat Pets at Home Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pets at Home Group4.29% 6.50% 4.66%
RS Group 5.62%11.55%6.58%

Pets at Home Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. RS Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Pets at Home Group pays out 95.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. RS Group pays out 65.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, RS Group had 2 more articles in the media than Pets at Home Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for RS Group and 0 mentions for Pets at Home Group. RS Group's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Pets at Home Group's score of 0.00 indicating that RS Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Pets at Home Group Neutral
RS Group Positive

59.1% of Pets at Home Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.8% of RS Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Pets at Home Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of RS Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

RS Group beats Pets at Home Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pets at Home Group compare to Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)?

Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) and Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) (LON:HSTG) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Pets at Home Group has a net margin of 4.29% compared to Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Pets at Home Group's return on equity of 6.50% beat Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)'s return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pets at Home Group4.29% 6.50% 4.66%
Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) N/A N/A N/A

Pets at Home Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share. Pets at Home Group pays out 95.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) pays out 76.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Pets at Home Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 240, indicating a potential upside of 40.11%. Given Pets at Home Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Pets at Home Group is more favorable than Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L).

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pets at Home Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Pets at Home Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Pets at Home Group Neutral
Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) Neutral

59.1% of Pets at Home Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Pets at Home Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Pets at Home Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L). Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pets at Home Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pets at Home Group£1.47B0.52£75.43M£13.6012.60
Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)£763.70M0.00N/A£13.10N/A

Summary

Pets at Home Group beats Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L) on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pets at Home Group compare to Paragon Banking Group?

Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) and Paragon Banking Group (LON:PAG) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Paragon Banking Group had 1 more articles in the media than Pets at Home Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Paragon Banking Group and 0 mentions for Pets at Home Group. Paragon Banking Group's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Pets at Home Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Paragon Banking Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Pets at Home Group Neutral
Paragon Banking Group Positive

Pets at Home Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Paragon Banking Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 43.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Pets at Home Group pays out 95.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Paragon Banking Group pays out 48.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Paragon Banking Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Pets at Home Group. Paragon Banking Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pets at Home Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pets at Home Group£1.47B0.52£75.43M£13.6012.60
Paragon Banking Group£525.20M2.68£185.69M£90.008.46

Pets at Home Group has a beta of 1.083, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Paragon Banking Group has a beta of 1.182, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the broader market.

Pets at Home Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 240, indicating a potential upside of 40.11%. Paragon Banking Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,040.17, indicating a potential upside of 36.59%. Given Pets at Home Group's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Pets at Home Group is more favorable than Paragon Banking Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pets at Home Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Paragon Banking Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Paragon Banking Group has a net margin of 14.98% compared to Pets at Home Group's net margin of 4.29%. Paragon Banking Group's return on equity of 11.98% beat Pets at Home Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pets at Home Group4.29% 6.50% 4.66%
Paragon Banking Group 14.98%11.98%1.09%

59.1% of Pets at Home Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.7% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Pets at Home Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Paragon Banking Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Paragon Banking Group beats Pets at Home Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pets at Home Group compare to Costain Group?

Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) and Costain Group (LON:COST) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

59.1% of Pets at Home Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 36.4% of Costain Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.3% of Pets at Home Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 48.0% of Costain Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Pets at Home Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 240, indicating a potential upside of 40.11%. Costain Group has a consensus price target of GBX 190, indicating a potential downside of 6.86%. Given Pets at Home Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Pets at Home Group is more favorable than Costain Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pets at Home Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75
Costain Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67

Pets at Home Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Costain Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Pets at Home Group pays out 95.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Costain Group pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Pets at Home Group has a net margin of 4.29% compared to Costain Group's net margin of 3.57%. Costain Group's return on equity of 14.87% beat Pets at Home Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pets at Home Group4.29% 6.50% 4.66%
Costain Group 3.57%14.87%5.63%

Pets at Home Group has higher revenue and earnings than Costain Group. Pets at Home Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Costain Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pets at Home Group£1.47B0.52£75.43M£13.6012.60
Costain Group£1.05B0.52£29.90M£13.7014.89

Pets at Home Group has a beta of 1.083, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Costain Group has a beta of 0.891, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Costain Group had 5 more articles in the media than Pets at Home Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Costain Group and 0 mentions for Pets at Home Group. Costain Group's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Pets at Home Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Costain Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Pets at Home Group Neutral
Costain Group Neutral

Summary

Pets at Home Group and Costain Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Pets at Home Group compare to Eland Oil & Gas?

Eland Oil & Gas (LON:ELA) and Pets at Home Group (LON:PETS) are both small-cap retail companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Pets at Home Group has a net margin of 4.29% compared to Eland Oil & Gas' net margin of 0.00%. Pets at Home Group's return on equity of 6.50% beat Eland Oil & Gas' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Eland Oil & GasN/A N/A N/A
Pets at Home Group 4.29%6.50%4.66%

Pets at Home Group has higher revenue and earnings than Eland Oil & Gas. Eland Oil & Gas is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pets at Home Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Eland Oil & Gas£207.73M0.00N/A£30.00N/A
Pets at Home Group£1.47B0.52£75.43M£13.6012.60

Pets at Home Group has a consensus target price of GBX 240, indicating a potential upside of 40.11%. Given Pets at Home Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pets at Home Group is more favorable than Eland Oil & Gas.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Eland Oil & Gas
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Pets at Home Group
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

In the previous week, Eland Oil & Gas' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pets at Home Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Eland Oil & Gas Neutral
Pets at Home Group Neutral

Eland Oil & Gas pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share. Pets at Home Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Eland Oil & Gas pays out 0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pets at Home Group pays out 95.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

59.1% of Pets at Home Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.3% of Pets at Home Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Pets at Home Group beats Eland Oil & Gas on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PETS vs. The Competition

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MetricPets at Home GroupSpecialty Retail IndustryCyclical SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£757.63M£4.21B£3.92B£2.77B
Dividend Yield4.33%4.10%3.49%6.16%
P/E Ratio12.6017.0772.36365.58
Price / Sales0.5225.95322.3286,239.69
Price / Cash9.3514.6130.8127.85
Price / Book0.8310.493.297.90
Net Income£75.43M£141.85M£249.12M£5.89B
7 Day Performance-5.81%-0.17%-0.82%-1.08%
1 Month Performance-7.41%-1.19%-0.03%-0.99%
1 Year Performance-33.09%-8.83%0.06%72.70%

Pets at Home Group Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PETS
Pets at Home Group
3.608 of 5 stars		GBX 171.30
-0.4%		GBX 240
+40.1%		-35.2%£757.63M£1.47B12.60210
RS1
RS Group
3.5554 of 5 stars		GBX 619.50
-0.1%		GBX 682.14
+10.1%		+10.3%£2.93B£2.88B17.966,500
HSTG
Hastings Group Holdings plc (HSTG.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.65B£763.70M19.053,372
PAG
Paragon Banking Group
4.6435 of 5 stars		GBX 768.52
+0.3%		GBX 1,040.17
+35.3%		-16.3%£1.42B£525.20M8.5426,500
COST
Costain Group
1.859 of 5 stars		GBX 210
+2.9%		GBX 190
-9.5%		+47.9%£560.87M£1.05B15.333,270

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