Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. is a pet health and wellness retailer that provides products, services and advice for companion animals. The company sells pet food, treats, supplies, toys, habitats and other merchandise for dogs, cats, fish, birds, reptiles and small animals through its retail stores and e-commerce platforms.

In addition to merchandise, Petco offers a range of services designed to support pet care, including veterinary care, grooming, training, vaccinations, nutrition guidance and adoption services. Its veterinary operations include general wellness care and other services delivered through in-store and standalone facilities, while its digital channels support shopping, appointment scheduling and pet-care resources.

Petco traces its roots to 1965 and serves customers primarily in the United States, with operations also extending to Mexico and Puerto Rico. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California, and has operated as a publicly traded company on the Nasdaq under the symbol WOOF since its initial public offering in 2021.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.18 to $2.25
• 50-Day Range: $2.18 to $2.96
• 52-Week Range: $2.14 to $3.88
• Volume: 2.11 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.31 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $726.23 million
• P/E Ratio: 22.40
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $3.42
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Petco Health and Wellness Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Petco Health and Wellness scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 92nd out of 481 stocks in the consumer discretionary sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Petco Health and Wellness has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.11, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 5 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Petco Health and Wellness has a consensus price target of $3.42, representing about 52.7% upside from its current price of $2.24.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Petco Health and Wellness has been the subject of 5 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.00%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Petco Health and Wellness are expected to grow by 20.00% in the coming year, from $0.10 to $0.12 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Petco Health and Wellness is 22.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.89.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Petco Health and Wellness is 22.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 44.88.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Petco Health and Wellness has a PEG Ratio of 2.01. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Petco Health and Wellness has a P/B Ratio of 0.61. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.58% of the float of Petco Health and Wellness has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Petco Health and Wellness has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.01.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Petco Health and Wellness has recently increased by 2.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Petco Health and Wellness does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Petco Health and Wellness does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Petco Health and Wellness has a news sentiment score of 1.11. 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 0.43 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Petco Health and Wellness this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

4 people have searched for WOOF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 33% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added Petco Health and Wellness to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 400% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.9 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Petco Health and Wellness insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $508,000.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

6.50% of the stock of Petco Health and Wellness is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Petco Health and Wellness has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 9/02/2026
• Today: 10/09/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/24/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2027

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Consumer Discretionary
• Industry: Specialty Retail
• Sub-Industry: Other Specialty Retail
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:WOOF
• CIK: 1826470
• Web: www.petco.com
• Phone: 858-453-7845
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 29,000
• Year Founded: 1965

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Petco Health and Wellness: $3.42
• High Price Target: $5.00
• Low Price Target: $2.11
• Potential Upside/Downside: +52.7%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.11
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.40
• P/E Growth: 2.01
• Net Income: $9.07 million
• Net Margins: 0.51%
• Pretax Margin: -0.01%
• Return on Equity: 3.44%
• Return on Assets: 0.78%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.21
• Current Ratio: 0.90
• Quick Ratio: 0.39

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $5.96 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.12
• Cash Flow: $0.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.37
• Book Value: $3.65 per share
• Price / Book: 0.61

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 324,210,000
• Free Float: 303,136,000
• Market Cap: $726.23 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.59