Petco Health and Wellness (WOOF) Competitors $3.34 -0.12 (-3.47%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$3.37 +0.03 (+0.90%) As of 06:13 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WOOF vs. ACHC, BKD, SEM, USPH, CYH, HCA, ALC, THC, EHC, and UHSShould you be buying Petco Health and Wellness stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Petco Health and Wellness include Acadia Healthcare (ACHC), Brookdale Senior Living (BKD), Select Medical (SEM), U.S. Physical Therapy (USPH), Community Health Systems (CYH), HCA Healthcare (HCA), Alcon (ALC), Tenet Healthcare (THC), Encompass Health (EHC), and Universal Health Services (UHS). These companies are all part of the "health care facilities" industry. Petco Health and Wellness vs. Its Competitors Acadia Healthcare Brookdale Senior Living Select Medical U.S. Physical Therapy Community Health Systems HCA Healthcare Alcon Tenet Healthcare Encompass Health Universal Health Services Petco Health and Wellness (NASDAQ:WOOF) and Acadia Healthcare (NASDAQ:ACHC) are both health care facilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Does the media prefer WOOF or ACHC? In the previous week, Petco Health and Wellness had 16 more articles in the media than Acadia Healthcare. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Petco Health and Wellness and 17 mentions for Acadia Healthcare. Petco Health and Wellness' average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Acadia Healthcare's score of 0.20 indicating that Petco Health and Wellness is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Petco Health and Wellness 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 25 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Acadia Healthcare 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, WOOF or ACHC? Petco Health and Wellness has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadia Healthcare has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend WOOF or ACHC? Petco Health and Wellness currently has a consensus target price of $3.75, indicating a potential upside of 12.20%. Acadia Healthcare has a consensus target price of $40.77, indicating a potential upside of 83.91%. Given Acadia Healthcare's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Acadia Healthcare is more favorable than Petco Health and Wellness.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Petco Health and Wellness 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Acadia Healthcare 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.69 Is WOOF or ACHC more profitable? Acadia Healthcare has a net margin of 4.31% compared to Petco Health and Wellness' net margin of -1.10%. Acadia Healthcare's return on equity of 8.34% beat Petco Health and Wellness' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Petco Health and Wellness-1.10% -4.29% -0.92% Acadia Healthcare 4.31%8.34%4.20% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WOOF or ACHC? Acadia Healthcare has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Petco Health and Wellness. Petco Health and Wellness is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acadia Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPetco Health and Wellness$6.12B0.17-$101.82M-$0.24-13.92Acadia Healthcare$3.23B0.63$255.61M$1.5114.68 SummaryAcadia Healthcare beats Petco Health and Wellness on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Petco Health and Wellness News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WOOF 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 WOOF 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 NASDAQ 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 WOOF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPetco Health and WellnessRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.05B$12.39B$27.17B$9.72BDividend YieldN/A2.12%172.57%4.10%P/E Ratio-13.9217.3126.8225.84Price / Sales0.171.9412.44122.81Price / Cash7.6012.1717.6528.79Price / Book0.944.355.145.99Net Income-$101.82M$608.12M$869.87M$265.29M7 Day Performance-3.75%0.63%1.20%2.53%1 Month Performance-0.60%6.71%-0.96%0.92%1 Year Performance11.71%11.12%15.61%18.70% Petco Health and Wellness Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WOOFPetco Health and Wellness2.8818 of 5 stars$3.34-3.5%$3.75+12.2%+15.7%$1.05B$6.12B-13.9229,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsACHCAcadia Healthcare4.7315 of 5 stars$20.81+0.7%$40.77+95.9%-71.9%$1.92B$3.15B13.7825,500BKDBrookdale Senior Living3.2036 of 5 stars$7.24-1.3%$7.80+7.8%+7.9%$1.70B$3.13B-6.9036,000Positive NewsSEMSelect Medical4.9962 of 5 stars$12.62+0.2%$24.60+94.9%-62.3%$1.56B$5.19B11.9044,100USPHU.S. Physical Therapy3.5097 of 5 stars$85.14-1.0%$110.25+29.5%+3.2%$1.30B$671.34M37.237,028News CoveragePositive NewsEx-DividendCYHCommunity Health Systems4.3813 of 5 stars$2.76+0.9%$3.58+29.8%-45.6%$386.03M$12.63B-1.8560,000Positive NewsHCAHCA Healthcare4.6854 of 5 stars$388.72-1.3%$398.58+2.5%+4.1%$90.98B$72.70B16.34316,000Positive NewsALCAlcon2.8018 of 5 stars$87.70+1.0%$104.25+18.9%-14.6%$43.25B$9.91B38.9725,599Earnings ReportTHCTenet Healthcare4.7421 of 5 stars$170.55-1.1%$191.88+12.5%+9.1%$15.07B$20.67B10.9298,000Positive NewsInsider TradeEHCEncompass Health4.6106 of 5 stars$119.25-0.3%$134.00+12.4%+34.2%$12.01B$5.37B23.3440,000Positive NewsUHSUniversal Health Services4.9767 of 5 stars$176.31-1.4%$213.77+21.2%-20.5%$11.44B$15.83B9.2799,000Positive NewsAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Acadia Healthcare Competitors Brookdale Senior Living Competitors Select Medical Competitors U.S. Physical Therapy Competitors Community Health Systems Competitors HCA Healthcare Competitors Alcon Competitors Tenet Healthcare Competitors Encompass Health Competitors Universal Health Services Competitors 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 (NASDAQ:WOOF) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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