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

Company Overview

Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. is a U.S.-based pet health and wellness retailer operating under the Petco brand. The company serves pet owners through a combination of brick-and-mortar stores, digital commerce channels and service locations, offering products and services for dogs, cats, fish, birds, reptiles and other companion animals.

Petco’s merchandise includes pet food, treats, toys, bedding, habitats, grooming supplies and other everyday care products. Its services include veterinary care, grooming, training, adoption support and other wellness offerings. The company also provides membership-based programs and digital tools intended to support ongoing pet care and customer engagement.

Petco traces its roots to 1965 and is headquartered in San Diego, California. Its operations primarily serve customers in the United States, with an additional presence in Puerto Rico. Through its retail and online platforms, Petco positions itself as a provider of products, services and guidance covering the broader lifecycle of companion-animal care.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $2.62 to $2.71
• 50-Day Range: $2.18 to $2.88
• 52-Week Range: $2.14 to $3.78
• Volume: 2.24 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.00 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $872.12 million
• P/E Ratio: 21.08
• 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 81% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 118th out of 483 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 2.22, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 1 buy rating, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Upside Potential

Petco Health and Wellness has a consensus price target of $3.42, representing about 27.1% upside from its current price of $2.69.

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: 3.1 / 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 26.90, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.02.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Petco Health and Wellness is 26.90, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Consumer Discretionary sector average P/E ratio of about 26.76.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Petco Health and Wellness has a PEG Ratio of 2.28. 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 0.74. 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

6.41% 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 7.21.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Petco Health and Wellness has recently increased by 2.50%, 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: 3.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.08

News Sentiment

Petco Health and Wellness has a news sentiment score of 1.08. 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 0.57 average news sentiment score of Consumer Discretionary companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Petco Health and Wellness this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

14 people have searched for WOOF on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 180% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 3 people have added Petco Health and Wellness to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.2 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Petco Health and Wellness insiders have not sold or bought any 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: 11/03/2026
• 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: +27.1%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.22
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $0.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 26.90
• Forward P/E Ratio: 22.42
• P/E Growth: 2.28
• 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: $5.97 billion
• Price / Sales: 0.15
• Cash Flow: $0.71 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.81
• Book Value: $3.65 per share
• Price / Book: 0.74

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 324,210,000
• Free Float: 303,136,000
• Market Cap: $872.12 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.59