Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN) Competitors $28.20 -0.21 (-0.74%) As of 12:49 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsTrendsBuy This Stock GRDN vs. FCFS, BOOT, RUSHB, ASO, TBBB, NEGG, GO, CSAN, CWH, and SVVShould you be buying Guardian Pharmacy Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Guardian Pharmacy Services include FirstCash (FCFS), Boot Barn (BOOT), Rush Enterprises (RUSHB), Academy Sports and Outdoors (ASO), BBB Foods (TBBB), Newegg Commerce (NEGG), Grocery Outlet (GO), Cosan (CSAN), Camping World (CWH), and Savers Value Village (SVV). These companies are all part of the "retail" industry. Guardian Pharmacy Services vs. Its Competitors FirstCash Boot Barn Rush Enterprises Academy Sports and Outdoors BBB Foods Newegg Commerce Grocery Outlet Cosan Camping World Savers Value Village FirstCash (NASDAQ:FCFS) and Guardian Pharmacy Services (NYSE:GRDN) are both retail companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and dividends. Which has higher valuation & earnings, FCFS or GRDN? FirstCash has higher revenue and earnings than Guardian Pharmacy Services. Guardian Pharmacy Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than FirstCash, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFirstCash$3.39B1.96$258.82M$6.5123.04Guardian Pharmacy Services$1.33B1.35-$87.29M-$1.52-18.55 Does the media prefer FCFS or GRDN? In the previous week, FirstCash had 13 more articles in the media than Guardian Pharmacy Services. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for FirstCash and 2 mentions for Guardian Pharmacy Services. Guardian Pharmacy Services' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat FirstCash's score of 0.90 indicating that Guardian Pharmacy Services is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FirstCash 10 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Guardian Pharmacy Services 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is FCFS or GRDN more profitable? FirstCash has a net margin of 8.61% compared to Guardian Pharmacy Services' net margin of -6.90%. FirstCash's return on equity of 16.63% beat Guardian Pharmacy Services' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FirstCash8.61% 16.63% 7.70% Guardian Pharmacy Services -6.90%-52.41%-24.17% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FCFS or GRDN? 80.3% of FirstCash shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.9% of FirstCash shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 63.7% of Guardian Pharmacy Services shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend FCFS or GRDN? FirstCash presently has a consensus price target of $142.33, indicating a potential downside of 5.10%. Guardian Pharmacy Services has a consensus price target of $25.67, indicating a potential downside of 8.98%. Given FirstCash's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe FirstCash is more favorable than Guardian Pharmacy Services.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FirstCash 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.25Guardian Pharmacy Services 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryFirstCash beats Guardian Pharmacy Services on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding GRDN 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 NYSE 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 GRDN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGuardian Pharmacy ServicesMED IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.79B$2.52B$5.76B$21.26BDividend YieldN/A48.51%6.66%3.49%P/E Ratio-18.5522.5182.4829.30Price / Sales1.35524.31500.4146.19Price / Cash105.9226.3325.7018.29Price / Book9.936.7910.815.28Net Income-$87.29M$32.94M$3.28B$998.51M7 Day Performance8.04%-0.46%-0.43%-0.39%1 Month Performance39.31%5.01%6.47%5.18%1 Year PerformanceN/A-1.73%49.57%14.23% Guardian Pharmacy Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GRDNGuardian Pharmacy Services0.6529 of 5 stars$28.20-0.7%$25.67-9.0%N/A$1.79B$1.33B-18.553,400Positive NewsFCFSFirstCash4.7635 of 5 stars$147.520.0%$142.33-3.5%+27.2%$6.54B$3.39B22.6620,000Insider TradeBOOTBoot Barn3.2618 of 5 stars$173.23+0.2%$182.54+5.4%+32.5%$5.29B$1.91B27.3210,400Positive NewsRUSHBRush Enterprises1.2845 of 5 stars$58.76+0.6%N/A+25.9%$4.57B$7.80B16.748,040Negative NewsShort Interest ↑ASOAcademy Sports and Outdoors3.6816 of 5 stars$53.75-0.2%$58.35+8.6%-9.2%$3.57B$5.92B9.8822,000Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastTBBBBBB Foods2.983 of 5 stars$25.12-3.5%$33.60+33.8%-13.1%$2.87B$67.08B-313.9425,300Positive NewsNEGGNewegg Commerce1.1802 of 5 stars$68.32-19.6%N/A+101.1%$2.60B$1.24M0.002,200High Trading VolumeGOGrocery Outlet1.5856 of 5 stars$18.94+1.9%$16.08-15.1%+1.5%$1.85B$4.51B269.752,307Positive NewsCSANCosan4.8064 of 5 stars$3.94-1.9%$19.00+382.8%-47.5%$1.84B$43.55B2.9812,090Gap UpTrading HaltedCWHCamping World4.0947 of 5 stars$17.68+0.1%$21.78+23.2%-22.8%$1.80B$6.10B-88.3213,060Positive NewsSVVSavers Value Village2.3263 of 5 stars$11.35+1.1%$12.20+7.5%+32.6%$1.77B$1.54B54.1522,700News CoverageInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies FirstCash Alternatives Boot Barn Alternatives Rush Enterprises Alternatives Academy Sports and Outdoors Alternatives BBB Foods Alternatives Newegg Commerce Alternatives Grocery Outlet Alternatives Cosan Alternatives Camping World Alternatives Savers Value Village Alternatives 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 (NYSE:GRDN) was last updated on 9/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners“Fed Proof” Your Bank Account with THESE 4 Simple StepsStarting as soon as a few months from now, the United States government will make a sweeping change to bank ac...Weiss Ratings | SponsoredWhat's the Best Way to Lower RMD Taxes?Turning 73 triggers a key IRS rule: you must begin taking required minimum distributions (RMDs) from certain r...SmartAsset | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWashington prepares for warWhile the headlines obsess over overseas conflicts, Washington has been quietly preparing for something much b...Porter & Company | SponsoredBuffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's WhyImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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