Manchester United (MANU) Competitors $17.50 -0.50 (-2.78%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.49 -0.01 (-0.07%) As of 08/8/2025 07:47 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock MANU vs. PLNT, LTH, SGHC, MSGS, RSI, FUN, BATRA, PRKS, GENI, and BATRKShould you be buying Manchester United stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Manchester United include Planet Fitness (PLNT), Life Time Group (LTH), Super Group (SGHC) (SGHC), Madison Square Garden (MSGS), Rush Street Interactive (RSI), Six Flags Entertainment (FUN), Atlanta Braves (BATRA), United Parks & Resorts (PRKS), Genius Sports (GENI), and Atlanta Braves (BATRK). These companies are all part of the "entertainment" industry. Manchester United vs. Its Competitors Planet Fitness Life Time Group Super Group (SGHC) Madison Square Garden Rush Street Interactive Six Flags Entertainment Atlanta Braves United Parks & Resorts Genius Sports Atlanta Braves Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT) and Manchester United (NYSE:MANU) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PLNT or MANU? 95.5% of Planet Fitness shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.3% of Manchester United shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Planet Fitness shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend PLNT or MANU? Planet Fitness presently has a consensus target price of $107.38, indicating a potential upside of 0.58%. Manchester United has a consensus target price of $23.00, indicating a potential upside of 31.44%. Given Manchester United's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Manchester United is more favorable than Planet Fitness.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Planet Fitness 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88Manchester United 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is PLNT or MANU more profitable? Planet Fitness has a net margin of 15.11% compared to Manchester United's net margin of -10.09%. Manchester United's return on equity of -22.40% beat Planet Fitness' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Planet Fitness15.11% -110.18% 7.69% Manchester United -10.09%-22.40%-2.49% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, PLNT or MANU? Planet Fitness has higher revenue and earnings than Manchester United. Manchester United is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Planet Fitness, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPlanet Fitness$1.18B7.61$172.04M$2.2547.45Manchester United$833.39M3.56-$142.51M-$0.49-35.71 Which has more risk and volatility, PLNT or MANU? Planet Fitness has a beta of 1.4, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manchester United has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PLNT or MANU? In the previous week, Planet Fitness had 31 more articles in the media than Manchester United. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Planet Fitness and 4 mentions for Manchester United. Planet Fitness' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Manchester United's score of 1.01 indicating that Planet Fitness is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Planet Fitness 14 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Manchester United 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryPlanet Fitness beats Manchester United on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Manchester United News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MANU 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 MANU 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 MANU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricManchester UnitedLEISURE&REC SVS IndustryDiscretionary SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.96B$7.94B$8.06B$20.63BDividend YieldN/A2.26%3.23%3.65%P/E Ratio-35.7146.2518.9528.07Price / Sales3.562.454.6576.23Price / Cash15.5213.4414.3217.60Price / Book16.203.684.804.61Net Income-$142.51M$330.72M$227.90M$994.05M7 Day Performance-1.36%0.62%-0.86%0.54%1 Month Performance-0.43%9.41%-2.27%-0.97%1 Year Performance4.10%8.38%20.03%14.31% Manchester United Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MANUManchester United1.9243 of 5 stars$17.50-2.8%$23.00+31.4%+4.1%$2.96B$833.39M-35.711,140Positive NewsPLNTPlanet Fitness4.2241 of 5 stars$110.37+2.6%$106.63-3.4%+35.1%$9.06B$1.18B52.063,806Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst RevisionLTHLife Time Group3.4768 of 5 stars$28.64+2.8%$35.92+25.5%+12.3%$6.11B$2.62B29.8343,800Positive NewsEarnings ReportSGHCSuper Group (SGHC)4.3952 of 5 stars$10.80+1.2%$13.13+21.6%+253.8%$5.37B$1.84B39.983,300Analyst ForecastMSGSMadison Square Garden3.4662 of 5 stars$201.92+1.2%$252.60+25.1%+1.6%$4.79B$1.03B961.59890Upcoming EarningsRSIRush Street Interactive3.0002 of 5 stars$19.67+1.7%$17.89-9.1%+105.4%$4.43B$924.08M98.35470FUNSix Flags Entertainment4.4797 of 5 stars$30.72+3.5%$45.40+47.8%-44.7%$3.00B$2.71B-11.0598,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportBATRAAtlanta Braves1.6847 of 5 stars$47.22+1.2%$52.50+11.2%+4.9%$2.89B$662.75M-134.911,450Earnings ReportPRKSUnited Parks & Resorts3.045 of 5 stars$47.34+1.5%$57.15+20.7%+3.0%$2.56B$1.73B12.6216,700Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGENIGenius Sports2.3831 of 5 stars$12.05+3.2%$12.72+5.5%+81.1%$2.51B$510.89M-63.432,400Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeBATRKAtlanta Braves2.9116 of 5 stars$44.87+0.7%$57.00+27.0%+4.0%$2.28B$662.75M-128.201,240Earnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PLNT Alternatives LTH Alternatives SGHC Alternatives MSGS Alternatives RSI Alternatives FUN Alternatives BATRA Alternatives PRKS Alternatives GENI Alternatives BATRK 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:MANU) was last updated on 8/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour blueprint for crypto wealthMark August 12th on your calendar. 27 of crypto's most successful minds are about to reveal everything…Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHIDDEN IN THE BOOK OF GENESIS…“This land I will give to you…” — a 4,000-year-old line from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking a $150 tril...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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