Manchester United (MANU) Competitors $18.14 +0.13 (+0.73%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.05 -0.09 (-0.51%) As of 04:50 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 Manchester United (NYSE:MANU) and Planet Fitness (NYSE:PLNT) are both mid-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Do analysts prefer MANU or PLNT? Manchester United presently has a consensus target price of $20.75, suggesting a potential upside of 14.38%. Planet Fitness has a consensus target price of $106.63, suggesting a potential downside of 5.48%. Given Manchester United's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Manchester United is more favorable than Planet Fitness.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Manchester United 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Planet Fitness 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.88 Is MANU or PLNT more profitable? Planet Fitness has a net margin of 14.84% 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 Manchester United-10.09% -22.40% -2.49% Planet Fitness 14.84%-88.70%7.44% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MANU or PLNT? 23.3% of Manchester United shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.5% of Planet Fitness shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Planet Fitness shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MANU or PLNT? 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 RatioManchester United$833.39M3.69-$142.51M-$0.49-37.02Planet Fitness$1.18B8.04$172.04M$2.1253.21 Does the media prefer MANU or PLNT? In the previous week, Manchester United and Manchester United both had 9 articles in the media. Planet Fitness' average media sentiment score of 1.62 beat Manchester United's score of 0.62 indicating that Planet Fitness is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Manchester United 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Planet Fitness 7 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has more risk & volatility, MANU or PLNT? Manchester United has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Planet Fitness has a beta of 1.33, indicating that its share price is 33% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryPlanet Fitness beats Manchester United on 14 of the 16 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$3.07B$9.05B$8.32B$21.06BDividend YieldN/A2.11%3.17%3.64%P/E Ratio-37.0246.7821.5827.93Price / Sales3.692.223.2269.84Price / Cash15.6614.1216.5522.19Price / Book16.803.904.824.71Net Income-$142.51M$328.98M$214.79M$993.85M7 Day Performance2.60%9.49%3.84%2.94%1 Month Performance-4.29%18.57%45.27%6.76%1 Year Performance7.70%1.81%17.14%11.41% Manchester United Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MANUManchester United0.9757 of 5 stars$18.14+0.7%$20.75+14.4%+5.9%$3.07B$833.39M-37.021,140PLNTPlanet Fitness4.3637 of 5 stars$110.17-2.1%$106.63-3.2%+48.8%$9.47B$1.18B42.613,806Positive NewsLTHLife Time Group2.7412 of 5 stars$29.00-4.5%$35.92+23.9%+37.9%$6.66B$2.62B30.9843,800Positive NewsSGHCSuper Group (SGHC)3.8763 of 5 stars$11.50-1.3%$13.13+14.2%+206.0%$5.86B$1.84B27.743,300MSGSMadison Square Garden3.0048 of 5 stars$204.93-1.7%$252.60+23.3%+4.0%$5.00B$1.03B992.43890RSIRush Street Interactive2.4269 of 5 stars$14.55+0.3%$15.89+9.2%+42.5%$3.32B$924.08M131.91470Upcoming EarningsFUNSix Flags Entertainment4.7386 of 5 stars$30.91+0.5%$45.67+47.7%-37.7%$3.11B$2.71B-11.1298,000BATRAAtlanta Braves1.0102 of 5 stars$49.64-0.2%$52.50+5.8%+10.7%$3.08B$662.75M0.001,450PRKSUnited Parks & Resorts2.0637 of 5 stars$48.58+1.3%$57.38+18.1%-12.0%$2.64B$1.73B12.5616,700GENIGenius Sports2.4789 of 5 stars$11.07-2.7%$12.63+14.2%+68.9%$2.45B$510.89M0.002,400BATRKAtlanta Braves2.2914 of 5 stars$46.36-0.5%$57.00+23.0%+8.9%$2.39B$662.75M0.001,240Positive News 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 7/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | 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 | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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