Victoria’s Secret & Co. (NYSE:VSXY – Get Free Report) and Petco Health and Wellness (NASDAQ:WOOF – Get Free Report) are both consumer discretionary companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Victoria’s Secret & Co. and Petco Health and Wellness”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Victoria’s Secret & Co. | $6.55 billion | 1.28 | $161.00 million | $3.45 | 30.60 |
| Petco Health and Wellness | $5.96 billion | 0.17 | $9.07 million | $0.10 | 30.69 |
Profitability
This table compares Victoria’s Secret & Co. and Petco Health and Wellness’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Victoria’s Secret & Co. | 5.46% | 40.43% | 7.04% |
| Petco Health and Wellness | 0.51% | 3.44% | 0.78% |
Risk & Volatility
Victoria’s Secret & Co. has a beta of 2.11, suggesting that its share price is 111% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petco Health and Wellness has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its share price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
90.3% of Victoria’s Secret & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Victoria’s Secret & Co. shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.5% of Petco Health and Wellness shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Victoria’s Secret & Co. and Petco Health and Wellness, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Victoria’s Secret & Co. | 0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2.53 |
| Petco Health and Wellness | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Victoria’s Secret & Co. presently has a consensus target price of $93.67, suggesting a potential downside of 11.27%. Petco Health and Wellness has a consensus target price of $3.42, suggesting a potential upside of 11.44%. Given Petco Health and Wellness’ higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Petco Health and Wellness is more favorable than Victoria’s Secret & Co..
Summary
Victoria’s Secret & Co. beats Petco Health and Wellness on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Victoria’s Secret & Co.
Victoria’s Secret & Co. operates as a lingerie, clothing and beauty retailer. It offers bras, panties, lingerie, pajamas, sleep, sport and swim apparel, and beauty products. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Reynoldsburg, OH.
About Petco Health and Wellness
Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc., operates as a health and wellness company, focuses on enhancing the lives of pets, pet parents, and its Petco partners in the United States, Mexico, and Puerto Rico. The company provides veterinary care, grooming, training, tele-health, and Vital Care and pet health insurance services, as well as veterinary services through Vetco mobile clinics. It also offers pet consumables, supplies, and services through its petco.com, petcoach.co, petinsurancequotes.com, and pupbox.com websites. The company offers its products under the WholeHearted, Reddy, and Well & Good brands. Petco Health and Wellness Company, Inc. was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
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