Petco Health and Wellness (NASDAQ:WOOF – Get Free Report) and National Vision (NASDAQ:EYE – Get Free Report) are both small-cap consumer discretionary companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.
Volatility and Risk
Petco Health and Wellness has a beta of 1.53, indicating that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, National Vision has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Petco Health and Wellness and National Vision”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Petco Health and Wellness | $5.96 billion | 0.13 | $9.07 million | $0.10 | 23.80 |
| National Vision | $1.99 billion | 0.63 | $29.60 million | $0.61 | 25.98 |
National Vision has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Petco Health and Wellness. Petco Health and Wellness is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than National Vision, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Petco Health and Wellness and National Vision, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Petco Health and Wellness | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2.11 |
| National Vision | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2.64 |
Petco Health and Wellness presently has a consensus target price of $3.42, suggesting a potential upside of 43.70%. National Vision has a consensus target price of $29.82, suggesting a potential upside of 88.13%. Given National Vision’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe National Vision is more favorable than Petco Health and Wellness.
Profitability
This table compares Petco Health and Wellness and National Vision’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Petco Health and Wellness | 0.51% | 3.44% | 0.78% |
| National Vision | 2.47% | 6.78% | 3.01% |
Summary
National Vision beats Petco Health and Wellness on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About National Vision
National Vision Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, operates as an optical retailer in the United States. The company operates in two segments, Owned & Host and Legacy. It offers eyeglasses and contact lenses, and optical accessory products; provides eye exams through its America’s Best, Eyeglass World, Vista Optical, Fred Meyer, and Vista Optical military, as well as Vision Center branded stores; and offers health maintenance organization and optometric services. National Vision Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.
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