Contrasting Wag! Group (PET) and Its Competitors

Posted by on Jun 5th, 2023

Wag! Group (NASDAQ:PET – Get Rating) is one of 60 publicly-traded companies in the “Personal services” industry, but how does it compare to its peers? We will compare Wag! Group to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Wag! Group and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Wag! Group 0 0 5 0 3.00
Wag! Group Competitors 202 904 1449 64 2.53

Wag! Group currently has a consensus target price of $6.75, suggesting a potential upside of 189.70%. As a group, “Personal services” companies have a potential upside of 16.25%. Given Wag! Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Wag! Group is more favorable than its peers.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

88.1% of Wag! Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of shares of all “Personal services” companies are held by institutional investors. 21.2% of Wag! Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 24.8% of shares of all “Personal services” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Wag! Group and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Wag! Group N/A -821.47% -47.98%
Wag! Group Competitors -19.34% -33.55% -2.05%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Wag! Group and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Net Income Price/Earnings Ratio
Wag! Group $54.87 million -$38.57 million -1.30
Wag! Group Competitors $666.24 million $13.20 million 1,053.66

Wag! Group’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Wag! Group. Wag! Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Summary

Wag! Group peers beat Wag! Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared.

Wag! Group Company Profile

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Wag! Group Co. develops and supports a proprietary marketplace technology platform available as a website and mobile app that enables independent pet caregivers to connect with pet parents. Its platform allows pet parents, who require specific pet care services, such as dog walking, pet sitting and boarding, advice from licensed pet experts, home visits, training, and access to other services. The company was founded in 2015 and is based in Purchase, New York.

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